The diet starts on Oct. 16! That’s because the Sunnyside Restaurant Crawl is on Sunday, Oct. 15, at 2 pm. Here are the numbers: 51 eateries/breweries; five hours; two trolleys; and one bus. Back for the 13th year (hey, another number), several hundred attendees are expected to go door-to-door, sampling food and beverages from establishments…
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Victor Prado is the project manager for Neighborhood 360°, a Small Business Service program that QEDC administers in multiple Astoria corridors. Born in Queens to Brazilian parents, he currently lives in Sunnyside. Here are some of his favorite things about the world’s most diverse borough. Good Eats All my favorite restaurants are in Astoria: Copacabana…
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This exhibition is going to receive many rounds of a-paws. The New York Hall of Science holds an opening ceremony for Dogs! A Science Tail on Friday, Oct. 6, from 10 am to noon. The display will run through Jan. 7, 2024. On loan from the California Science Center, the immersive, four-part traveling exposition explores…
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They’re soul mates who play an elegant mix of Bossa Nova, power ballads, and Foo Fighters. Grammy-nominated vocalist Gretchen Parlato and renowned guitarist Lionel Loueke offer a duo concert at LeFrak Concert Hall in Flushing on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 8 pm. Expect them to play many songs from Lean In, an album they released…
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A Long Island City restaurant recently launched with a grand opening hosted by TV personality Jax Taylor last week…but it’s still full of secrets and hidden spaces. Located beneath the former Z Hotel, The Newsroom is “a realm of discreet allure,” according to its website. To enter, patrons walk through Station Lounge, a chic new…
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Hexahedrons of art have landed on the Queens riverfront. You Are Here, which features four cubes covered with art by six international photographers, was unveiled in Hunter’s Point South Park last week. Varying in size, the cubes are sprinkled through the park, engaging viewers as they use the public space. The locations follow. Elise Kirk’s…
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It’s time to face the music. Queens Theatre hosts a Classical Kids Fair on Sunday, Oct. 8, at 1 pm. WQXR — also known as 105.9 FM or NYC’s only all-classical music station — presents three hours of performances, dance and songwriting workshops, arts, crafts, and an instrument petting zoo (okay not really petting). Attendees…
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Two days. Several dozen restaurants. Celebrities such as Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart from the New York Knicks. Oh…and a funny name. EEEEEATSCON will take place at Forest Hills Stadium this weekend. Organized by The Infatuation and presented by Chase Sapphire, this concert-style experience features more than 25 restaurants from around the United States and…
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Editor’s note: This game has been cancelled due to rain. Play ball! Very, very old ball, that is. The New York Mutuals will match talent with the Brooklyn Atlantics in Fort Totten Park on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 11 am. No big contracts. No steroids. No lights for a night game. And no gloves, as…
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Ubuhle, a new form of bead art developed by women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, is coming to Queens. Ndwango, a plain black fabric, is a main component. Using skills handed down through generations, crafters stretch the textile into abstract and figurative subjects. A single panel can take more than a year to complete. Godwin-Ternbach Museum…