Voelker Orth House & Gardens - Queens History The Voelker Orth House and Gardens were the contribution of Elisabeth Voelker Orth, whose grandfather was a German American publisher. The Victorian home is a well preserved home from the late 1800's Victorian America. The gardens are also home to a number of flora and birds. Click here to learn a bit more about Voelker Orth House and Gardens.

Flushing & Corona News Briefs - Queens NY LIBDC Hosts Annual Trade Show Terrace In The Park Event Flushing Meadows Corona Park / November 18, 2009. The Long Island City Business Development Corporation hosted its annual trade show and luncheon. There were somewhere between 50 and 100 exhibitors, including the local Chambers of Commerce, energy suppliers like Con Ed and some of the new energy suppliers, communications companies, local media, banks, healthcare companies and commercial real estate companies / developers. The event was held at the Terrace In The Park.

Waterpod Floating Barge - Flushing Harbor Flushing Queens NY Waterpod: A Good Idea That Floats Flushing / September 26, 2009. Today, amidst all the reasons for cynicism and despair, I found a refreshing glimmer of hope in, of all things, a waterpod. It's a waterpod that contains within it a couple of beings, which if properly funded could spread a good idea like appleseeds across the land, perhaps the globe, and enable all of us to help shape the future of the world in which we live. Mary Mattingly and Ian Daniel are modern day, Ghandi-like activistics. They have guided the good ship Waterpod into and out of eight different harbors along the New York City network of waterways, carrying with them an art performance eco-friendly message that makes a huge statement in very small ways ... but in every moment of each one of their days. Click here to read the rest of the story on The Waterpod in Queens. Scroll down to the next two stories to read the weekend events postings and / or click into the Queens Events section of this site.

Bikes & Bike Riding - Tour De Queens NY Tour De Queens 2009 Photos Of Riders Flushing Queens / July 12, 2009. The second annual Tour De Queens departed on time today at 9.30 am for an 18 mile ride through the borough [the original plan was for a 24 mile course]. We'll be posting a photo album later today with tons of photos taken of the riders as they departed from the Queens Museum Of Art in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The winds were blowing at between five and ten miles per hour which cooled things down, as the temperatures rose into the low eighties on a moderately humid day. Originally the course was to be outlined within the New York Panorama inside the Queens Museum Of Art as had been done last year. But given the current exhibition, Red Lines Housing Crisis, was already using the panaorama as part of the exhibit, outlining the course for the Tour De Queens was dropped. The course was finalized late Friday July 10th, but we are in the process of creating a map of it, so stay tuned. Click here to view photos and read a brief report about the Tour De Queens bike ride 2009 photos in Queens or click here to view photos of the Tour De Queens 2009 Bike Riders.

A Taste Of The World Queens - Citi Field Flushing NY A Taste Of The World In Queens Flushing / April 21, 2009. We had the opportunity to cover 'A Taste Of The World' at Citi Field on Tuesday night. Unfortunately we were confined to Caesar's Club which is the new bar and restaurant on the fifth floor of the complex, so this report will include only a small update on the new stadium. Sixty restaurants were included in the event, all of which were from a section of Queens. We sampled a number of their offerings and we'll provide a full review in the Restaurants section sometime this weekend or early next week. In the meantime, click this link for a very sketchy first draft of A Taste Of The World in Queens at Citi Field in Flushing NY.

Queens International Art Exhibit At Queens Museum Of Art - Flushing NY This a report and review of the fourth bi-annual Queens International Art Exhibit which opened at the Queens Museum Of Art in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in the Flushing / Corona neighborhoods of Queens NY. 1 opinion posted

Tour de Queens Bike Ride - Cycling In Queens NY Tour de Queens Bike Ride This Sunday 500 Bicyclists Slots Available The Morning Of The Ride The Tour de Queens Bike Ride is scheduled for this Sunday. About 1,000 riders comprised of singles, adults, families and kids will ride through parts of the borough with a police escort. The bike ride will cover a 24 mile trail beginning and ending at the Unisphere across from the Queens Museum Of Art in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The trail route will not be officially disclosed until the morning of the ride but we have unconfirmed reports it will have an eastern Queens slant through some of the neighborhoods of great jazz legends and some beautiful architecture. Click here for more on Biking In Queens / Tour de Queens Bike Ride 2009.

Contemporary Indian Art Of The Diaspora - Queens Museum Of Art / Flushing NY This is a review of the Indian Arts Of The Diaspora Art Exhibit at the Queens Museum Of Art in the Flushing Meadows Corona Park in the Flushing / Corona neighborhoods of Queens NY. This exhibit is includes some forty Indian emigrant artists who delve into and express the influences of their multi-cultural lives.

Queens Botanical Garden - Flushing NY - Aphrodisiac Class This is a report on a class taught at the Queens Botanical Garden in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens NY. The class was intended to enhance one's understanding of the nature, effect and care of herbs which may be used as aphrodisiacs.

Last Mets Baseball Games At Shea Stadium - Flushing Queens NY The New York Mets played the Florida Marlins in the last three games played at Shea Stadium in the Flushing Corona neighborhood of Queens NY. Shea Stadium will be demolished in the winter of 2009.

Jerry Stiller At Queens Theatre In The Park - Flushing NY Jerry Stiller, George Costanza's father in Seinfeld and Doug Heffernan's father-in-law in The King Of Queens performed at The Queens Theatre In The Park in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens NY. Flushing

Queens Theatre In The Park - Flushing NY - Sam Rossi This is story about Sam Rossi And The Chart Toppers which was a singing engagement featuring Sam Rossi who sang songs from the sixties and seventies at Queens Theatre In The Park in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens NY.

Flushing Neighborhood / Corona Neighborhood NY This is the Flushing / Corona neighborhood front page which contains news about events and attractions in the Flushing / Corona neighborhoods, including stories on dining / restaurants, shopping, events and other neighborhood news and information. 1 opinion posted