Far Rockaway Spotlight: A $278M Bet on NYC’s Forgotten Waterfront
Construction began in April 2026 on Arverne East Building D — a $278 million Passive House development bringing 318 affordable units, including co-op homeownership opportunities, to Far Rockaway’s oceanfront.
Queens Homeowners: Plus One ADU Application Closes June 12
Queens has more eligible properties than any other borough for NYC’s Plus One ADU program. The current application window closes June 12, 2026. Here’s how to apply.
Astoria’s New Cafe Wave: L’oro Espresso Bar and What’s Opening This Summer
Astoria has been adding new spots at a steady pace this spring, and June is shaping up to continue that trend. Leading the recent arrivals is L’oro Espresso Bar, a new Italian-inspired cafe that brings something Astoria’s coffee scene has been missing: a proper espresso bar with housemade bomboloni, rustic brick walls, and the kind […]
Queens Community Board Meetings June 2026: Forest Hills, Rego Park & Beyond
June marks the final stretch of the community board meeting season in New York City — and in Queens, several boards are hosting their last full meetings before summer recess. Whether you live in Forest Hills, Rego Park, Woodhaven, or another part of the borough, there are opportunities this month to weigh in on issues […]
MinKwon Center: 40 Years Serving Queens’ Korean and Immigrant Community
If you walk up to the second floor of 133-29 41st Avenue in Flushing, you will find the MinKwon Center for Community Action — a small-office organization that has been doing consequential work in Queens since 1984. Founded originally as YKASEC in Jackson Heights, it has evolved over four decades into what it describes as […]
Jackson Heights Self-Guided Walk: Queens’ Most Delicious Mile
There is a stretch of Queens that food writers have been calling the most diverse eating corridor on earth for decades — and yet most New Yorkers outside the borough have never walked it. Roosevelt Avenue through Jackson Heights, and the streets radiating off it, represent something genuinely rare: a neighborhood where Colombian panaderías, Tibetan […]
Queens Weekend Preview: Night Market, Sopranos Exhibit Closes, LIC Springs, May 30-31
Queens delivers options across all interests this weekend. The Sopranos exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image is on its final weekend in Astoria, the Queens Night Market kicks off its regular Saturday evening session in Flushing Meadows, a free street festival fills Long Island City on Saturday afternoon, and the Noguchi Museum is […]
Flushing, Queens in 2026: What to Know About the Borough’s Most Dynamic Neighborhood
Flushing is the commercial and cultural heart of Queens, and in 2026 it remains one of the most densely active neighborhoods in New York City. Centered on Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue — one of the city’s great urban intersections — it is home to the largest Chinatown outside of Manhattan, a substantial Korean-American community, […]
Queens Transit Policy 2026: New Fares, No More MetroCard Sales, What Riders Need to Know
The MTA’s 2026 fare and policy changes are now in effect. Queens riders: the base fare is $3, MetroCards can’t be purchased anymore, and the 7-day fare cap is now automatic. Here’s how it all works.
Freddy’s Pizza Lands in Astoria: A Whitestone Legend Goes Queens
Astoria just got a new slice spot with serious old-school credentials. Freddy’s Pizza — the thin-crust and Sicilian institution that has been operating out of Whitestone since 1961 — has opened its first Queens expansion at 25-27 Broadway in Astoria. If you grew up in northeastern Queens, the name is probably already familiar. For everyone […]