BY QEDC IT’S IN QUEENS Born Rekha Malhorta, DJ Rekha grew up in Flushing and graduated from Queens College. She helped bring South Asian techno music to North America via Basement Bhangra, one of NYC’s longest-running club acts (1997-2017). She was also the associate producer for the NPR series A Feet In Two Worlds and the co-creator of a theme…
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Last one in is a rotten egg! After being closed since summer 2022 for renovations, the Astoria Pool is now open! Mayor Eric Adams and other elected and appointed officials celebrated the completed project on June 27 — the same day all 53 NYC public pools opened. (They’ll operate until Sunday, Sept. 8.) With an…
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They’re famous for their annual, two-way mass migration from the Sierra Madre Mountains in Mexico to Canada and back. But these fascinating, unique insects from the Nymphalidae family are also important pollinators that spread beauty wherever they go. Learn more during Butterfly Kingdom: Monarch Conservation at Queens County Farm Museum on Saturday, July 13, at…
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BY QEDC IT’S IN QUEENS Spread out of roughly 18,000 acres, Jamaica Bay features estuaries, islands, marshes, open water, osprey nests, salt marshes, sand dunes, and woodlands. It’s a fantastic place for fishing, hiking, and kayaking. Plus, bird-watchers report having seen at least 330 species – almost half the total species in the Northeast – there…
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#Newsflash | Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels to Launch Cookie Brand at Queens Night Market on July 20
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BY QEDC IT’S IN QUEENS Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels is coming home…and he’s bringing treats. The famous rapper will unveil Darryl Makes Cookies at Queens Night Market on Saturday, July 20. Visitors will get a chance to meet the legend who will sign bags of his chocolate chip cookies whose package states: “Each bite is a harmonious symphony of…
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The phrase “fun in the sun” meets “last one in is a rotten egg.” The Jamaica Bay Festival is on Saturday, July 13, starting at 8:30 am. (Don’t worry. That’s just the first event. The fun goes on all day and into the night.) Hosted by the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, this seventh annual extravaganza…
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This will really whet your whistle! The 17th annual City of Water Day is on July 13. Organized by the Waterfront Alliance and the NY/NJ Harbor & Estuary Program, this region-wide extravaganza consists of free, family-friendly events across the five boroughs as well as in Westchester and Rockland counties and New Jersey. Of course, Queens…
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#Newflash | New-But-Classic Restaurant Serves Wonderful Thai-Centered Fusion in Jackson Heights
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A new storefront called “Baht: Queens Inspired Thai Eatery & Bar” is truly living up to its name. The cuisine is mostly Thai, and the place could only exist in the world’s most diverse borough. Look no further than the appetizers. The Larb Wings, Satay, Shu Mai, and Egg Rolls make sense. But then there…
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Born to Armenian parents in Georgia’s Tbilisi in 1924, Sergei Iosifovich Parajanov was a film director known for sumptuous colors, opulent settings, and unforgettable imagery. Controversy, too, of course. Four of his best movies – Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1964); The Color of Pomegranates (1968); The Legend of Suram Fortress (1985); and Ashik Kerib (1988) – will…
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#PickoftheWeek | Dancer Invites the Public to Observe and Engage with Her Creative Process
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Alexa West is a choreographer and dancer who explores how materials and spaces influence human motion and collective action. The artist takes her creative process to an active community space via Open Process at SculptureCenter in Long Island City from Friday, July 5, to Monday, Aug. 12. The project emphasises the development stages, and the…