Posts in category NYC
[Video] Forest Hills State of Mind- P...
Give people a video camera, a modicum of talent and lots of spare time and you are bound to get an awesome video. Case in point, the following piece of work–that pays tribute to Forest Hills in Queens. Who would thought, aye? Here you have Saturday Night Live veteran Rachel Dratch, donning some spandex a la Miss. Keys. And in Jay-Z̵ [...]
[Video] Scrabble in Jackson Heights
![[Video] Scrabble in Jackson Heights](http://indiejourno.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/chickenscrabble2.jpg)
If you like your game night to come with a box of Scrabble, the board game that requires you to actually spell words (gasp) correctly; then here is some news for you. The tricky game was invented in Jackson Heights, Queens by Alfred M. Butts (Whaaa, you say?!)
If you go poking around the hood, there really is no sign, nothing that speaks of [...]
Long Island City 7 Train Cuts: No Tra...
Long Island City businesses complain of revenue loss due to 7 train service cuts between Times Sq. and Queensboro Plaza over the weekends
Every year, when 7 line service is suspended for weekend maintenance work, the business community in Long Island City feels the pinch. This year is no exception, with trains suspended for 10 weekends betwee [...]
[Video] Anthony Bourdain in Astoria: ...
No one comes close to Anthony Bourdain when it comes to calling a spade a spade. Here he is, on a jaunt across Astoria – discovering the authentic Egyptian fare dished out at Kabab Cafe. From goat brains to kidney and balls – this is a compelling reason to stay a carnivore for life. Here’s Bourdain and his buddy Andrew Zim [...]
Queens School Closures: Newtown Vows ...
Newtown High School in Elmhurst, Queens is one of the 32 schools citywide that is on the NY State's list of underperforming schools (Pic Courtesy: About.com, John Roleke
Even as schools across Queens face closure for under-performing academically, one school has decided to fight back. The 113-yr old Newtown High School in Elmhurst, Queen [...]
New York’s Best Blogs: The R...
I love lists–more so when they come out just after the year-end craziness that cranks out all sorts of “Best-of, Worst-of” crap. Beloved alt-weekly Village Voice coughed up this hairball-listing some of Gotham’s best blogs. I read most of them regularly, so was more than happy to see some of my faves make it to the li [...]
Queens Artists and Cultural Organizat...
Queens paid homage to the borough’s artistic talents last Thursday, doling out hundreds of thousands of dollars to individuals and organizations that have made significant creative strides and impacted local communities. The Queens Community Arts Fund this year is distributing $220,000 in grants to more than 40 arts organizations, including e [...]
Queens Hot Chocolate Crawl
Trust the Moms to know where the best hot chocolate is. Mommypoppins got our afternoon mojo cranking again, after listing some of the best places to get your choco on. Here’s the list.
The blog notes that Hot Cocoa is said to beat out tea and wine when it comes to antioxidant concentration. To get the same amount of antioxidants that a [...]
Queens To Get Its First Food Co-op
When Maggie Ornstein, a CUNY student, lived in Manhattan, the farmers markets that popped up almost 6 days a week at different locations was one of her favorite things about the city.
“I loved it,” she said “You could get fresh produce and meet the farmers.” Now, that she has moved to Woodside, Queens, the change [...]
Jamaica Cabbie Returns $21,000
How many times have you forgotten a favorite coat or cell phone in a cab, only to lose it forever? Now, imagine the dread if you left a bag with more than $20,000 in cash and a bunch of passports behind?
That’s exactly what happened to 72-year old Italian tourist Felicia Lettieri on Christmas Eve. Luckily for Lettieri, the cabbie was Jamaica [...]