Flushing Art Gallery

My Friendly Frame Man on Flushing Main
If you grew up in Flushing you definitely know ‘Busy Bee’ now called Busy Mall. You had the video game store in the back selling used SNES games and Super Famicom games. Of course, you can’t forget the guy in the back with the pony tail selling Zippo lighters and all kinds of knives. It was truly a young Asian miscreant’s candy store. He even carried pepper spray and ninja stars. FYI his shop is still there minus the weapons. The jewelers also pierced your ears and chained you up to look the part during the days of wide legs, black lip-​liner, beepers, and bleach blonde bangs. I can’t help but to have a nostalgic moment of the Flushing of my youth upon entering this establishment. Now, let’s get to the real reason of the review.
I purchased several prints on
intended to be gifts. Sadly, the site charges a ridiculous amount for the prints to be framed. After a little research, I decided to have them framed at this local spot that’s been there forever. They have a section tucked in beside the jewelers on the right. The jobs were all done within a week’s time and came out looking flawless. I almost wanted to keep the art for myself. It’s absolutely amazing how a nice framing job accentuates the visual appeal of an art piece.
The best thing is you can negotiate price the friendly frame man. I got three large prints done for $ 120. The largest piece was a 40’x30’. I think he originally wanted $ 130, and I talked him down to $ 120. He was reluctant to agree, but he hooked me up. I liked the impeccable quality of his work so much I went back to frame another print. He asked for $ 40 but I talked him down to $ 35 after an endearing conversation about how he should quit smoking cigarettes. I’m definitely going back for any future framing needs.

Flushing Art Gallery is located in the mini mall close to Northern Blvd on Main Street (I thought the address was 37 – 12 Main St not 37 – 11) and has a nice collection of oil paintings and prints that are beautifully done and framed. The best thing is, the prices are very reasonable to the point of cheap and well worth the $$$. I’ve purchased several over the years and I absolutely love my new paintings!