Corona (New York)

Kool G Rap Reveals He Used To Sell Crack Out Of A Key Food Supermarket

"Been through hard times, even worked part-time/ In a Key Food store, sweeping floors sometimes," rapped Kool G Rap back on 1989's golden era rap standard "Road to the Riches." So on a whim we asked Corona's gangsta rap godfather about the line. He obliged and regaled us with an anecdote that involv ... More >>

VIDEO: Here's the Man Accused of Luring Children in Corona, Queens

The NYPD is asking for help to find a man suspected of attempting to lure two teenage girls last Friday, January 25, in the Queens neighborhood of Corona. The first incident happened in the morning, around 7 a.m. Police say a 13-year-old Hispanic girl was walking on Northern Boulevard near 102 Stre ... More >>

Education Supplement: Education Listings

Slain Guardsman Posthumously Promoted To Sergeant; Investigation Into Shooting Continues

The National Guardsman fatally shot by an NYPD detective earlier this month was laid to rest on Friday. He also got a promotion.Guardsman Noel Polanco held the rank of specialist in life. Friday, he was posthumously promoted to sergeant."This is a promotion for outstanding accomplishments and servic ... More >>

Tacos Cachanilla: Pass Me the Pigskin

A visit to one of the city's most evolved taquerias

Get Off the Sidewalk for Summer Outdoor Dining

Hold the exhaust fumes

Take Me Out to (Dinner at) the Ballgame: What To Eat at Citifield

Canned Kozy Shack pudding dispensed from a booth and twee little bottles of wine with the plastic cup built into the top of the bottle? This is baseball fare? I went to the Mets' third game of the season versus the Atlanta Braves yesterday afternoon. The baseball was entertaining (Mets won 7 to 5, ... More >>

Manuel Mayi: 21 Years After Teen's Murder, Mother Lacks Answers (UPDATE)

On March 28, 1991, Manuel Mayi was beaten to death by a mob in Corona, Queens. At the time, as many as 10 white individuals chased the 18 year-old Dominican for 16 blocks. They then hit him with baseball bats, fatally cracking his skull. Cops made three arrests. The District Attorney tried one ind ... More >>

Electeds Hopeful State Will Draw New Latino Congressional District

Pray for fair redistricting, y'all! Politics and religion mixed this afternoon at a rally in a Washington Heights church where civic leaders, backed by a handful of elected officials, pushed for the state to draw a majority Latino congressional district that would include parts of upper Manhattan, ... More >>

Fake-Cop Robber Hits the Streets, Stops and Frisks Victim Just Like a Real Cop

​Of course this is a thing. Cops say that yet another punk is pretending to be a police officer -- and robbing people. But wait, it gets better: This fake cop has apparently read up on what real badges do -- he stops and frisks his victims. Here's what happened. Around 8:20 a.m. on Dec. 2 ... More >>

Three Predictions About the Near Future of Art

Burning police cars, anyone?

Mexican Food: Still Fancy, Hip

cbertel/Flickr​A veritable eon after La Esquina made tacos safe for the bottle service set, the "trendy taqueria" seems to still be a thing.

Fork in the Road's Favorite Ice Cream in New York

Stu_Spivack/Flickr​ It's time for Tuesday Toasts, our weekly feature highlighting the Fork in the Road team's favorite versions of popular dishes and favorite spots in the city for a given activity. They might not be the best or the coolest or the newest, but instead represent the things and p ... More >>

Today in El Diario: 7 Train Least Gross?

​7 train said to be least gross Maria Medrano Arevalo's eyes were wide with surprise, according to the Spanish-language daily.  "I can't believe somebody thought that the 7 train is the cleanest of all the train lines," she told the paper, referring to a recent survey that found the 7 to be ... More >>

Happy Earth Day From America's Sexiest Trees

Super sexy tree via Walt Stoneburner​Earth Day has the misfortune of landing on Good Friday this year, but that's not going to take away any attention from what this day's all about: hot, sexy trees. We've compiled a list of the country's sexiest, and they're sure to get your heart pounding. I ... More >>

Sol de Quito Helps You Get High in Bushwick

A Brooklyn restaurant helps your stomach scale the Ecuadorean Andes

Tacos Morelos Truck Brings Tacos Placeros to Williamsburg. Double Yum!

​Now you don't have to go to East Elmhurst to enjoy a taco placeros, just take the L to the Bedford stop. Four years ago on an extreme taco run from Corona to Woodside on Roosevelt Avenue - intent on sampling every at least two tacos from every store, truck, and cart - my gang and I stumbled ... More >>

Your Week In Nightlife, Starring Blaqstarr, Kode9, Classixx, And Nomi Ruiz

​It is freezing outside, there's no doubt about that. And while we know it's almost impossible to leave the comfort of your toasty apartment, the weekend's dance schedule demands it. A mix of disco, Latin grooves, African drums, dub wars, and dubstep awaits, alongside a club-king-turned-r&b-si ... More >>

Weekend Brighton Beach Barbacoa Run

​We tried in vain to calculate how many goats the massive barbacoa pot held at El Jarochito. Alongside Sunset Park, East Elmhurst, and Corona, Brighton Beach and Coney Island are collectively becoming one of the foremost destinations for southern Mexican food. That was confirmed last weekend ... More >>

Random Photos From the Preceding Week

​For $39, you too can be Mario Batali, Eataly.

