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January 23, 2012
Where Do I Find Northern Chinese Dumplings? [Happy Chinese New Year!]
Northern Chinese dumplings, thick-skinned and cheap Samantha G. asks: Hey! I love northern Chinese food. I grew up with a wonderful northern/Cantonese dim-sum-style restaurant in Rockville, Maryland. I was wondering if there is anything similar in NYC? Thanks!
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January 4, 2012
Roadie
Northern Chinese dumplings, thick-skinned and cheap Samantha G. asks: Hey! I love northern Chinese food. I grew up with a wonderful northern/Cantonese dim-sum-style restaurant in Rockville, Maryland. I was wondering if there is anything similar in NYC? Thanks!
Blogs
July 15, 2011
Open and Closed: Say Hello to Neely's, Goodbye to Rockography
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Moran's has shuttered after 25 years in operation just two blocks south of the World Trade Center. Owners Brian and Abby Lydon cited business slowing after 9/11. [DNAInfo] The Carroll Gardens ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2011
Ilonko Krauss, Holocaust Survivor, Hit by Minivan
The local Fox News television reporter puts it like this: "To survive the worst of the worst -- a Nazi death camp! -- and then 70 years later, you're crossing this little street in Queens and you get struck by a car... Well, that's what happened this morning." Basically. Ilonko Krauss was hit ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2011
NYPD Crime Stats: Half The Year Over, Neighborhoods Seeing Spikes in Burglaries and Larcenies
Well, the year is nearly half over, and it's time to do a bit of handicapping of the city's crime statistics. In general, some sections of the city are experiencing a spike in assaults, and a rash of economic crimes--burglaries and grand larcenies, mainly. Overall, citywide crime, according ... More >>
Blogs
June 14, 2011
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 >>
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May 27, 2011
Women's Lib The Big Loser in King-Riggs Match, Says...a Guy
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. September 27, 1973, Vol. XVIII, No. 39 You've come a long way, Bobby by Joe Flaherty Not since the ghastly revelation that Bella Abzug employs a housekeeper has the women's movement suffered such a dark day as September 20, the date of ... More >>
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May 16, 2011
We Want The Airwaves, Baby: 10 Songs About The Ramones
Joey Ramone would have been 60 years old on May 19. This week, in celebration of the birthday of the Queens-born gone-too-soon punk legend, Sound of the City will run a series of features on his life and his legacy. Imitation might be the sincerest form of flattery--and whose style has been ... More >>
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April 5, 2011
O Cuomo, All Ye Faithful
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. December 28, 1972, Vol. XVII, No. 52 O Cuomo, all ye faithful by Joanna Mermey "This guy's the hottest piece of flesh in town," political pundit Doug Ireland informed a crowd at the Lion's Head after Mario Cuomo had mesmerized the Vil ... More >>
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October 8, 2010
Alan Hevesi's Cheating Heart
Of all the crooked pols we have seen standing in the dock in recent years admitting to felonies on the public purse, it would be hard to find a more unlikely catch than Alan Hevesi. Most scamsters emit some whiff of deceit. For Hevesi's fellow former assemblyman from Queens, Tony Seminerio, ... More >>
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August 24, 2010
The Most Annoying People in Tarnation
The Annoying Orange is not a person, and sadly, cannot make the list."People who spend all day in front of an ATM. Read. Push. Insert. Collect. It's not brain surgery, sweetheart. "People who proudly proclaim their 'pro-life' position except in cases of war, capital punishment, and after a c ... More >>
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June 15, 2010
Morning Links: Obama Finishes Gulf Tour; California Man Seeks Bin Laden; Albany Avoids Shutdown
• President Obama will wrap up his stay in the Gulf today after visiting Florida. Tonight he will address the nation from the Oval Office to reassure us that the Gulf "will return to normal" and that BP will pay. Tomorrow, he'll meet with BP. [ABC News]
Blogs
June 9, 2010
13 Worst Restaurant Names in NYC
