Worst of Queens in 2005

Worst Public Service: Transit Strike Hit Queens First

The 2005 Transit Strike made city life a gloomy mess for three days everywhere, and hit central Queens early for an extra day.

Worst Lines: Saturday Night at Bohemian Hall's Beer Garden

Bohemian Hall's beer garden got crazy popular over the summer, resulting in lines down the block to get in, and not just on Oktoberfest. Thanks a lot, beer garden rave reviews, for making me wait on Saturday nights.

Queens Became Teardown City: Losing Cherry Avenue in Flushing

In neighborhoods everywhere, almost on every block in the borough, developers tore down one and two-family homes, replacing them with the high-density building and McMansions. Or they converted one-family homes into firetraps.

Worst Teardown: Niederstein's Replaced by Arby's

After 150 years of serving German food, Niederstein's Restaurant in Middle Village bit the dust. The oldest working restaurant on Long Island gave way to an Arby's.

Stupidest Cable TV Dispute: Mets Not on Time Warner Cable

For the first two months of the season, Time Warner Cable refused to broadcast the Mets game, and fans across the borough retreated to bars with satellite hookup.

Worst (or Best) False Celeb Sighting: Jennifer Aniston Not Moving to Astoria

It was too good to be true.

Worst Fish: Snakehead Fish in Flushing Meadows

Snakehead fish found a home in Meadow Lake. The toothy predator fish could easily overwhelm other species from the waters.

Worst Performance: Where's Andy's Mojo?

Tennis star Andy Roddick lost in the first round of the US Open, though his Amex ads continued to play, sarcastically questioning, "Where's Andy's Mojo?"

Worst Tease: Jets Back to Queens?

The New York Jets flirted with Queens Borough President Helen Marshall about building a new stadium in Flushing Meadows. Sadly, it meant nothing, and they're staying in Jersey. Honorable mentions for tease goes to the failed Olympic bid and the Elle MacPherson Lingerie ad on the LIE.

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