The Queens Public Library has an excellent online exhibit on the history of Queens: From Burgh to Borough: Queens Enters the 20th Century. The exhibit includes more than ... Read More

Still searching for great gift ideas? How about the gift of laughter, Balloon Hat-style. Visit the gift store at Balloonhat.com, cofounded by third-generation Queens, New Yorker Charlie Eckert, a photographer ... Read More

All aboard! This Wednesday, December 17, the Airtrain light-rail is scheduled to run its first passenger train between JFK Airport, Howard Beach, and downtown Jamaica, Queens. After five ... Read More

Take a tour of the South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi) neighborhood in Jackson Heights. On the way you might find some great holiday gifts. For the movie ... Read More

Need a special place for celebrating the holidays? Il Toscano in Douglaston is one of the best restaurants I've found in Queens. Go there for the lamb chops, stay ... Read More

Most discussions of NYC public schools focus on their faults. Check out these two public high schools in Queens that defy the negative trend.

This is a good online map of Queens, NY, showing the neighborhoods, highways, and major roads. You can easily zoom out to see all of NYC, and best of ... Read More

This Saturday (December 6) treat yourself to a night of West African Praise Songs, Congolese Rumba, and Tanzanian Hip Hop at the Museum for African Art (36-01 43rd Avenue, 3rd ... Read More

At the gift shop for the Queens Museum of Art, you will find some of the most original souvenirs for New York City and Queens. Where else can you ... Read More