Everyone agrees that names are getting harder and harder to come by, as the restaurant population increases and the pool of viable names dries up. We've seen some doozies in the last few years, and one of the worst trends has been generic restaurant names, whereby new places are called Kitche ... More >>
Blogs
June 4, 2010
Open & Closed: Say Hello to Taberna; Goodbye to Bar Blanc Bistro
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Bar Blanc Bistro (formerly just Bar Blanc), tried to reinvent itself with a modified name and new chef last year. Now, it has announced it has closed and Sebastian Zijp has gone, but promises t ... More >>
Blogs
May 10, 2010
The MTA's Great Subway Sign and Map Change: The Art Class and The Thievery
The New York Times notes this morning that a whole bunch of signs and maps are going to have to get switched out because a whole bunch of changes are happening to the subway system. Because despite having the $400M for hyperawesome fancy new Kawasaki-designed subway cars, we had to cut servic ... More >>
Blogs
January 14, 2010
Have You Seen... Queens Mostly-Masked Robbers
This crew had a December armed robbery spree in Queens, hitting a mini-mart in Ozone Park on the 9th, a car care center in Bellerose on the 10th, a 7-11 in Kew Garden Hills on the 19th, an a grocery in Forest Hills on the 21st. In this last instance, one of the robbers forgot to pull his mask dow ... More >>
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December 4, 2009
Posts of the Week
It's Friday afternoon, and time to look back fondly on the best posts the week had to offer: We ranked Our 10 Best Beers. Ratha Chau shared his thoughts on the new Norry at Kampuchea, the Asian sandwich craze, and one Michael 'Bao' Huynh.
Blogs
December 1, 2009
Vegetarian (and Vegan) Delights of NYC: Mousabaha at Wafa's in Forest Hills
Also spelled "musabaha," mousabaha is a wonderful Lebanese dish that naturally falls into the vegan category of culinary endeavor. The mousabaha at Wafa's--a six-month-old Lebanese spot on Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills--is transcendent, a piquant stew of chickpeas, tomatoes, and eggpla ... More >>
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October 21, 2009
Clip Job: The Defend Bob Dylan Rally!
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. October 7, 1965, Vol. X, No. 51 Dylan in October By Jack Newfield They booed Bob Dylan at Newport in July, they insulted him at Forest Hills in August, but last Friday at Carnegie Hall they screamed for more of his "rock folk" poetry ... More >>
Dining
September 8, 2009
Fall Guide: Our Retro Dining Picks
10 places that have persisted—somewhat miraculously—among the ceviches, tiny Neapolitan pizzas, and banh mis.
Blogs
September 3, 2009
Tierra Sana in Forest Hills Down for the Count
Food only a colorblind person could love. Fork in the Road friend Joe DiStefano called a few minutes ago to report that Tierra Sana, a place I reviewed in this blog three months ago, was shuttered. "That awful health food spot in Forest Hills has been seized by the City Marshall. While I ha ... More >>
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August 11, 2009
Letters: August 12, 2009
Food only a colorblind person could love. Fork in the Road friend Joe DiStefano called a few minutes ago to report that Tierra Sana, a place I reviewed in this blog three months ago, was shuttered. "That awful health food spot in Forest Hills has been seized by the City Marshall. While I ha ... More >>
Blogs
August 7, 2009
Have You Seen... Flushing 7-11 Robbers
A couple of guys hit a 7-11 at Metropolitan Avenue near Continental Avenue in Flushing* around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday. They robbed the store and the clerks. The picture probably isn't much help. Nonetheless if you have information as to these men or this incident, NYPD asks you to contact 1-800-57 ... More >>
Blogs
June 26, 2009
Posts of the Week
Another Friday, another roundup of our favorite posts from this past week. Back on Monday--in full force! We sampled Yellow Blue's wine in a box and liked it. In our continued quest to sample the strangest snacks of the world, we tasted Walkers Smoky Bacon Potato Crisps. We got the early word on ... More >>
Blogs
June 23, 2009
The Early Word--Tierra Sana in Forest Hills
Tierra Sana is a new vegetarian restaurant in Forest Hills, Queens that describes itself as a Tribal Kitchen, and loudly admonishes you to "Choose Health." The dining room opens onto the Queens Boulevard access road and faces the sun, and it would be a great dining room if it weren't for its coffee- ... More >>
Blogs
June 10, 2009
Clip Job: Oswald Tipster Nuts, and Wilcock Somehow Not Guilty Again!
