There are only three DMV offices in Queens to serve up driver licenses and vehicle registrations. They're in Jamaica, College Point, and Springfield Gardens. Click here for addresses ... Read More

Check out all the great action at the Queens competition for the 9th Annual Citywide Bocce Championships. It's Saturday, September 13, all day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ... Read More

Birding Workshop on Sunday, August 31, 11 a.m. at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: The New York City Audubon Society sponsors this workshop on identifying and understanding birds during ... Read More

Free concert on Sunday, August 31, 4 p.m. in Forest Park: The Space Light Band Jazz Concert plays at the George Seuffert Bandshell. The bandshell is one block south ... Read More

Come hear Indo-Caribbean and Chutney music at Flushing Town Hall this Friday, August 29, at 8 p.m. Robbie Dalip & The Powah's, all the way from Trinidad, will play ... Read More

Yes, Queens has a wilderness: the Jamaica Bay. The area comes complete with its own Wildlife Refuge, which is a pit stop for thousands of birds migrating up ... Read More

Learn about the neighborhoods of Queens, NY, through this new subject. I've added links to neighborhood tours, real estate reports, historical societies, and maps of Queens. Go discover ... Read More

The blackout may have been calm and orderly, but businesses all over Queens got pinched as meats spoiled, ice cream melted, and customers disappeared. This Times Ledger article notes ... Read More

Did you know that Louis Armstrong, the world-famous trumpeter and band leader, lived in Corona, Queens? Check this site dedicated to the great Satchmo. It also has info on ... Read More

This Sunday several subway token booths in Queens will be shut down for good. They are: Woodhaven Boulevard (J), Hudson Street (A), Rockaway Boulevard (A), 111th Street (A), 63rd ... Read More

The power came back up in my neighborhood not ten minutes ago. All I can say is hurrah, hurrah to its return, and hurrah to NYC for weathering the ... Read More

This Saturday afternoon, August 16, learn to make and fly a kite at the King Manor Museum in Jamaica, Queens. This family workshop is free with museum admission. Call ... Read More

We have a new Queens celebrity: Jin, a Chinese-American rapper. Check out the New York Times article on this amusing wordsmith.

In the aftermath of the tragic deck collapse in Bayside last weekend, NYC officials have announced plans to provide free safety inspections of outdoor decks and patios. Call 311 ... Read More

Vegetarian cooking hits a high at Buddha Bodai. There may be a wait, but unless you are scared of trying something new, a sea of non-meat delights awaits you at ... Read More

This just in...today, Saturday, August 9, there's a Burmese festival at 143-55 84th Drive in Briarwood, Queens, from noon to 6 p.m. Click here for a map to the ... Read More

The humidity and thunderstorms show no sign of letting up, which makes this weekend an ideal time to escape to a museum in Queens. I suggest the American Museum ... Read More

The Village Voice has up a great profile of Woodside, Queens. This neighborhood is a great place for everything from Guinness on tap to South American grill, Pakistani curries, ... Read More

I can't say it enough: the Dragon Boat Festival is this weekend in Flushing Meadows Park, and it will be a fun time for all. On August 9 ... Read More

This humid, stormy weather sends me for relief in the margaritas, batidos (fruit shakes), and aqua frescas at El Coyote on Hillside Avenue. This Mexican restaurant is a full ... Read More