Civil rights are human rights. They’re also the main focus of a great new photo exhibition at the Queens Historical Society. Remonstrance! A History of Social Justice in Queens is on view until June 2025. About 30 images – all from QHS archives; mostly black and white – are on display in the first floor’s…
Author Archives: Rob MacKay
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Get in the game, Fortnite lovers! Queens Museum hosts Systemic (il)logics: Cameron A Granger & Kara Güt in Conversation on Sunday, Jan. 12, at 6 pm. It sounds simple, but Granger and Güt will chat in an artist-built Lego Fortnite playscape. The’ll discuss gaming architecture’s parallels to discriminatory urban design, modding as a mechanism of…
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Just follow the bouncing ball. The Winter Squash Classic will take place in Maspeth on Saturday, Jan. 11, from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm. The event features two matches corresponding to the semi-finals of the $35K Intsel Steel Pro Invitational. On the men’s side, Timothy Brownell, who is currently the best men’s squash player in…
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Nature lovers just got 25 more reasons to visit Flushing. New Crabapple trees were recently planted in Queens Botanical Garden, thanks to The City Gardens Club of New York City. All members of the Malus species, the group includes seven Royal Raindrops, five Golden Raindrops, eight Prairiefires, and five Donald Wymans. About four years old,…
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S. Mitra Kalita is an award-winning journalist, media executive, commentator, author, and MonthlyPicks enthusiast. (Who isn’t?) At the height of the Covid, she founded two media companies to ensure communities of color are served, supported, and centered: The first one, Epicenter NYC, started as a newsletter to help New Yorkers get through the pandemic. It’s…
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Peanut butter & jelly. Gin & tonic. Tom & Jerry. Some things are just meant to be together. The next colossal combo is Natan Badalov with Tootles & French. That’s right. The Astoria-based comedian has a steady, First Sunday gig at a local restaurant for the next few months. He’ll tackle empathy, family, and the…
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The concept is simple. Nobody knows more about film than professionals who dedicate their careers to the genre. So let them select their favorite pieces and then let the public enjoy them. The Museum of the Moving Image hosts the second half of its annual Curators’ Choice program from Saturday, Jan. 4, to Sunday, Jan….
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There’s a new sheriff in town. A very creative sheriff, it appears. The newly launched Queens Culture & Arts Network (aka QCAN) will strive to create a wide range of art experiences to educate and celebrate the world’s most diverse borough. The public can expect workshops, pop-up art exhibitions, concerts, shows, arts-in-school residencies, mentorship programs…
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Here’s the chance to kick off your 2025 resolutions in style! The American Littoral Society’s Jamaica Bay New Year’s Day Walk is on Wednesday, Jan. 1, at 11 am. ALS Jamaica Bay Guardian Don Riepe will lead a brisk stroll along the beach to visit the hawk watch platform on top of Battery Harris East….
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Move over, Hollywood. Eat your digital heart out, Japan. Queens is activating. The Museum of the Moving Image hosts AniTOMO’s NYE Anime Rewind on Saturday, Dec. 28, at 12:30 pm. The one-day conference celebrates the outgoing year’s most popular anime stories with a live panel discussion featuring diverse digital content creators, a Q&A with experts,…