John Ferreira works behind the counter of his store, La Casa de Ropa Interior, on Junction Blvd in Queens, NY on Oct. 8, 2013. Ferreira, whose father bought the undergarments store 35 years ago, supports a proposed new business improvement district that would include his stretch of Junction Blvd. | Queens BID - The New York Times

Brian Harkin Photography Archive | Queens BID - The New York Times | John Ferreira works behind the counter of his store, La Casa de Ropa Interior, on Junction Blvd in Queens, NY on Oct. 8, 2013. Ferreira, whose father bought the undergarments store 35 years ago, supports a proposed new business improvement district that would include his stretch of Junction Blvd.

John Ferreira works behind the counter of his store, La Casa de Ropa Interior, on Junction Blvd in Queens, NY on Oct. 8, 2013. Ferreira, whose father bought the undergarments store 35 years ago, supports a proposed new business improvement district that would include his stretch of Junction Blvd.