My 10 Favorite Queens Restaurants

​The sel momo at Mustang Thakali Kitchen -- much better than Dunkin' Donuts. This countdown is intended to be a bit different from the other "10 Best" lists, specifically reflecting the places I return to again and again in Queens on my own dime, long after I've critiqued them. The food is co ... More >>

Gabbana to Bring Nouveau Dominican to Corona, Queens

Ricardo Cardona​A new Modern Dominican restaurant is getting ready to open near Citi Field in Corona, Queens in the coming weeks. Gabbana, originally slated to open this week, is the brainchild of Ricardo Cardona, who keeps busy helming the kitchens of Sofrito, Lua, MamaJuana Café, and Hudson ... More >>

Queens Nocturne: Lemon Ice King of Corona by Twilight

​ Cares of the day aside, heat still radiating from the pavement as the sun, in a mellow haze, plunges below the roofline to the west, we make our way toward The Lemon Ice King of Corona for the summer's favorite refreshment. Standing on the sidewalk in the glow that issues from the brightly l ... More >>

Our 10 Best Italian-American Heroes

​The Meatball Shop's excellent meatball hero. The invention of the Italian-American hero must be considered one of the happiest occurrences of 20th-century American cuisine. It happened in the 1920s. French bread had just been introduced into the United States and caused a craze. Every Italia ... More >>

Rockaway Taco Gets New Ingredients and a New Neighbor

PacificStandardSome Rockaway Taco specimens.​On sunny days such as this one, our thoughts naturally turn away from fluorescent office lighting and towards the lovely beaches of Queens. So it's inspiring to hear that the folks behind Rockaway Taco are finding ever more ways to lure us to the A ... More >>

Impose Test Patterns Party With Aa, Liturgy, and Dan Friel

all photos by Rebecca SmeyneLiturgy Last night was another installment of Test Patterns, the showcase of our pals over at Impose throw every month. This round featured drum tribe Aa, YIMBY faves Liturgy, and the solo work of Parts & Labor's Dan Friel. Apparently they're all too hungover to post any ... More >>

Lunchtime Munch Time at Torrisi Italian Specialties and Despaña

Big heros and little tapas for your nooner

A Chocolate Cruise from Windstar; Contaminated Foods at Airport Restaurants

​Nancy DeBenedittis, the owner of Leo's Latticini, better known as Mama's of Corona, passed away earlier this month at age 90. Mama's was a regular joint for cops, firefighters, sanitation workers, parks employees and other city workers. [NY Daily News] Airport restaurants have been cited in ... More >>

Queens Dems to Endorse Challenger for Monserrate's Seat

​Local Democrats desire to distance themselves and the electorate from state senator Hiram Monserrate, recently convicted of a lesser charge in an attack on his girlfriend, and tonight the Queens Democratic Party, the Post confirms, will announce that it is backing a challenger for his seat fo ... More >>

From Hormonal Fish to Chickens, Exploring Wildlife on the 7 line

The 7 train that cuts through Queens has long been known as the "International Express," after all the different nationalities that live in its shadow. Recently a group of urban ecology students from Columbia and Barnard mapped the line's lesser-known diversity: its wildlife. According to the free ... More >>

Queen Asst. Principal "Critically Ill" with Swine Flu; 3 Schools Close (UPDATE: 3 Schools Shut All Next Week)

Looks like it's time to PANIC again: a Queens assistant principal is reported "critically ill" with swine flu. The Times says the unidentified educator is on a respirator. Three Queens schools -- P.S. 5 in Elmhurst, Intermediate School 5 in Corona, and Intermediate School 238 in Hollis, aka the Susa ... More >>

Special Food Edicíon

Front Man

Newspapers, nail clippers, combs, and Corona beer

Grease Is Good!

Are lard, eggs, and fish tacos the new health foods?

Scary Ride at Coney Island

Extreme makeover not amusing to everybody in the amusement district

No-Pain Gain

Urban sports for low-energy athletes

Don't Cast Away Puerto Rico

The little island that could is still a vacationer's paradise

Pumping Meat

Wait patiently for the best stuff at Ironbound all-you-can-eat

Events

One Great Dish

Served up: annals of the science of restaurant reviewing

Sororal Fixation

The Taste of Others

Privacy Meets Public Safety

A 'Pragmatic Progressive' Emerges from Queens

Dutch Tacos

NY Mirror

Close-Up On: Sunnyside

Close-Up On: Jackson Heights

And 20 Things to Eat

10 Summer Food Destinations

Bias Murder Revisited

After 11 Years, Hope for Justice in Latino’s Beating Death

Listings

Law of the Jungle