Top Picks of the Weekend Keep Cool by Recycling Your Old A/C Bring in an old wall A/C to Astoria Park this Sunday and get a $100 voucher ... Read More

Start the weekend early tonight with Criminoso @ Hell Gate Social (12-21 Astoria Blvd). Perk up your ears with a blend of jazz, Brazilian, and electronic music. Get there by ... Read More

Cod's country (pork's, too) [Daily News] Some praise for Arcos (33-05 Broadway, Astoria, 718-204-2142). In my experience, skip the pork asado and stick to the ... Read More

Unfortunately, Belmont Park isn't in Queens (just outside, in Nassau County) -- but it is so close that you can see Queens Village from the grandstand. A day at the races ... Read More

Carlos Delgado is a home run hitter and big RBI man. When he is in a hitting groove he shows off his powerful stroke by driving the ball hard and ... Read More

Top Picks of the Weekend Memorial Day Parades - This weekend honor the soldiers, sailors, and others in the armed forces who have fallen while serving our nation. There ... Read More

This weekend brings us Memorial Day. And while it's not in Astoria or LIC, you might consider heading east on Monday to Douglaston-Little Neck for their Memorial Day parade. ... Read More

There's nothing art makes me crazy for more than a decent meal hot on the heels of a museum visit. So pair your visit to PS 1 -- the ... Read More

Top 5 Lunch Spots Near PS 1 [About.com] Gonna get doused at Warm Up this summer? Or bringing a visitor to PS 1 for the art tour? ... Read More

Hey, was I clairvoyant with my Trade Milledge post last week or what? This week Lastings Milledge's rap song was more outrageous and vulgar than a Don Imus comment. And ... Read More

Top Picks of the Weekend New York on Location - All Day Street Fair and NYC Movie Making Celebration - Step inside a movie production site! Twenty film ... Read More

Free Candy? Heck yeah! Friday at Waltz, enjoy the operatic stylings of the City Beat Opera. Fill your ears with great standards and cabaret pieces for the low-low cover of $5 ... Read More

Queens boy trying to re-experience childhood foods [Chowhound] Lots of nostalgia for pizza, bagels, and deli, and where they can still be found. Come one come all ... Read More

Have you seen our photos of Queens? Take a gander at: Astoria Hunters Point Jackson Heights Historic District Queens Landmarks Forest Hills Gardens Addisleigh Park Flushing Bayside Middle Village Ridgewood Sunnyside Photo Credit - J. Roleke - Gantry Plaza State ... Read More

I ended last week’s blog with the question, "Who thinks it's time to reincarnate the talk of trading Lastings Milledge for a solid starter?" Mike Pelfrey has lost his fifth game--and ... Read More

Top Picks of the Weekend Happy Mothers Day! - Take Mom out for Mothers Day in Queens - Or at least get her flowers. Bike Tour in the Rockaways ... Read More

Got an old computer? Don't chuck it in the trash, but take it this Saturday to the Electronics Recycling Day at Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood. It's ... Read More

This Sunday is Mother's Day! Take the mom in your life to brunch this weekend. Some places are holding special Mother's Day brunches, including Mundo and Koliba, while places ... Read More

Jack Eichenbaum is leading tours all over Queens in the next few weeks. If you've never been on his walking tours, I think you'll enjoy exploring the many neighborhoods ... Read More

Openings - Bliss Bistro On May 8 Sunnyside's Bliss has reopened as Bliss Bistro (45-20 Skillman Ave, Sunnyside, 718-729-0778). New owner and chef Alim Maruf (formerly of Manhattan's ... Read More

Is a meal of appetizers your favorite kind of meal? Then get thee to Astoria for the upcoming food feast: The Cuisine of Queens & Beyond 2007 Food ... Read More

The biggest park in Queens, Flushing Meadows, is the spot for some of the biggest annual celebrations in New York City. The Colombian Independence Day celebration in July is ... Read More

The Mets got through April before their elder statesmen were hit by the "itis" bug. Orlando Hernandez has shoulder bursitis and Moises Alou has knee arthritis. Add a small tear ... Read More

Top Picks of the Weekend Cinco de Mayo in Flushing Meadows - Hurry! Jump into summer festival time and get your pineapple dusted with chile powder and your corn ... Read More

In keeping with my nerd-centric post last week, I have found another gem: a fantasy/sci-fi book club that so far is all female! Unbelievable I know, but true. They ... Read More

Cinco de Mayo, commemorating Mexican victory over the French, will be celebrated in the heart of Queens at Flushing Meadows on May 6. Organizers expect thousands to join the ... Read More

Taste of Forest Hills Was a Hit Last weekend's Taste of Forest Hills brought a dozen central Queens restaurants to the Community House in Forest Hills Gardens. Most impressive ... Read More

The Big Apple Circus is the real deal -- a cool, fun one-ring circus with horses, acrobats, and clowns. It's small enough for you to feel the action, and ... Read More