Mardi Gras isn't just the time, but the place to celebrate Fat Tuesday this evening in Forest Hills. Get your étouffée and po'boys and more Cajun and Creole delight ... Read More

Here's another event to get you in the spirit of St. Patrick's Day. The Tir Na Gael School of Irish Dancing comes to Flushing Library in two weeks time, ... Read More

There's another big party weekend coming up in March -- Phagwah, the Hindu festival of color, celebrated in Richmond Hill. But the holiday isn't the focus of its new namesake site ... Read More

Borough Bargains - Final Weekend - Ends February 28 Asian American Festival in Flushing - February 24-26 Baritone Steve Herring at York College - February 25 Louis Armstrong: Collage Artist, Amateur Archivist ... Read More

Oh what a fun weekend Astoria has going on! On Friday night, The Killing Kompany brings you a comedy murder mystery dinner show -- HOW FLIPPING FUN! Join in on the ... Read More

Big News at Silvercup - Hollywood East Announced By 2025, Queens the Most Populous Borough (NY Times) Historic District Bid for Flushing-Broadway (NY Times) Banks Overrun Forest Hills (Daily News) Big Gun Bust at ... Read More

Hot on the heels of Lunar New Year is February's Asian American Festival -- Main Street's Next Generation -- at Flushing Town Hall. The second annual celebration is three ... Read More

Hollywood East! What goes around comes around. Yes, Astoria and Long Island City were once a focal point in the motion picture industry -- back about a hundred ... Read More

Move your legs this March and explore changing Long Island City. Urban geographer Jack Eichenbaum leads three touro of the neighborhood in the coming month. There's one for ... Read More

The new season at P.S. 1 starts this Sunday with an opening celebration from noon to 6 p.m. The opening is free with regular museum admission. A ... Read More

Emily Hughes, Olympic ice skater, has brought a bit of Queens to Torino -- her skates. The most important equipment for the Great Neck native were hand-made at Klingbeil ... Read More

Many of you who read the Friday column Astorian Weekend Edition may have noticed that Joey of Joey in Astoria no longer writes it (or her eponymous blog for that ... Read More

Music From Underground at JCAL - February 18 History and Archaeology of Slavery and Freedom in Queens - February 18 Louis Armstrong and the Roots of Jazz in New Orleans - February ... Read More

All recovered from the snowstorm and the gross slush on your stoop? Well, make room for this weekend's wind storm! Now, storms make me hungry and maybe they do ... Read More

Details Emerge For New Mets Stadium (Tribune) Truck Traffic Needs Work, Critics Say as Study Lags (NY Times) Diocese Tight Lipped On School Closings (Tribune) Malcolm X Slept Here! (Daily News) Queens Real Estate ... Read More

Recent show dog winner Vivy (full name, Bohem C'est La Vie) escaped from her cage at JFK Airport yesterday, and despite a mass manhunt dog hunt, Vivy has not been ... Read More

Multiple Listing Service reported that the average Queens home sale price increased 22% in the last year , according to the Real Deal website. "The average closing ... Read More

Once a week a group of friends in Astoria put together a podcast -- nothing complicated, an audio blog on MP3, like a radio show -- of their comic ramblings ... Read More

Happy Valentine's Day! No plans yet? Get the flowers. Here are a few ideas about going out for Valentine's evening in Queens. Boldest bet is ... Read More

Wallace and Gromit, the Oscar-winning animated stars, come to Queens this coming week, starting Sunday, in honor of winter break in NYC public schools. The Museum of the Moving ... Read More

Sledding fans get out there! Today, Monday, February 13, the NYC Parks sponsors fun in the snow, with special sites in each borough for sledding, snowman-making, and winter frolicking. ... Read More

I never expect the forecast for snow, much less a blizzard, to come true, but it has been coming down all night and day with just a little slow down ... Read More

Screening of Tsotsi - 2005 Oscar Nominee for Best Foreign Film - February 10 Bright Sheng & Friends - Schubert in Flushing - February 11 Valentine's Tango at Thalia Spanish Theatre ... Read More

It's supposed to be snowy this weekend. Welcome back, winter! Perfect weather for hanging out at your favorite cozy spot. Or stay home and watch a movie, ... Read More

Cutting Hair, but the Real Business Is Cutting Each Other Up (NY Times) Called irresistible by the Times, you heard about Mr. Rooney's Barbershop back in 2005 Borough Politics Buzz Quens politicians moving ... Read More

Thinking about moving to Forest Hills? The community has a great reputation, and the Forest Hills Gardens area is really superb. Here's a Forest Hills neighborhood profile with ... Read More

Hearing live music while rushing through your evening commute is one of those great New York moments. Sure, I can't get into a lot of what's played, but every ... Read More

Queens politicians have been getting a lot more press lately than is normal. There have been a few promotions, and a couple may be on the verge of gaining ... Read More

If you've been to downtown Flushing recently, it's easy to forget how important the town was in colonial days, and how its Quaker legacy (Flushing Remonstrance) helped lead to religious ... Read More

Last week I mentioned the oldest living New Yorker -- a tree in Douglaston. This week it's the oldest cow in the city, Daisy, who lives out on ... Read More

Valentine's Tango at Thalia Spanish Theatre - February 2 to March 26 Wind Dance Theater in Flushing - February 3 and 5 Cookin' At The Cookery - Alberta Hunter Musical at Queens ... Read More

Here you have it, folks, the biggest weekend in football has arrived! The weather looks like it's going to be gross, so what better time to do all things ... Read More

Falcon Flies in Flushing (Daily News) Here's hoping they also reintroduce the wolf to Flushing Meadows Park Minangasli - Indonesian Restaurant Review (NY Times) Minangasli is praised for satays. (86-10 Whitney Ave, ... Read More

Tango meets flamenco at the Thalia Spanish Theatre this Valentine's Day. All month and next on Thursdays and weekends there are performances of this new musical Tango and Flamenco ... Read More

I am continually astounded by the connections that Queens has to the rest of the world, whether it's people or business or culture. Here's a prime example: Next ... Read More