Potala Fresh Food momos in Sunnyside and more in the QNYC Evening Edition for Monday March 4, 2013

Potala Fresh Food has a second momo cart in Sunnyside

On Sunday on our way to the St. Pat’s For All parade, we got off at the 46th Street 7 stop and spied a most surprising and beautiful thing under the train at street level – a momo cart! This is very exciting because momos are so delicious, and for the longest time Jackson Heights was the place to get them. Seems as though the momo is expanding and finding its way to other Queens neighborhoods. We tried the steamed chicken momos and they were absolutely scrumptious. We went back after the parade and bought some frozen ones to take home. This cart is at the 46th Street 7 stop every day from noon-10:30, according to the woman who runs the cart.

Another baby seal visits the Rockaways

Here’s another little guy who washed up in the Rockaways this weekend. It was at Beach 103. Awww…

Image source: Locals Surf School

Get ready for the Better Transit for Western Queens volunteer day with Riders Alliance

The folks at Riders Alliance sent out an email announcing their Better Transit for Western Queens volunteer day on Sunday, March 10th at noon. It’s a chance to survey subway stations and document any problems, and help make future transit experiences more enjoyable for all involved (there’s free food, too). Join them in front of the Dunkin’ Donuts, which is located at 25-19 Queens Plaza North in LIC (GMAP).

A convergence of Queens, Manhattan, and Russia in Far Rockaway

We came across this curious restaurant review for Far Rockaway, which is a restaurant from the folks behind Manhattan’s Death & Co, a “swanky speakeasy-style bar” in the East Village. The thing is, this restaurant isn’t in Queens, it’s in Moscow (2 Turgenevskaya Ploshchad – GMAP) at the at Chistiye Prudy stop. Here’s a little bit from the review:

The Rockaways remain relatively untouched by gentrification, creating an unlikely inspiration for a bar that offers multiple preparations of lobster. At a time when many residents are still lining up for federal aid supplies, the concept seems particularly ill-conceived. But questionable name aside, Far Rockaway does have some smarts that elevate it above the city’s other American spots.

With its heavy atmosphere and calorie-packing food, Far Rockaway seems to be aiming at the dude contingent – and judging by the table of Russian patsany downing beers next to us, it’s doing pretty well. The place maintains a vaguely speakeasy vibe with dark wood, leather booths and murky lighting, which gets even murkier at the lower-level bar.

This review was apparently written by an American in Moscow, named Joy Neumeyer. It is fascinating to see how Queens is viewed through the Moscow filter.

The Friends of Steinway Mansion have arrived

A group of local neighbors have formed the Friends of the Steinway Mansion, who plan to work together to find a buyer for the landmarked house (18-33 41st St – GMAP), with hopes that it will become a museum or a cultural center. The Italianate-style villa has 27 rooms, and really is huge. We stumbled upon a chance to see the insides years ago and we can tell you that even then, when it was chock full of stuff, it was an amazing sight. We wonder if the hot tub is still in the basement. Anyway, the Friends would like to see the mansion sold and turned into a community center or something that treasures the building’s past. We shall see what happens.