Displayed in Jamaica Avenue's Nubian Heritage Store are artist Aileen Bassis' Queens Stories, altered books or art books. Several of these unique artifacts are mixed in with the stores' regular books for sale. The art books are based on interviews with local residents.
Nubian Heritage (168-14 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica, NY, 718-785-3444) sells books and magazines about African-Americans and the African diaspora, as well as gifts, art, music, cosmetics, and shea-butter products. For Jamaica Flux, Nubian Heritage is one of the stores accepting Jamaican Bucks.