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John's Queens, NY Blog September 2007 Archive

By John Roleke, About.com Guide to Queens, NY since 2003

Mets - Phillies Tie-Breaker - Buy Tickets to the Game

Saturday September 29, 2007
Are you on the edge of your seat? The Mets go into Sunday with a chance of taking the Eastern Division if they win and the Phillies lose. ... Read More

Weekend Events in Queens — September 28-30

Thursday September 27, 2007
Top Picks of the Weekend Octoberfest at Bohemian Hall - Saturday and Sunday NYC Bocce Tournament at Juniper Valley Park - Saturday and Sunday Friday Jackson Heights Film Festival - Opening Night at Eagle ... Read More

Astorian Weekend Edition - September 27 By Meg of Joey in Astoria

Thursday September 27, 2007
Well, it's the last weekend of September, but full reality of fall won't hit me until October arrives. The hot weather this past week has kept me in the ... Read More

Best Sandwiches in Astoria

Wednesday September 26, 2007
Guest writer Zora the Roving Gastronome is back with her top sandwich picks in Astoria. She's working her way up the food chain, having started last month by sharing ... Read More

Top Events in Queens, New York, This October

Wednesday September 26, 2007
Welcome to autumn, and welcome to the Halloween season. Halloween dominates October like nobody's business, but there's plenty of other reasons to get out there and enjoy the last ... Read More

Queens Eats, Restaurant Roundup - Tacos of Roosevelt Ave, Deshi Bangladeshi in Jackson Heights, and Sandwiches of Astoria

Wednesday September 26, 2007
Queens Restaurant Week Is Almost Over Have you tried a new restaurant yet? Here are some of the best of restaurant week. On the Taco Trail [Village Voice] Robert Sietsema hunts ... Read More

Jack Eichenbaum's Geography Tour of the 7 Subway

Tuesday September 25, 2007
One of my favorite Queens explorers Jack Eichenbaum got a nice profile in the New York Times this week. Dr. Eichenbaum is a professor of urban geography at Hunter ... Read More

Halloween Haunts and Fests in Queens

Tuesday September 25, 2007
Halloween is right around the corner. Here are our listings of Halloween events throughout Queens -- divided into western Queens and central and eastern Queens. Of course most ... Read More

It Doesn't Come Easy! - From Joe's Mets Dugout

Monday September 24, 2007
As the Mets start the final week of the season, looking back, it's been a summer of ups and downs for the club. Every team goes through their rough ... Read More

El Coyote Keeps Getting Better

Monday September 24, 2007
There aren't many restaurants out there that improve with age, but I found one - El Coyote on Hillside Avenue on the edge of Jamaica Estates. The food at ... Read More

Weekend Events in Queens — September 21-23

Thursday September 20, 2007
Top Pick of the Weekend It's a tie between the crazy art factory madness at FluxFactory and Coney Island, and the birdie madness at the seldom visited Ridgewood Reservoir. Otherwise a ... Read More

Astorian Weekend Edition - September 20 By Sooz of Joey in Astoria

Thursday September 20, 2007
May I suggest some dinner for tonight at Zenon Taverna or Mundo? You can get in on the Queens Restaurant week specials at these and several other spots throughout town. ... Read More

The Best of Restaurant Week in Queens

Wednesday September 19, 2007
There's almost 90 restaurants in this year's Restaurant Week in Queens. Where to go? I asked local bloggers and chowhounds which they consider the best choices for restaurant ... Read More

Queens Eats, Restaurant Roundup - Best of Queens Restaurant Week, Plus El Athens Grill, Han Ah Reum, The Creek and the Cave

Wednesday September 19, 2007
Are you already enjoying Queens Restaurant Week? If you can't decide, then see what local bloggers and Chowhounds have chosen as Best of Queens Restaurant Week. Why I Love ... Read More

Photos of the Queens County Farm Museum

Tuesday September 18, 2007
Did you know that polyglot, semi-urban Queens, New York, has a farm? The Queens County Farm Museum is a working farm and a great place to visit with small ... Read More

Are the Phillies Really the Better Team? - From Joe's Mets Dugout

Monday September 17, 2007
Getting swept down in Philly in August was bad. Getting swept in September in your house foreshadows the end of a fine season. There are no excuses for losing eight ... Read More

Queens Restaurant Week Is Here!

