BY ROSA KIM The dreaded low-battery warning—we’ve all seen it. Thanks to AT&T, Queens residents will be able to re-charge their phones, tablets and other mobile devices at solar mobile charging stations, free of charge. Located at Rockaway Beach, Clearview Golf Course and Socrates Sculpture Park, the charging units work day and night, even when [...]
Here’s your guide to all the Halloween happenings in Queens this October. Pumpkin Patch Queens County Farm Museum 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Glen Oaks Thru October 28 Saturdays & Sundays 11:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Haunted House at the Poppenhusen The Poppenhusen Institute 114-04 14th Road College Point Friday, October 26-Saturday, October 27 Wednesday, October 31 5:00-6:00 [...]
QUEENS Saturday, October 20 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., At It’s My Park Day, New Yorkers volunteer and celebrate their neighborhood parks and public spaces throughout the five boroughs by taking part in local volunteer projects and free family-friendly, cultural, fitness and arts events. Just find a local park that is hosting an It’s My [...]
Queens Friday, August 31 7 p.m. – 10 p.m., Take in the 1965 classic, “Doctor Zhivago,” at the Museum of the Moving Image. Based on Boris Pasternak’s novel, this tale of a love triangle set against the Bolshevik Revolution is an astonishing feat, as emotionally involving as it is visually spectacular. Highlights include Freddie Young’s Oscar-winning [...]
Queens Friday, August 24 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Take a whale and dolphin watching cruise, leaving from Riis Landing in Rockaway. Reservations required. 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Come to an evening of dancing under the stars at Gorman Playground. There will be music, face painting for children, and a raffle drawing. Saturday, August 25 11 [...]
EVENT of the DAY: Outdoor Cinema at Socrates Sculpture Park Socrates Sculpture Park, in collaboration with the Museum of the Moving Image and Rooftop Films, presents this annual international film festival focused on a different country or culture each Wednesday evening. Tonight’s feature is the Japanese film “Summer Wars,” (PG) winner of the Japan Academy prize for [...]
In July and August, the Hip to Hip Theatre Company is giving free performances of the Shakespeare plays “Hamlet” and “Comedy of Errors” in various locations in Queens. Wednesday, July 25, 7:30 p.m. Flushing Meadows Corona Park Hamlet Thursday, July 26, 7:30 p.m. Voelker Orth Museum Hamlet Friday, July 27, 7:30 p.m. Lost Batallion Recreation [...]
SummerStage, New York’s largest free performing arts festival, runs in Queens from July 17 until August 9. It features musical performances, from pop and hip-hop to R&B and gospel music, as well as dance, theater film and family programming. For more festival information, visit www.SummerStage.org. Tuesday July 17, 7:00 p.m. Queensbridge Park (concert) Chi-Lites / Felix Hernandez’s [...]
THURSDAY, JULY 5 – SATURDAY, AUGUST 4 The Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats are coming back to Queens Theatre, located at 14 United Nations Avenue South, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Flushing. There is a new cast, new acts and new thrills! Performances will include a combination of acrobatics, traditional dance, costumes, ancient/contemporary music and theatrical techniques. [...]
Even though you can’t see fireworks in Queens, there are still plenty of fun things to do around the borough this Fourth of July holiday. TUESDAY, JULY 3 Fireworks at Citi Field Following the 7:10 p.m. Mets game vs. the Phillies, the Mets will have its annual fireworks night at Citi Field. Don’t have tickets [...]
