NYC Restaurant Week runs until Feb. 4, but in Queens the great dining never stops. The 28th annual Evening of Fine Food is set for Terrace on the Park in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Tuesday, Feb. 27, from 6:30 pm to 9 pm. Restaurants from around the World’s Borough – including Arepalicious (Ozone Park),…
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Silvia Federici is a leftist activist whose resume includes teaching around the world, writing several books and countless articles, and organizing in favor of feminism and against the death penalty. Learn more at MoMA PS1 on Thursday, Jan. 18, at 7 pm, when the firebrand offers War, Social Reproduction, and Anti-Capitalist Feminist Struggle, a presentation…
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Soar through the air while staying warm and dry. iFLY Indoor Skydiving, a Texas-based “bodyflying” company, has just opened a branch at 10-20 Borden Ave. in Long Island City. There’s no jumping or falling, participants simply float in a wind tunnel with clean air that recirculates from outside. And with a wall-to-wall air column and…
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Queens is going Hollywood. Well, actually, it’s the other way around. Queens Theatre hosts three BodyTraffic performances this weekend. This Los Angeles-based troupe offers absorbing, thought-provoking, and vividly theatrical dance, using the creative spirit of the City of Angels as a backdrop. The audience should be prepared for an array of music-dance relationships that might…
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Head to Astoria for deals on Mexican food or cruise to LIC for great, affordable Chinese cuisine. Feast on barbecue in Forest Hills or show off your chopsticks skills with sushi in Flushing. NYC Restaurant Week runs from Jan. 16 to Feb. 4 this year with more than 600 participating eateries, including more than 30…
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As the world’s most prominent Civil Rights leader of all time, Martin Luther King Jr. needs no introduction. The reverend’s birthday is celebrated as a national holiday on Monday, Jan. 14, 2024, and many Queens venues plan to host commemorations. Please read on. Queens College, which organizes a big event every year, will present MLK…
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Editor’s note/update: A hybrid memorial service is set for zoom and the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, 47-49 East 65th St. in Manhattan on Friday, March 8, from 5 pm to 8 pm. Click here to RSVP or share a memory. The family requests mourners express sympathy by donating to the Queens…
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This play is dedicated to anyone – especially young mothers – who society deemed crazy instead of giving them an opportunity to live. Before The Drugs Kick In, which was a debut sensation at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023, will hit the stage in Long Island City 12 times from Friday, Jan. 5, until Sunday, Jan….
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It looked fantastic, but it’s time to say “fir-well” to your holiday tree. Mulchfest NYC’s Chipping Weekend runs from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, Jan. 6, and Sunday, Jan. 7. Drop off trees, branches, and trunks at various Queens venues, and they will magically turn into wood chips to nourish green spaces. (Please…
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Have you done the Noguchi Double? On the first Friday of each month, admission is free at The Noguchi Museum in Long Island City. (Reservations are suggested.) While there this Friday, Jan. 5, enjoy the next Center of Attention at 3:30 pm. It’s free, again! (Reservations are not required.) This one-hour conversation is about Isamu…