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Spiked ciders, hot toddies and mulled wines can help soothe the soul on long winter nights and during the hectic holiday hustle. Here are six tasty picks for thirsty tipplers on the hunt for delicious festive cocktails and other warming spirits in Astoria and Long Island City that pack a serious palatal punch this season.

Image source: DiWine – their cozy interior with the semi private booths on the right

Nothing screams the holidays quite like boozy eggnog! Astoria date-night fave DiWine is classing up this seasonal staple by once again adding a creamy, nutmeg-infused Eggnog Martini to its specialty cocktail menu this month. The velvety smooth drink that’s made with spiced rum, bourbon, cinnamon and fresh eggnog is served in, you guessed it, a martini glass. It’s a yummy treat perfect for cozying up in one of their (semi) private booths. If rich ‘nog isn’t your thing, try the Bourbon Cherry Old Fashioned.

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Rockaways

by QueensNYC

11/03/12 10:49pm

Hurricane Sandy before and after pics from the MTA: buses, trains, tunnels, bridges, tracks

by QueensNYC

The MTA was out taking photographs before, during and after Hurricane Sandy. We’ve assembled some of the Queens focused ones here.

As Hurricane Sandy approached, the MTA moved buses out of the Casey Stengel Depot in Willets Point up to higher ground at Citi Field.

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Question of the Day

10/29/12 10:00am

Question of the day – what are you planning to do today?

Watch tv in pajamas.

Spend the day staring into nothing.

stuck inside? YES! how will you spend your day (aside from facebook/twitter)?

October 29, 2012 9:12 am via Facebook ReplyRetweetFavorite

@Greenpointers

Jen G.

So how’s it going, everyone? What are you planning to do today? Let us know with a comment here or via twitter at @queensnycity.

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Featured

10/28/12 1:40pm

Queens hurricane evacuation centers

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Image source: NOAA via Wikimedia Commons

Hurricane Sandy is causing the city to order some mandatory evacuations. Here is a list of Queens evacuation centers – there are 16 of them available to those who have been asked to leave their homes. (more…)

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Featured

10/28/12 12:30pm

Hurricane Sandy is coming to Queens (and beyond)

Image source: NYC Office of Emergency Management

As you are no doubt aware, we’ve got a hurricane nipping at our heels. Hurricane Sandy is on its way here and it looks bad – and it will become even worse because it’s scheduled to have a meetup with a Nor’easter – the collision of these two storms have caused some weather folks to nickname the whole thing, “Frankenstorm” – this is ironic especially since we are so close to Halloween. “Turduckenstorm” has also made an appearance as well – a storm within a storm.

On a more serious note, over on the Facebook page for Craig Allen – the meteorologist at CBS 880 AM, is some good information. Here’s a storm tracking map - all the possible predictable paths the storm could take.

Image source: CBS 880 AM

Would have been great if the storm took the path of that outer green path. And here’s the storm along the Southeast coast (click to enlarge).

Image source: CBS 880 AM

It’s a big one. (more…)

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Arts and Culture

Flushing

by Stella Dacuma Schour

10/06/12 9:00am

QueensNYC Event Highlight: Hindu Temple Society of North America (OHNY)

by Stella Dacuma Schour

Image Source: shawnzam on Flickr

OHNY: Hindu Temple Society of North America – openhousenewyork lets us inside the Hindu Temple Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapati Devasthanam (GMAP). One of the nation’s oldest and and largest temples founded by Hindu immigrants, this temple boasts of elaborately carved shrines/icons and is built with black granite stone imported from India and conforms to the ancient Hindu temple construction code. Come for a visit, today and tomorrow!

OHNY: Hindu Temple Society of North America
October 6 & 7, 2012
8am-9pm | $5 Reservation fee

culture, Events, Flushing, Hindu Temple, OHNY, queens, religious freedom

by anatoleashraf

08/20/12 1:30pm

Judge blocks Bloomberg’s plan to allow livery cab street hails in the outer boroughs

by anatoleashraf