Image source: NYC Parks – Corona Plaza in Corona, Queens
We received this request from a college student at Parsons the New School for Design – Cody Herrmann is doing a project about new creative public space in Corona, Queens. If you feel so inclined, and are a resident of Corona, consider taking this survey. (more…)
Image Source: Queens Economic Development Corporation
Corona Cares for the Rockaways is a cultural festival/hurricane relief event at the newly refurbished Corona Plaza (GMAP). Enjoy an afternoon of diverse dance performances, concerts, children’s activities, and art. Plus, there will be a checkpoint where people can donate materials to a van that will make nonstop round trips to The Rockaways and back.
Corona Cares for the Rockaways
Saturday, Nov. 10
Corona Plaza, Roosevelt Ave., between 103 and 104 Streets
12 noon-4 pm | Free
Image source: QEDC
We’ve written about Corona Plaza, the new pedestrian plaza along Roosevelt Ave by the 103rd Street 7 stop. The community has embraced it and it has become a true gathering place in the neighborhood, colloquially known now as “La Placita.” Last week (9/13) various stakeholders – the Queens Economic Development Corporation, NY Community Bancorp, elected officials, residents, nonprofits – came out to celebrate the first phase of the renovation.
And there is a second phase in the works, with more improvements to be implemented next year. (more…)
We like big burgers and we cannot lie.
Burgers are all the rage in Queens – they are popping up everywhere throughout the borough. Out in Ridgewood, there’s “one burger to rule them all” at least in the diameter-enhanced department. That would be the pljeskavica (say it with us - PLYESS-kah-vee-tsah). It gets all griddled up, slapped on lepinja (bread) and topped with ajvar (red pepper spread), kamjak (a kind of thick, clotted cream) and some onions (get tomato and lettuce, too, if you want). Nom.
Where to run your woof-woof in Queens.
If you’re looking for a dog run in Queens, look no further than our article, The dog park scene in your Queens neighborhood. Anne Shisler-Hughes has put together a terrific rundown of dog-friendly spaces in the borough.
Tacos, sopes, tamales, and more tacos.
Over on We Heart Astoria there is an epic post about unsung tacos in Astoria. It is full of Mexican food goodness (we should know, as our editor accompanied the writers on some of the exploratory taco adventures – La Cabana queso taco all the way).
Come to Queens for the best street food, no lie. And the Vendys realize it.
The Vendy Awards are coming on September 15, and there are two carts from Queens – Tortas Nezas and Hamza and Madina Halal Foods – and one owner from Queens – Uncle Gussy’s – in the pool of finalists. Tortas Nezas is out on 111th Street near Roosevelt Ave in Corona; his tortas are legendary, and each one of them is named after a different Mexican football team. Hamza and Madina Halal is at 254-05 Hillside Ave – right on the border between Queens and Nassau – and is behind some seriously kickass white sauce. Queens represents! Good luck Tortas Nezas and Hamza and Madina Halal Foods!
Corona Plaza is cool and the community loves it.
In case you missed it last week – Streetfilms made their way over to the new Corona Plaza to see how the community felt about it and is using it. Verdict: LOVE! Check out the video to see for yourself.
Check out this video that Streetfilms made of the new Corona Plaza near the 103rd Street 7 station.
We talked about Corona Plaza from the viewpoint of Corona’s Plaza, the community oriented programming commissioned by the Queens Museum of Art.
