Retail & Shops
Stay Forever
Queens, NY
Stay Forever is a home goods, gift and stationery shop on Woodward Avenue in Ridgewood, Queens, carrying handmade jewelry, natural wellness products, notebooks and desk supplies.
It was opened by Lisa Jee, formerly creative director and head merchandiser at the Strand, and Michelle Delgado, once a business-to-business lead at Etsy, who left corporate jobs to start it.
Each month the shop features children's books on racial diversity and social justice and donates the proceeds to organizations including the Okra Project and Children of Promise, NYC. A children's shop, Forever Young, sits down the block.
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How we sourced this
Listed from a curated guide published by New York City Tourism + Conventions (https://www.nyctourism.com/articles/shop-queens-small-businesses-and-give-back/) and from public information on the business's own website, both checked on 18 August 2026.
- Minority-owned — · source
One of the six businesses in New York City Tourism + Conventions' guide to "BIPOC-owned shops" in Queens. The guide does not name a specific community, so the tag records only what it states.
- Women-owned — · source
The same guide names Lisa Jee and Michelle Delgado as the founders.
Identity and ownership tags are never inferred. Certifications and recognitions belong to their respective organizations.
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