Top 5 posts on QueensNYC in July: tacos, brunch, and dumplings, more

Here is the roundup of our top posts in July:

5. How to make sense of the street addresses and grid in Queens

Addresses in Queens are notoriously confusing. Bar 43 in Sunnyside, located on 43rd Street at 43rd Avenue just a block off Queens Boulevard, is certainly easy enough to locate (GMAP). But navigating to Sunnyside Gardens Park on 39th Avenue, further north, may deliver you in a state of panic as you find yourself passing 39th Drive and 39th Road along the way (GMAP). How do you make sense of the repetition of street numbers? What is the logic behind it?

4. Do you know where the border between Queens and Brooklyn lies?

What actually divides Queens and Brooklyn? There’s no great wall or border patrol to mark the line between Brooklyn and Queens. The Queens-Brooklyn border issue has been confounding the two boroughs, especially residents of Ridgewood and Bushwick, for hundreds of years.

3. Good eats at the El Rey Del Taco Truck in Astoria

Since its appearance on the Astoria food truck scene in 2006, the El Rey Del Taco truck has steadily gained fans and received raves from locals and visitors alike, including ex-pat Californians (a notoriously difficult group to please when it comes to Mexican food in NYC).

2. Where to eat 5 unexpected and delicious brunches in Astoria, Forest Hills, and Flushing

We are a city that loves to brunch, and brunch is alive and well in Queens…with a few twists. Here are some standout places to brunch it up in 3 neighborhoods. Don’t be surprised to see a burger with an egg on top, jumbo mimosas, or dim sum — these are some of the best places for weekend grub.

1. Top 7 dumplings in Queens: Flushing and Jackson Heights

Flushing and Jackson Heights are home to some of the tastiest dumplings in the city. Here’s where to find the best.