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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…

Camp can create great memories…for adults! Valerie Green/Dance Entropy is currently registering participants for the VG/DE Summer Dance Intensive. To run from Monday, July 8, to Sunday, July 14, at the Green Space in Long Island City, this program is suggested for actors, choreographers, dancers, directors, and movement lovers of any kind and every skill…

Great music is in front of you with the East River and the Midtown Manhattan Skyline in the background. Open air is above with parkland on both sides. And if that’s not enough, several food trucks are behind you. Live at the Gantries kicks off with Cheo on Tuesday, July 9, at 7 pm. The…

Is it possible to have too many fantastic concerts in a summer? No, but Queens is certainly pushing the envelope. Last week, we reported on Jackson Heights, Woodside, and multi-neighorhood Queens College events. Now, we’re back with music in Astoria, Bayside, Forest Park, Gantry Plaza State Park, and Long Island City. Let’s begin with Italian…

The parks are alive with the sound of music. Queens College and NYC Parks have united to offer free performances and interactive workshops on music, dance, and the visual arts through October. Events will take place outdoors in Alley Pond Park, Crocheron Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Forest Park, Highland Park, Roy Wilkins Park, and…

They’re like two peas in a pod. Queens County Farm Museum recently unveiled a green market at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center’s Axel Building (134-20 Jamaica Ave. in Richmond Hill). To operate on Fridays from 10 am to 3 pm, it’ll sell fresh flowers, fruit, herbs, and vegetables until Nov. 1. Now in its sixth year,…

This is definitely A-OK! The Shops at Skyview is hosting K-Fun right now. The summer-long Korean culture extravaganza features art, fashion, food, travel, wellness, and more with specific days dedicated to exploring each facet. Admission is free. K-Art Day is on Thursday, June 27, from 5 pm to 8 pm. Details follow. Live performances by…

Barbie was the breakout movie last summer, enticing fashionistas of all ages to put on something pink and head to the theaters. It’s 2024 now, but Barbie, Ken, and their plastic paradise will hit a huge screen in the Hunter’s Point South Park Oval in Long Island City on Saturday, June 22, at around 9…

The bad news is that the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks will not happen over borough skies this year. The good news is that different-but-fantastic pyrotechnics will discharge in three Queens venues over the next few days. The first explosion is at the BHS Independence Day Celebration in Fort Totten Park on Wednesday, June 26,…

Give Dad a break from barbecue duty this Father’s Day. The Skyline Princess has space on four special cruises this weekend. They’re easy and fun. Delicious, too, as the treks include lunch or dinner. Dad, you, and the other patrons board the three-level yacht at the World’s Fair Marine at the north end of Flushing Meadows…