Austin Street: The Unexpected Road to My Name

Daily writing prompt

Where did your name come from?

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Austin Street, located in Forest Hills, Queens, NY was a street my mom walked along time and time again when she had me. It’s a wonderous place full of restaurants, shopping, and one of my favorite bakeries to this day: Martha’s Country Bakery. There was a familiar scene in Spiderman 2 where spiderman swung right across the Dunkin Donuts located on Austin Street. It’s changed a lot since then, but the street still has a similar charm when walking down it.

A new Korean corn dog shop that opened up on Austin Street. 📷: Austin Gao