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Best of Queens 2008

Vote for the Best of the Borough

By John Roleke, About.com

Every year the Queens site at About.com hosts a Best of Queens (and Worst of Queens) poll, giving you a chance to reflect on the year in everything from borough politics to restaurants. Your choice didn't make the list? Please share in the comments. (And look for the Worst of Queens 2008 voting.)

What's the Best of Queens in 2008?

Vote by clicking link of your choice.

1) Citi Field rising over Shea Stadium.

2) Best Sushi: TJ Asian Bistro in Sunnyside. (details at Shauna Eats Sunnyside)

3) Queens Crossing opens in Flushing.

4) Akti -- new Greek restaurant -- in Astoria. (details at JIA)

5) 10th anniversary of Gantry Plaza State Park. (about the park)

6) Election night at Bohemian Hall and beer garden. (about Bohemian Hall)

7) Atlas Park continues to impress, outshining retail anywhere else in Queens. (review of Atlas Park mall)

8) Flushing Chinatown food courts and "malls" discovered. (NY Times review)

9) Peacefulness of St. Albans, "almost feels like suburbia."

10) 3 Queens high schools ranked in top 100 nationwide. (results at U.S. News and World Report)

See Current Results for Best of Queens in 2008

Voting closed on December 31, 2008.

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