Have you ever heard of Thomas C. Mapother II? He’s a Syracuse native who spent part of his childhood in Canada. He bounced around a lot, actually, attending 15 schools in 14 years. After graduating from Glen Ridge High School in New Jersey, he did a stint as a busboy in New York City before…
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Breath-taking views of the East River and Midtown Manhattan. Fresh hamburgers at Ottomanelli By The Water. Pick-up soccer games, outdoor aerobics, and picnics. There are countless reasons to hang out in Hunter’s Point State Park these days. Here’s the latest. Frank Ottomanelli recently added some new art to the Hunter’s Point South Park Mural that…
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Wayne Tucker is a high-energy composer, arranger, violinist, vocalist, and Grammy-nominated trumpeter who has performed with everyone from Kurt Elling to Taylor Swift. His New York-based band, The Bad Mothas, and he offer their signature blend of Jazz, R&B, and Pop in Astoria Park on Thursday, June 19, at 7 pm. The free concert is…
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Figaro! Figaro! Figaro! The Metropolitan Opera’s 2025 Summer Recital Series returns to Socrates Sculpture Park on Sunday, June 15, at 6:30 pm. Okay, okay, nobody is going to sing “Figaro,” but this 16th annual presentation will showcase four rising stars from the Met’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program in a beautiful outdoor space. The show,…
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#Newsflash | NYC’s Best Ballers Compete in Sport They’ve Never Played at Maspeth Squash on Saturday
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Forget the argument about whether basketball or handball is “The City Game.” Here comes a brand new sport that’s about to take over the Big Apple…and as usual, Queens is leading the way. The first-ever – but hopefully not the last – Maspeth Steel Big Ball Squash 57 6K Invitational will unfold over various hours…
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It’s the first planned garden-and-cooperative community in the United States and the second one in the entire world. It’s where the term “garden apartment” was first coined, and it features a mix of brick houses and apartment buildings in such revival styles as Georgian, Italianate, Mediterranean, and Tudor. Learn more during the Jackson Heights Historic…
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There are so many Juneteenth activities in Queens this year that it’s hard to believe that the date became a national holiday only four years ago. The World’s Most Diverse Borough is ready to host live performances, screenings, workshops, and community conversations between June 14 and June 21. A chronologic schedule follows. (The list will…
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#PickoftheWeek | Flag Day Ceremony Features New Book, Exhibition + WW II Veteran’s Presence
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Get ready for an unforgettable remembrance. On Flag Day (Saturday, June 14), Maple Grove Cemetery presents a unique and heartfelt event that combines art, history, literature and respect for those who made the ultimate sacrifice. To take place at Celebration Hall, the activities start at noon with the unveiling of an exhibition of authentic uniforms…
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¡Bailamos! Queens goes Salsa Crazy over the next few weeks with concerts, open floors, and other chances to boogie. The fun kicks off with A Night of Latin Music at Alewife (41-11 39th St., Sunnyside) on Saturday, June 7. To start at 7 pm, the program explodes with high-energy performances by Sunnyside Salsa, Rumba Cubana…
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Two questions: How does Hollywood create all those real-looking animals and bugs? And are these renderings accurate examples of what they’re like in real life? Get the answers to these questions — and many other ones about slimy, creepy, and crawly celluloid stars — on Sunday, June 8, when the Museum of the Moving Image…