Every year, the Queens Economic Development Corporation and Queens Tourism Council produce a printed calendar.
Past themes include Arts, Restaurants, and Sports. Well, the new year is around the corner…and so is the 2025 calendar.
The theme? Off The Beaten Path!
Each month features a large photo of a Queens spot that’s little known and rarely visited – despite being interesting, beautiful or historic.
And since these places are unsung, we offer short videos with their inside stories that are easily accessible via QR codes.
So get the printed calendar and watch the complementary (and complimentary) clips. You’ll be pleasantly surprised.
Editor’s note: It’s not in the calendar, but the below photo depicts the Metropolitan Oval, a regulation-size soccer field nestled between an LIRR freight-train line and attached row houses in Maspeth. Its story dates back to 1925, when several dozen German and Hungarian immigrants bought a few acres together and formed a de facto soccer co-op. We hope this story and photo whet your appetite!