Top 10 NYC restaurant openings for fall of 2012
Jeff Bachner/for New York Daily News Ganso, a Japanese restaurant owned by Harris Salat (front) and Rio Irie, is now open at 25 Bond St. in Brooklyn. DANIEL KRIEGER Grilled branzino, a dish on the menu at MP Taverna, owned by chef Michael Psilakis. He will be opening a new branch of the rustic Greek […]
Newcomers Alobar & Casa Enrique Make The 2013 Michelin Guide Bib …
Two newcomers to Long Island City’s restaurant scene, Alobar and Casa Enrique, were named to Michelin’s just-released New York City Bib Gourmands list — a compilation of dining establishments that serve two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less. Michelin notes in their announcement, “Most importantly, these are restaurants that Michelin’s esteemed inspectors would […]
Emily Cummings, Erik Nelson
Emily Renee Cummings and Erik Christaan Nelson are to be married Sunday at the Foundry L.I.C., an event space in Long Island City, Queens. Kevin M. Cummings, a brother of the bride, became a minister of the First Nation Church in order to officiate. The bride, 31, is a technical designer for Aéropostale in Manhattan, […]
Art Book Fair and First Night of Ps1’s M Wells
Amazing. Also, serving horse meat is cruel. Same goes for cows etc. See the full gallery on Posterous
Art Book Fair and First Night of Ps1’s M Wells
Amazing. Also, serving horse meat is cruel. Same goes for cows etc. See the full gallery on Posterous
Maker Faire
In case you miss it today, it is on tomorrow and it rules. At the Hall of Science. You will see the this that invented the PC and may invent the future for us next.
Astoria To Celebrate Oktoberfest With Pig Roast
ASTORIA — Astoria will get plenty of Bavarian spirit this weekend with the neighborhood’s beer gardens planning on pig roasts, live music, beer tastings and Bavarian cuisine. “We have many events throughout the year but Oktoberfest is our top celebration,” said Lubos Spacek, general manager of Bohemian Hall, one of Astoria’s more popular beer gardens. […]
Astoria Pols Rally Against Proposed ‘Bikini Bar’ Updated September 28, 2012 8 …
ASTORIA — Astoria residents who say a proposed “bikini bar” would negatively alter the neighborhood’s character, held a rally Thursday against the venue’s liquor license application. Racks — located on Steinway Street between 19th and 20th Avenues — had been a billiards club, but now its owners want to reopen as a “bikini bar.” “I […]
Astoria Pols Rally Against Proposed ‘Bikini Bar’ Updated September 28, 2012 8 …
ASTORIA — Astoria residents who say a proposed “bikini bar” would negatively alter the neighborhood’s character, held a rally Thursday against the venue’s liquor license application. Racks — located on Steinway Street between 19th and 20th Avenues — had been a billiards club, but now its owners want to reopen as a “bikini bar.” “I […]
NYC diner adding horse meat to the menu
Read more: Local, News, Horse Meat, M Wells Diner, Queens, Dave Nellhaus, Long Island City, Horse Slaughter, Long Island, Horse on the Menu, Moma P.S. 1 Museum, Moma, P.S. 1 Horse Meat nbsp/nbspCourtesy NBC News NEW YORK — Horse meat is not something New Yorkers are accustomed to eating, but it will soon be added to […]
NYC diner adding horse meat to the menu
Read more: Local, News, Horse Meat, M Wells Diner, Queens, Dave Nellhaus, Long Island City, Horse Slaughter, Long Island, Horse on the Menu, Moma P.S. 1 Museum, Moma, P.S. 1 Horse Meat nbsp/nbspCourtesy NBC News NEW YORK — Horse meat is not something New Yorkers are accustomed to eating, but it will soon be added to […]
Even Health Dept. Isn’t Safe From Bedbugs
A single bedbug led to the temporary evacuation and fumigation of one floor of the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s headquarters in Long Island City, Queens, on Friday. The episode occurred on the 19th floor of the 21-story glass-and steel Gotham Center at the corner of Queens Plaza South and 28th Street. The […]
Even Health Dept. Isn’t Safe From Bedbugs
A single bedbug led to the temporary evacuation and fumigation of one floor of the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s headquarters in Long Island City, Queens, on Friday. The episode occurred on the 19th floor of the 21-story glass-and steel Gotham Center at the corner of Queens Plaza South and 28th Street. The […]
The other Indian Banquet hall (and takeout sweet spot)
Amchaal at 23rd and Jackson. The food rules! And look at this giant wedding party table.
Arts Listing
The Queens Botanical Garden presents the Jamaica Estates Association Art Show “The Artist Within: The Urge to Create” on view through Sept. 30, Tuesday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Gallery of the Visitor Center and Administration Building, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Reopening after extensive renovations, the Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens […]
Astoria’s Popular Restaurant “Mundo” Slated to Close Soon
ASTORIA — The next few weeks may be the last chance for awhile to taste one of the city’s most distinctive blend of cuisines — Mundo restaurant’s mix of Argentinian and Turkish food. The owners of the popular eatery say they plan to close to take on a new challenge. Guillermo Lucerofabbi, an Argentinian, and […]
Astoria Pols Rally Against Proposed ‘Bikini Bar’ Updated 3 hrs ago
ASTORIA — Astoria residents who say a proposed “bikini bar” would negatively alter the neighborhood’s character, held a rally Thursday against the venue’s liquor license application. Racks — located on Steinway Street between 19th and 20th Avenues — had been a billiards club, but now its owners want to reopen as a “bikini bar.” “I […]
Big wheel
Ours is bigger than yours! Describing it as unlike any attraction “on the planet,” Mayor Bloomberg gave the high sign yesterday to a 625-foot-tall Ferris wheel for Staten Island that will become the tallest in the world and could transform the borough’s sleepy waterfront into a thriving tourist and shopping destination. The New York Wheel’s […]