Two self-guided Queens walking routes — through Jackson Heights’s global food corridor and historic garden apartments, and into Flushing’s downtown food courts and the quiet lakeshores of Flushing Meadows–Corona Park.
Sunny skies and warm temperatures across Queens on Wednesday June 3, 2026. Northern Queens hits the lower 80s; Southern Queens and the Rockaways stay in the upper 70s with a sea breeze. No alerts. ASP in effect.
A resident’s evergreen service guide to Alley Pond Park, the second-largest park in Queens: address and transit, facilities, restrooms, parking, dog and off-leash rules, special-event permits and how to apply, accessibility, and the 311 numbers to report problems.
There is a stretch of Queens that food writers have been calling the most diverse eating corridor on earth for
Brooklyn gets the press, but Astoria and Long Island City have quietly become one of NYC’s best coffee neighborhoods — and you can still get a seat. Six spots worth the N/W ride, from wood-fired Mighty Oak Roasters to the Sweetleaf institution that started it all.
Brooklyn gets the press, but Astoria and Long Island City have quietly become one of NYC’s best coffee neighborhoods — and you can still get a seat. Six spots worth the N/W ride, from wood-fired Mighty Oak Roasters to the Sweetleaf institution that started it all.
Two major Queens affordable housing lotteries close June 2 and June 8, 2026. Sunnyside studios start at $545 and Astoria Cove studios at $2,126. Here is exactly how to apply, who qualifies, and what to do if you do not.
Queens has a few moving pieces this Memorial Day weekend that are worth knowing before you make plans. The Queens
A cinephile-respectful walking pilgrimage through Sidney Lumet’s New York: 12 Angry Men at Foley Square, Serpico on Minetta Street, Dog Day Afternoon on Prospect Park West, The Pawnbroker corner at Park and 116th, and where to catch Lumet on 35mm in NYC repertory cinemas.
Queens keeps adding to its already stacked food scene this spring, and Astoria is at the center of the latest