Love Romance flowers in Long Island City

Romance in Long Island City is a waterfront-and-tower story. The classic move here is the surprise-at-home in a Hunters Point or Center Boulevard tower (11109 + 11101), where the East River skyline through the window does half the work — a florist who knows the building coordinates the hand-off with the concierge and, for a true surprise, times the drop to when the recipient is home rather than leaving it at the desk. Vernon Boulevard's restaurant row takes the date-night dinner drops, delivered to the host stand so the roses are on the table before you arrive. Court Square and the Gotham Center offices absorb the workplace romance sends — a bouquet on the desk before a partner's afternoon meeting — coordinated through the building security desk. And the Queens Plaza + Dutch Kills hotels handle the date-night and getaway suite deliveries through reception. The LIC romance order runs from the classic long-stem red-rose box to the modern editorial red-and-blush hand-tie that suits the glass-tower aesthetic.