Monday September 17, 2007
Have you seen the complete list for Queens Restaurant Week this year? What are your favorite picks amongst the bunch? (Nope. You can't pick White Castle. It ... Read More

Octoberfest at Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden

Sunday September 16, 2007
The cool weather has almost arrived and it's time for Octoberfest. Who needs the actual month of October when we have an actual beer garden? Astoria's Bohemian Hall ... Read More

Weekend Events in Queens — September 14-16

Thursday September 13, 2007
Shana Tova! Happy Rosh Hashanah! Top Pick of the Weekend Queens County Fair - County fair? Where are we? Upstate New York? The only working (museum) farm in NYC is the ... Read More

Astorian Weekend Edition - September 13 By Meg of Joey in Astoria

Thursday September 13, 2007
One of my favorite events is happening this weekend, the Shoreline Cleanup. The big one will be in Astoria Park, starting around 9 a.m., going until 1 p.m. ... Read More

NYC Bocce Championships - September 29-30, 2007

Wednesday September 12, 2007
Update - NYC Bocce Championships for current year The 13th Annual NYC Bocce Championships will be held the last weekend in September with the borough championships played on Saturday and the ... Read More

Pigs Race at the Queens County Fair

Wednesday September 12, 2007
Ah, life in Queens. The elevated subway, the three-family homes, the polyglot neighborhoods... the annual county fair? The Queens County Farm Museum hosts the 25th Annual Queens County Fair ... Read More

Queens Eats, Restaurant Roundup - Street Vendor Champ, Yeti of Hieizan, NoshWalks in the Fall, and Eats Near Shea

Wednesday September 12, 2007
Queens Restaurant Week Is Almost Here 5 corner chefs compete to be city street vendor champion [Daily News] "Queens falafel guy may have title wrapped up." Farez (Freddy) ... Read More

Remembering 9/11 - Six Years Later - Memorial Events in Queens

Monday September 10, 2007
It's hard and easy to believe that September 11 happened six years ago. It seems distant from our day-to-day lives, but the second we turn our mind to ... Read More

Restaurant Week in Queens

Monday September 10, 2007
Go get your reservations. Restaurant Week in Queens is almost here. The fourth annual restaurant week in Queens isn't just one week, but a combination menu of two: Monday, September ... Read More

A Great Week for the Mets Offense - From Joe's Mets Dugout

Sunday September 9, 2007
Wow! It was a great week for the Mets offense, scoring thirty five runs and pushing their record to nineteen games over .500. Five and a half games up on ... Read More

Weekend Events in Queens — September 7-9

Thursday September 6, 2007
Top Pick of the Weekend Rockaway Music and Arts Council Fall Festival - Sat & Sun Dedication of NYPD 9/11 Memorial in St. Michael's Cemetery More - 9/11 Memorial Events in Queens Friday US Open Family ... Read More

Astorian Weekend Edition - September 6 By Sooz of Joey in Astoria

Thursday September 6, 2007
Show your love for our wonderful Astoria Park and get out your cameras! From now until October 8, submit your best shots and win bragging rights (and some real ... Read More

Queens Eats, Restaurant Roundup - My Kitchen ReOpens in Forest Hills, P.J's Steak House, Sripraphai Database

Wednesday September 5, 2007
My Kitchen is Back (but on Metropolitan) [Queens Central] Ono Tuesday My Kitchen (106-17 Metropolitan Ave, Forest Hills) opens back in Forest Hills, this time on Metropolitan Ave. See Flickr ... Read More

Don't They Want the Ring? - From Joe's Mets Dugout

Sunday September 2, 2007
This week’s horrendous showing in Philly makes me wonder if the Mets really want a World Series ring. Maybe they just don’t have what it takes to win it all. ... Read More

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