Kew Gardens

by QueensNYC

03/28/13 3:00pm

Queens Small Business Achievement Awards: Who will you nominate?

by QueensNYC

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The Queens Tribune has announced the inaugural Queens Small Business Achievement Awards and Breakfast, scheduled for April 19 at Queens College.

The awards is public and you can submit your own nominees. There are six categories – Green Businesses (sustainability), Tech Sector, Community Involvement, Minority-Owned, Women-Owned, General Innovation – and you can submit nominees for all six! Nominations must be received by April 8, 2013 and winners will be announced at the breakfast.

02/13/13 10:00am

Question of the day – should Triumph of Civic Virtue have stayed in Queens?

Question of the Day

A little while back we wrote about the moving of Triumph of Civic Virtue from Kew Gardens to Brooklyn – this is a controversial statue on many levels, and recently some neighbors, like Kew Gardens resident Jon Torodash, believe that it was wrongly taken (decisions made in secret) away from Queens. And then there are some that find the statue offensive and misogynistic (it’s perceived as a dude crushing two female mythical creatures under his foot). We were by Borough Hall the other day, and must admit that it looks like something is missing. But what do you think – should it have stayed in Queens? Does it even matter? Let us know your thoughts on this – leave us a comment here or via twitter at @queensnycity.

Triumph of Civic Virtue

02/08/13 3:00pm

The continuing saga of Civic Virtue – why was it moved from Kew Gardens to Brooklyn?

Green-Wood Cemetery, statue, Triumph of Civic Virtue

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The NY Daily News reports that there are a number of Queens residents perturbed that the Triumph of Civic Virtue statue was moved from its long time home near Borough Hall in Kew Gardens to the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. They want to know how and why it was moved, and in December they filed a Freedom of Information Law request with the city for the deets. (more…)

Question of the Day

01/14/13 10:00am

Question of the day – have you ever served jury duty?

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The Criminal Courthouse in Kew Gardens

We’re curious – in part because QNYC’s Editor has been called – if you have served jury duty – and if so, where? Did you sit on a Grand Jury or a Trial Jury? What was your experience there (without revealing anything of a sensitive nature)? And if you haven’t served yet, do you wish to? We’d love to know more. Leave a comment here or via twitter at @queensnycity.

Food and Drink

Forest Hills

01/11/13 12:00pm

A strong tradition and a new generation of Italian restaurants in Forest Hills

Forest Hills, and the communities immediately surrounding the neighborhood, have always been home to a solid selection of classic Italian restaurants where generations of Queensians have dined on osso bucco and fried clams, antipasto and cheesecake. Not surprisingly, when chefs have looked for strategic locations to place new Italian restaurants, they have wisely chosen Forest Hills, where a seasoned audience for that cuisine exists.

Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills has been an especially significant thoroughfare for Italian venues, home to places like Villa Isabella (which used to be Sarabella, if anyone remembers back that far – GMAP), Picola Italia (GMAP), and Alberto (GMAP). These establishments focus on sound, recognizable menus, affordable wine ($7 Chianti), valet parking, prix fixe specials on selected nights, live music on weekends, and on welcoming big parties, even on holidays. If you’re not a long-timer, your experience at any of these spots may or may not be stellar.

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Alberto, Danny Brown, Dee's, Il Poeta, Italian, Nick's brick oven pizza, Spolini's, Tuscan Hills

Corona

11/30/12 9:00am

QNYC Event Highlight: You Say Tomato I Say Shut Up!

Categories, Flushing, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Locations, Place, Weekend

Participate in special QNYC/QEDC/Queens Theatre ticket giveaway.

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Queens Theatre puts its money where its marriage is. Premiering tonight, You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up! is a hilarious-yet-moving drama written by and starring a real-life couple. Annabelle Gurwitch (Dinner and a Movie, Fired!) and Jeff Kahn (The Ben Stiller Show, Forty Year Old Virgin), who got hitched 17 years ago, take the audience on a 75-minute tour-de-force. After trials and tribulations enhanced by opposing personalities, the spouses learn to navigate their conflicts by embracing each other’s differences, taking on parenting as a competitive sport and dropping out of couple’s therapy. The show will run through Dec. 9 as follows: Fri., 7:30pm; Sat., 8pm; matinees Wed. and Sat., 2pm; and Sun., 3pm.

You Say Tomato I Say Shut Up!
Queens Theatre
14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
Friday, November 30 (through December 9)
7:30pm – 9:30pm | $25-$49

Annabelle Gurwitch, Dinner and a Movie, Fired!, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Forty Year Old Virgin, Jeff Kahn, Queens Theatre, The Ben Stiller Show, You Say Tomato I Say Shut Up

Flushing

11/25/12 9:00am

QNYC Highlight Event: Honoring Raoul Wallenberg

Categories, Featured, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Kew Gardens Hills, Place, Weekend

Honoring Raoul Wallenberg

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Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish native of Christian heritage, is credited with saving the lives of roughly 100,000 Hungarian Jews during World War II. The Queens Jewish Community Council, The Young Israel of Hillcrest and The Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Commission will host a special recognition and appreciation event honoring him on the occasion of his centennial birthday. Attendees will include representatives from the Israeli, Hungarian and Swedish Consulates, prominent elected officials, Jewish clergy and lay leaders, Holocaust survivors and their families.

Young Israel of Hillcrest, 169-07 Jewel Ave., Hillcrest

Sunday, November 25

2pm – 4 pm | FREE

Hillcrest, Holocaust, Hungarian Consulate, Hungarian Jews, Israeli Consulate, Jewel Avenue, Queens Jewish Community Council, Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish Consulate, Young Israel of Hillcrest

Food and Drink

11/21/12 12:00pm

A Thanksgiving shortcut, baked goods from Homestead

Place, Shopping

There are two scenarios for a home-hosted Thanksgiving. In the first, you’re having people over and preparing the meal. In the second, you’re going to someone else’s place, simply bringing something along. In this second scenario, you can tote along a nice bottle of Côtes du Rhône or a sliceable baguette or a fresh pumpkin pie – and all that is lovely and satisfying – but we live in Queens, and we have some interesting and unexpected options to round out a beautiful gathering of family and friends.

Take for example Homestead Gourmet Shop, located in the main shopping district of Kew Gardens at 81-45 Lefferts Boulevard, at the corner of Cuthbert Road, (GMAP). (more…)

Homestead, Polish deli, sekacz, struedel, Thanksgiving

Food and Drink

Bayside

11/16/12 9:00am

QNYC Event Highlight: Two Restaurants, One Benefit

Kew Gardens, Music, Outings, Rockaways, Sales, Deals, and Services