Everybody knows that Queens has great food. Now you can to eat your way through the borough with "Wildman” Steven Brill. His
walking-and-tasting tour of QueensWay is set for Sept. 3 at 10 am. Brill — a professional urban forager — has been leading wild food strolls in NYC parks since 1982.
It’s time to get your groove on! Flushing Town Hall will host the
Monthly Jazz Jam on Sept. 6 at 7 pm -- and the first Wednesdays of upcoming months. The rules are simple. Musicians get together…and get down. Participants include professionals looking to hone their chops and enthusiasts who just listen.
The world's best tennis is only part of the fun this week. The borough serves many other aces with live music, urban foraging, circus zaniness, birds, tinkering, art, and a tribute to a comedian with a big heart. Have fun during the last week before the school year starts.
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“I make you nam tok haeng,” Cherry said, offering a dry version of a pork blood and liver soup. “With flat noodles.” I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but the result was one of the best noodle dishes I’ve had in recent memory. Check it out at Pata Paplean in Elmhurst.
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The first Andean bear ever to be born in New York City entered the world at Queens Zoo over the winter. Now, the cute, cuddly cub is about eight-months-old and making public appearances with his mother, Nicole. Like all children, he's growing up so fast, so catch him soon. (The zoo posts cub-dates.)
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Tourists and Queens enjoy a love match during the U.S. Open. The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is the largest public tennis facility in the world.
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