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Some rabbits spend their days chewing, digging, foraging, hopping, and sleeping. But others patiently greet children and smile for cameras for hours and hours. The latter species will participate in Photo with Bunny at The Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale from March 15 to March 30. The same species started posing last week at…

Franco Raicovich grew up eating Fuzi with his immigrant grandparents in Woodside. On Sundays, the family would gather around the table and carry out the family folding ritual that creates this diamond-shaped pasta, a traditional staple in Istria, a peninsula whose regions belong to Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia. These days, Raicovich shares his family secrets…

Developed in Argentina’s hyper macho Pampas during the 19th century, Malambo is male dance with battle undertones. Men prove their athleticism, talent, and vigor via complicated foot movements called “mudanzas” in a small space. Drums, guitars, and hand claps provide the background music as dancers gyrate and groove. Feel the passion and revel in the…

Savvy shoppers can practice their opposite-field hitting skills and peruse footwear and sports apparel in the same place these days. Shoe Village, a brick-and-mortar store whose website claims is “10,000 square feet of shoe heaven,” now has on-site batting cages. Operating as Game 162, the indoor facility has five hitting tunnels with pitching machines of…

Julio Rivera was attacked with a hammer and wrench and stabbed with a knife near 78th Street and 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights on July 2, 1990. The press mostly ignored this murder of this openly gay, 29-year-old man, and police alleged a drug deal gone bad. However, the community responded with outrage, activism, and…

Don’t be surprised if travelers start to hope that their LaGuardia Airport flights have delays. The Atrium Business & Conference Center is now totally completed and open to the public. Adjacent to Terminal B’s Departures Level, the 65,000-square-foot venue includes conference rooms, business center services, and several new lounges. One side has views of the Manhattan…

Welcome the Year of the Dragon with colorful costumes, mesmerizing music, stunning props, dazzling acrobatics, and lively choreography. The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company presents Red Firecrackers at Flushing Town Hall on Sunday, Feb. 25, starting at 3 pm. Performers depict villagers who defeat a terrifying monster, thanks to their courage, ingenuity, and unity. The positive…

Astoria is a special place. The northwestern Queens neighborhood is extremely diverse, but it’s also eclectic with authentic ethnic restaurants, hot cultural institutions, wacky architecture, beautiful parks, and a unique history. Learn (and taste) more at the New York Adventure Club’s Secret Eats of Astoria Food Crawl on Sunday, Feb. 18, at noon. Susan Mills…

Is Queens going Hollywood? Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35th Ave.) presents the Afrikan Poetry Theatre’s Black History Month Film Festival on Saturday, Feb. 17, starting at 4 pm. Then, Flushing Town Hall (157-35 Northern Blvd.) offers Crazy Talented Asians & Friends: Fourth Animation Shorts Festival on Sunday, Feb. 18, starting at 6 pm. …

Battleship, Boot, Racecar, Scottie Dog, Thimble, Top Hat, and Wheelbarrow will pass GO in Queens soon. A local version of Monopoly will debut in Fall 2024, toy-and-game company Top Trumps USA has just announced. Amazing news, but who deserves to be in it? Lemon Ice King? Eddy’s Sweet Shop? The Unisphere? Citi Field? Neir’s Tavern?…