UPDATE - March 2006 - Samurai has closed its doors. Samurai, a relatively new addition to the jumble of Flushing shops across from Macy's on Roosevelt, is the Japanese take on ... Read More

Kick off the July 4th weekend season with live music and fireworks in Astoria Park on Thursday, June 29. The Central Astoria Development Corporation sponsors this early 4th of ... Read More

Sure you can get pork liver pâté at the Slovak-Czech Varieties import shop in Long Island City, but the real reason to visit is all the way in the ... Read More

In Fresh Meadows, Queens, just across from St. John's University, Acquista Trattoria serves excellent Italian food. It's a neighborhood fave that reminds me more of a casual eatery in ... Read More

Billy Graham Crusade To Flushing Meadows Berry Berry at the Farm Museum Mets at Yankee Stadium Asian City Films — Festival at Museum of Moving Image "Capturing a Moment-ito" — Art Exhibit in Jamaica

What brilliant weather. Get outside this weekend. Walk down to Astoria's best-known landmark — the Museum of the Moving Image — and celebrate your old pal Gumby. Oh, he's so ... Read More

One of my favorite Queens neighborhoods, Jackson Heights has it going on. The architecture of its historic district is one-of-a-kind with private gardens, and its dining and shopping options ... Read More

The blog beXnlog has a quick tongue for food. The writing is crisp and personal, the recipes hit the spot, and best of all, blogger beXn often writes ... Read More

The whole world is in Queens. The proof is the local celebration of holidays from nearly every country on the globe. For immigrants and their children these community ... Read More

A new art exhibit opens this Friday at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning. "Capturing a Moment-ito" shows the work of nine Latino artists working in a variety of ... Read More

The Mets meet the Yankees for their second clash of the season this week with a three-game Subway Series at Yankee Stadium. When the teams were at Shea Stadium ... Read More

This week the email has come in asking for a Flushing Meadows address. Folks from out of town just don't realize how big the park is, much bigger than ... Read More

It's berry season, and Queens' one and only Farm Museum has a Berry Fest this Sunday, June 26. Come out for free strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries -- plus hayrides and ... Read More

Flushing Meadows Park Extravaganza Waterskiing Championships in Flushing Meadows Asian City Films — Festival at Museum of Moving Image Free Thalia Outdoor Festival

Sure, sure. *Now* spring comes - after the deathly heat wave that was last week. Well, Dad lucks out. Celebrate Papa's Day QNS-style: Take him to Papa's Empanadas and then dare ... Read More

Last weekend the Jackson Heights Beautification Group (JHBG) led great walking tours of the Jackson Heights Historic District. Kudos to the JHBG on the big turnout and the fascinating tour. ... Read More

It's been a big week for sports stadiums in Queens. First, the potential new stadium for the Mets and the 2012 Olympics, and now the news that the heavyweight ... Read More

Maspeth, a neighborhood in western Queens, has changed slowly, thanks to its industrial base and its lack of subway. That means it's one of the last places in western ... Read More

Queens real estate is the cover article -- "Queens: the New Brooklyn" -- in the latest issue of The Real Deal. Sure, we've heard that line one too many ... Read More

Shea Stadium may in a few years be replaced by Olympic Stadium. Mayor Bloomberg and the Mets have reached a plan to open a new stadium in 2009 for ... Read More

Waterskiing comes to Flushing Meadows Corona Park this Friday for the three-day 2005 MasterCraft Pro WaterSki Championships. This free public tournament on Meadow Lake will mark the first time ... Read More

Jackson Heights Tour Tasting Tour of Jamaica, Queens Asian City Films — Festival at Museum of Moving Image Kitchrie 2005 — Indo-Caribbean Festival Belmont Stakes

This weekend -- first order of business: Try not to fry to death. The sun is, however, a friend to my basil. If you don't have your own bumper ... Read More

Recently I had the great pleasure to join a tour of Queens led by guides Filomena Riviello (fofo58@yahoo.com) and Dmitri Sasso (nyddt@yahoo.com). Filomena's been giving some unusual tours these ... Read More

Spring had turned its head on summer's heat until last weekend when it just couldn't be avoided any more. From now until September we can expect hot, humid weather. ... Read More

East Asian cinema hit the big-time in the last few years with cross-over hits like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. But there are plenty of high-quality films from China, Japan, ... Read More

Myra Alperson of NoshWalks will lead a culinary tour of downtown Jamaica on June 11. The tour -- sponsored by the Jamaica Business Improvement District-- will let you sample ... Read More

Victorian Soiree in Forest Park Riker-Lent Homestead Tour Ray Vega - Latin Jazz at Flushing Town Hall Queens' 3rd Annual LGBT Pride Celebration at the Queens Museum of Art Screening of Cheuk Kwan‘s Chinese ... Read More

Soooo, it's finally getting warm out. Outdoor activities, please. This Saturday, get in touch with your adoptive Astorian roots with the Greater Astoria Historical Society's walking tour. According to them, they're "not ... Read More

Kitchrie is a broth of boiled rice and peas cooked with ghee, garlic, and cumin, but it's also an annual celebration of Indo-Caribbeans in New York. The two-day event on ... Read More

Celebrate Queens at Flushing Meadows Corona Park the weekend of June 18 and 19. A carnival with rides, entertainment (Deborah Cox and TKA), and even waterskiing championships will take over ... Read More