Great Eats I love the Queens Night Market. It’s a wonderful way to try new dishes and revisit old favorites. I try to go multiple times each season and always bring friends so we can scatter to get food from around the world and share a meal together. I have happy memories of Nixtamal’s mole…
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#MonthlyPicks | What Does A Choreographer, Dancer, Arts Promoter + Healer Love About Queens?
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MonthlyPicks/Valerie Green Great Eats The Greek restaurants in Astoria tend to be fantastic, and I enjoy trying different ones. However, if I had to name a few, I’d go with Taverna Kyclades on Ditmars Boulevard, Stamatis on 23rd Avenue, and Agnanti Meze just off Astoria Park. There’s nothing like octopus when it’s prepared properly and…
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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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Monthly Picks | What Does an Arab-American Musician and Arts Administrator Love about Queens?
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Flushing Town Hall Deputy Director Sami Abu Shumays has lived in Sunnyside, Long Island City, and Woodhaven since moving to NYC in 1999. Proud of his Arab roots and extremely talented with a violin, Shumays recently won a Taproot Fellowship from the Alliance for California Traditional Arts. Here’s what he digs about the world’s most…
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Shari Romar has lived in Queens for 26 years. The nature enthusiast enjoys helping others appreciate the natural world so much so that she started the podcast Queens Out of Doors. To find out what she loves about the world’s most diverse (and delicious) borough, we combine the regular Good Eats, Wander Streets, Historic Feats,…
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#MonthlyPicks | What Does a Surfer and Public Relations Professional Love about Queens?
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As an account executive at Anat Gerstein, a communications firm that solely works with nonprofits, Sandra Tharas gets the message out about amazing organizations that make New York City a better place. The Germany native spends her summers in Rockaway Beach and the rest of the year in Forest Hills. In her free time, she…
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Udai Tambar was born in Scotland, lived in India, and eventually moved to Queens while in elementary school. He grew up in Jamaica Estates and now lives in Forest Hills with his family. The Cornell University graduate serves as President & CEO of Long Island City-based New York Junior Tennis & Learning, the country’s largest…
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Good Eats: There is no debate that Queens offers a plethora of dining choices. However, in Astoria there’s one place that is particularly full of energy and great food. The Bonnie has a menu that includes appetizers like Striped Bass Ceviche and specialties like the Bonnie Burger. This local establishment places an honest emphasis on all things…
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Good Eats: At the intersection of Corona Avenue and Junction Boulevard in Corona—only steps away from the Elmhurst border—is an Italian restaurant housed inside the borough’s answer to the Flatiron building. Il Triangolo boasts some of the best Italian cuisine I have ever eaten… scratch that… some of the best food of any style I have ever…
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Good Eats I love to travel and explore new-to-me places via food, and Queens has limitless opportunities to do so. I’ve lived in Jackson Heights for more than 13 years now, including through the whole pandemic thus far, and it just hasn’t gotten old to me. Particularly this past year-and-a-half when we’ve been largely grounded,…