Dracula Undead and Well in Whitestone
Thursday October 30, 2003
UPDATE: DRACULA NO LONGER APPEARS. His last visit to Queens was in 2004.
If you are anywhere near Whitestone after dusk, you must stop by Dracula's place for Transylvanian stories, ... Read More
Steinways from Steinway
Tuesday October 28, 2003
Did you know that fine pianos are designed and built in Queens? At the Steinway & Sons factory -- in the Astoria neighborhood of Steinway that is named for ... Read More
Greater Astoria Historical Society
Sunday October 26, 2003
The Greater Astoria Historical Society is a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the history of Long Island City. The group's website presents history and photographs of Astoria, Steinway, Hunters Point, ... Read More
Where Did Archie Bunker Live?
Sunday October 26, 2003
Everyone seems to know that the teevee series All in the Family was set in Queens. Where in Queens is the question. The overhead street shots that closed ... Read More
Spooky Show at Forest Park
Saturday October 25, 2003
This Sunday, October 26, 2003, Forest Park will host a live performance of "Annabelle Broom, The Unhappy Witch."
$4; buy tickets in advance at Oak Ridge building
October 26, shows at ... Read More
Flushing Meadows Corona Park Halloween Festival
Saturday October 25, 2003
Come on out to beautiful Flushing Meadows Corona Park for its annual Halloween festival. There won't be a haunted house this year, but the secret main attraction will be a ... Read More
Haunted House / Children's Fall Festival in Floral Park
Saturday October 25, 2003
This Sunday is the Fall Festival at the Queens County Farm Museum in Floral Park. Come for the haunts and stay for the hayrides, treats, cider, pumpkins, and petting zoo. ... Read More
Pumpkin Patch Day
Saturday October 25, 2003
Sunday is Pumpkin Patch Day at the Queens Botanical Gardens in Flushing. Create a monster and paint a pumpkin at the gorgeous 39-acre Botanical Gardens. These workshops for ... Read More
The Olympics in Queens?
Friday October 24, 2003
NYC2012, the group responsible for NYC's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games, recently spoke about possible Olympic facilities in Queens. Here's a synopsis: rowing in Flushing Meadows ... Read More
Queens in the Village Voice "Best of NYC 2003" List
Tuesday October 21, 2003
Queens is well represented among the Village Voice's annual NYC awards. International Sari Palace in Jackson Heights won the cover page of the shopping category, and Eddie's Sweet Shop in ... Read More
Halloween for the 12 and Under Crowd
Friday October 17, 2003
Children of Queens: Get a jump on the Halloween festivities at Alley Pond Environmental Center this weekend! On Saturday morning there's the Bat Bonanza (for ages 8 to 12), where ... Read More
Best School District in NYC
Wednesday October 15, 2003
School District 26 in Queens is rated one of the best school districts in New York City. The district encompasses Douglaston, Bayside, Little Neck, Floral Park, Glen Oaks, ... Read More
Louis Armstrong House Open
Monday October 13, 2003
Louis Armstrong's home in Corona, Queens, has completed a renovation and is set to open to the public on October 15, 2003, with a kick-off block party. The legendary ... Read More
Glendale, Queens: Neighborhood Profile
Friday October 10, 2003
The Village Voice has published a good profile of Glendale, Queens, a neighborhood between Ridgewood and Forest Park on the Brooklyn border and known for its cemeteries. Glendale was ... Read More
Ozone Park, Queens: Neighborhood Profile
Thursday October 9, 2003
The New York Times has published an article on real estate and life in the Queens, NY, neighborhood of Ozone Park. The name Ozone Park was chosen in the ... Read More
The Rockets Are Back!
Friday October 3, 2003
The twin rockets that first came to Queens for the 1964 World's Fair have been refurbished and reinstalled outside the NY Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. This ... Read More