The annual Phagwah Parade is on for this Sunday, March 4. After some delay and confusion, the parade is confirmed to start at noon this Sunday. Never been? Never heard ... Read More

Flushing Town Hall is giving away 20 free tickets to its Hoedown at this week's Saturday Mornings for Families. Sing songs of the old West, tell tall tales, and ... Read More

Top Picks of the Weekend Korean Drumming and Dance - Saturday Mornings for Families . Spend a few years -- or hours -- with energetic eight-year-olds and you'll understand ... Read More

Friday night go exploring. There's a new kind of performance space/venue in the area, and it goes by the name: Last Resort Art Space (8-63 Astoria Blvd). The show gets ... Read More

Mets catchers reported to Spring Training last week. There were no surprises, like when Mike Piazza went missing from Mets camp last year and was replaced by the nicest Mets ... Read More

The Mamas & The Papas [Gothamist] The Jackson Heights' outlets of Mama’s Empanadas (85-05 Northern Blvd, Jackson Heights 718-505-9937) and Papa’s Empanadas (84-17 Northern Blvd, Jackson Heights, 718-507-0400) ... Read More

The MTA has shut down weekend service on the #7 subway between Manhattan and Jackson Heights from February 17 to March 26. (12:01 a.m. Saturdays through 5 a..m. ... Read More

Let's celebrate President's Day with a couple connections of President George Washington to Queens. First, get out in the cold, and head off to Flushing Meadows Park. There's ... Read More

Happy President's Day Weekend! Top Picks of the Weekend Lunar New Year in Flushing - Saturday - Who can say no to a parade of dancing dragons? And whole ensembles of ... Read More

Happy Post-Valentine's Day weekend! My friend Tamara will be holding a wine tasting at Best of Broadway Wine shop (Broadway between 34th and 35th Sts) this Friday, 5-8 p.m. ... Read More

As the snow and ice melt on Shea Stadium in Queens, it’s time for all Mets fans to look south as the Mets welcome pitchers and catchers to Spring Training ... Read More

Ordering Early and Often at Spicy Mina's [Chowhound] Good report on the Bangladeshi food and the wait at much-love, but inconsistent Spicy Mina (64-23 Broadway, Woodside, 718-205-2340). ... Read More

The Chinese New Year comes a day early to Queens this year with the annual Flushing Main Street parade scheduled for February 17. (The official Chinese or Lunar New ... Read More

Interested in Jackson Heights? The neighborhood's gotten a lot of buzz this year, and I'm going to guess that as soon as the weather warms up there'll be a ... Read More

Need some Valentine's Day inspiration? Check out the True Love Wedding Center at the Flushing Mall. This wedding center and wedding photography studio displays amazing photos of couples ... Read More

Top Picks of the Weekend P.S.1 Opening Day Celebration - New Spring Exhibits - Don't miss the show "Not for Sale" displaying art whose creators would not part with. ... Read More

Music for Aardvarks and Other Mammals is here in Astoria! Kids of all ages are welcome to join in on the musical classes and activities. There is a ... Read More

Queens has gotten a lot of favorable press in the mainstream media in the last couple months . I mean a ton -- almost every week. The cynic ... Read More

New Review on About.com - Il Bambino in Astoria Get the word on the new cafe-restaurant that's opened on 31st Avenue. Koreans Share Their Secret for Chicken With a Crunch ... Read More

Just a couple weeks ago you might have heard me complaining that we didn't have a real winter. I take back my words. This cold snap has gone ... Read More

New cafe-restaurant Il Bambino (34-08 31st Ave, Astoria) has gotten the nod from the neighborhood foodies in Astoria. Guest reviewer Meg Cotner (better known as part of the ... Read More

Tickets for the Met's Home Opener (April 9, 2007, vs Phillies) and for the Subway Series against the Yankees (May 18-20) are available via a lottery at Mets.com. Register ... Read More

The NY Times profiled Sunnyside this weekend. Great snapshot of life in this neighborhood that's just a hop, skip, and jump from Midtown Manhattan. Favorite quote in the profile: ... Read More

Top Picks of the Weekend Robert Moses and the Planned City - Opens at QMA on Sunday Punching at the Sun at MMI - New Film Made in Elmhurst - Premiered at ... Read More

There's more then football going on this weekend! Friday night, Hellgate Social is the place to be for a V-Day NYC 2007 Variety Show and Spectacular. Doors open at 8 p.m. and ... Read More

Introducing a new regular feature on Queens at About.com, a weekly themed roundup of Queens postings and places on the web. It's replacing the Queens in the News feature. ... Read More

New on About.com - 10 Restaurants Near St. John's Get the lowdown on where to eat and drink on Union Turnpike convenient to St. John's University campus. Queens Now Has Less Feta, ... Read More