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesDecember 12, 1963, Vol. IX, No. 8FBI Discovers 3 are 1The distance from Wiggins, Mississippi, to Greenwich Village proved to be only a subway ride on the E train. Stephen H. Landesberg of Forest Hills, Queens, was picked up on December 5 followin ... More >>
Blogs
May 27, 2009
Strange Snacks of the (Dog) World--A FITR Special Investigative Report
The doggie cannoli, a treat your dog won't want to miss (click to enhance the revoltingness) Fork in the Road strolled into a pet store in Forest Hills recently, intent on watching some puppies cavort in their cages. What we found, in addition to the usual rawhide bones and Scooby snacks, were ... More >>
News
May 13, 2009
Letters: May 13
The doggie cannoli, a treat your dog won't want to miss (click to enhance the revoltingness) Fork in the Road strolled into a pet store in Forest Hills recently, intent on watching some puppies cavort in their cages. What we found, in addition to the usual rawhide bones and Scooby snacks, were ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2009
How Do You Spell G-U-T-B-O-M-B?--Eddies Sweet Shop
This Star Wars fan selected a sundae of chocolate ice cream topped with hot fudge, marshmallow syrup, and M & M's. Quick! Click on it before it melts! Founded in 1909, and looking every year its age, Eddies Sweet Shop in Forest Hills is one of the city's great ancient ice cream parlors. Th ... More >>
Blogs
July 13, 2007
Parks Department Seizes Bikes--That's Not Green!
This Star Wars fan selected a sundae of chocolate ice cream topped with hot fudge, marshmallow syrup, and M & M's. Quick! Click on it before it melts! Founded in 1909, and looking every year its age, Eddies Sweet Shop in Forest Hills is one of the city's great ancient ice cream parlors. Th ... More >>
Dining
May 31, 2005
And Don't Forget . . .
Ten champions from previous lists that retain their culinary glory
NYC Life
August 10, 2004
Close-Up on Rego Park
Ten champions from previous lists that retain their culinary glory
NYC Life
August 19, 2003
Never Met a Martini They Didn't Like—or Put on the Menu
Ten champions from previous lists that retain their culinary glory
NYC Life
April 29, 2003
Close-Up on Forest Hills, Queens
Ten champions from previous lists that retain their culinary glory
NYC Life
April 8, 2003
The Woman Next Door
Ten champions from previous lists that retain their culinary glory
NYC Life
March 25, 2003
Lady Guinevere and Men's Wearhouse
Ten champions from previous lists that retain their culinary glory
NYC Life
December 10, 2002
Close-up on Rego Park
Ten champions from previous lists that retain their culinary glory
NYC Life
August 13, 2002
Listings
Ten champions from previous lists that retain their culinary glory
NYC Life
July 23, 2002
Listings
Ten champions from previous lists that retain their culinary glory
Dining
June 18, 2002
Goth Night
Ten champions from previous lists that retain their culinary glory
Music
April 2, 2002
Ramone
Marking the Identity of an Original Rock and Roll Group of 1975
NYC Life
March 19, 2002
Listings
Marking the Identity of an Original Rock and Roll Group of 1975
NYC Life
March 12, 2002
Listings
Marking the Identity of an Original Rock and Roll Group of 1975
Dining
February 26, 2002
Dueling Dragons
Marking the Identity of an Original Rock and Roll Group of 1975
NYC Life
August 1, 2000
One-Bedroom Apartment in 1950s High-Rise
Marking the Identity of an Original Rock and Roll Group of 1975
Dining
February 8, 2000
Hot Times in a Forest Hills Mango
Marking the Identity of an Original Rock and Roll Group of 1975
Dining
December 14, 1999
Bippity Boppity Belle
Marking the Identity of an Original Rock and Roll Group of 1975
Long Island Voice
August 31, 1999
Dirty Work
Marking the Identity of an Original Rock and Roll Group of 1975
Dining
December 1, 1998
Marco and Me
Marking the Identity of an Original Rock and Roll Group of 1975
NYC Life
July 21, 1998
Non-drag Queens
One-bedroom apartment with basement office in row house
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