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Jackson Heights

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Serial Groping In New York City Is Sooo In Right Now

    For the second time in as many days, police are asking the public's help in tracking down a serial groper responsible for at least four unwanted gropings -- and the suspect doesn't appear to be the same man responsible for a recent collection of gropings in Queens. In other words, there currently ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Queens Serial Groper Strikes Again; Borough Plagued By Second Alleged Fondler in Less Than A Year

    There's a man roaming the streets of Queens groping women...again.According to police, the unidentified suspect has extended four unwanted feel-ups to women in Jackson Heights since March 22. In each case, the suspect approached a woman, groped her, and then scampered off.This is the second time in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    I'm The King of Queens! I Visited The Gay Bars There!

    Yes, I checked out the queens in Queens. It was a snowy Wednesday night, but there was still some life to be found in the Jackson Heights bars, where salsa and merengue sounds, twinkly lights, and cheapish drinks make your butt vibrate with the excitement that you've decided to embrace the larger i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Fork in the Road's Favorite Hot Dogs in New York City

    Dinnercraft / 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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2011

    Posts of the Week

    Hey ho, it's Friday afternoon. And therefore time to look back at the week that was. Maxwell Britten of Maison Premiere talks absinthe, Tales of the Cocktail, and proclaims his love for Brooklyn. Battle o' the raw blueberry smoothies: the Juice Press v. Organic Avenue. Our 10 best places to eat a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Mung Bean Laphing at Phayul in Jackson Heights

    ​Square noodles of wiggly, translucent mung bean jelly wobble like worms from another planet, in a sauce of dried chiles, chile oil, and tingly Sichuan peppercorns, with a light aftertaste of soy and vinegar, and a major presence of spring onions and garlic.

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    This Week In the Voice: Real Men Get Their Facts Straight

    ​This week in the Village Voice, out today: Martin Cizmar, Ellis Conklin, and Kristen Hinman explore the origins of a statistic about underaged sex-trafficking, slam Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore's new ad campaign, and shine a light on the celebrity philanthropy industry in their feature "Real ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Today in El Diario: Alcohol's Deadly Toll

    ​Drowning in drink New Yorkers drink a lot, so there's always a steady stream of hospitalizations and emergency room visits because of booze, and some of the city's immigrant communities are leading the way, according to the Spanish-language daily. In 2009, alcohol led to 70,000 emergency room ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 22, 2010

    Gourmet Sweets and Restaurant Spreads Its Treats to Queens

    Unlike the Midwood original, a full-fledged restaurant for Jackson Heights

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Breaking the Ramadan Fast at Gourmet Sweets and Restaurant, New in Jackson Heights

    Goat curry​Last night, the sparkling new Gourmet Sweets and Restaurant in Jackson Heights was bustling with hungry diners breaking the daily Ramadan fast. Three young men avidly slurped falooda; a lone woman in a spangled brown chador downed a plate of goat biryani; children fidgeted in their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Jackson Heights Restaurant Offers Barbecue, Gutter Humor

    ​Our Man Sietsema chronicled the 13 worst restaurant names in New York a little over a month ago, but here's a late entry from Jackson Heights. Needless to say, we don't want to know what they're putting in the barbecue sauce. [Thanks to the intrepid Steven Thrasher for the photo] Have a tip ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    June 29, 2010

    The Beets+Coasting+Alex Bleeker & the Freaks

    ​Our Man Sietsema chronicled the 13 worst restaurant names in New York a little over a month ago, but here's a late entry from Jackson Heights. Needless to say, we don't want to know what they're putting in the barbecue sauce. [Thanks to the intrepid Steven Thrasher for the photo] Have a tip ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    From the Annals of Gross Food: IHOP's Pancake Stackers Layer Pancakes With Cheesecake

    srqpix/FlickrBelly on up.​Ah, these schizophrenic times: even as the First Lady launches a campaign to combat childhood obesity, the government considers telling food companies to go easy on the salt, and a group releases a report stating that Americans are getting too fat to serve in the mili ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Sunset Park, Brooklyn, Restaurants

    Ridiculously delicious Fujianese-style oyster cake ​Tomorrow we'll bring you our 10 favorite restaurants in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The neighborhood's two main drags, Fifth Avenue and Eighth Avenue, are respectively home to excellent Latin and Asian restaurants. And although Sunset Park's Chine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Inside Merit Kabob and Dumpling Palace: Momos, Achar, Shapta

    Beef momos, eight for $6, including a bottle of water​After itching to stop by Merit Farms in Jackson Heights ever since it was profiled on Serious Eats, today was finally the day for a momo binge. As it turns out, Merit Farms has changed its name to Merit Kabob and Dumpling Palace, a more apt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    Edible Queens and Joe DiStefano Join Forces to Create Queens Food Blog

    llahbocaj/flickrFood in Queens: here, there, everywhere.​Roving reporter, serial masticator, and sometimes Fork in the Road contributor Joe DiStefano knows a thing or two about eating his way through Queens, so we can't think of a more fitting author for World's Fare, the blog he's just launch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Queens Joins the Edible Family

    ​The Edible family just got a little bigger: The powers-that-be behind Edible Queens have just announced the debut of the magazine, which is edited and published by Leah McLaughlin. The premiere issue includes a trip to Flushing -- the city's "more diverse and affluent Chinatown" -- with Antho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Indian Restaurants

    ​ Check here tomorrow for Fork in the Road's 10 Best Indian restaurants. We've ranged around the city, stuffing ourselves with Chettinadu fish curry on Staten Island, dosas in Flushing, khandvi and other regional snacks in Jackson Heights, and pongal in New Jersey (true Desi-land). We're pitch ... More >>

  • News

    June 24, 2009

    The Queer Issue: The New Gayborhoods of Fort Greene, Sunset Park, and Jackson Heights

    Breaking the outer limits

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    Vegetarian Delights of NYC--Jalapeno Pie at Famous Pizza

    You can feel your lips burning, and stomach churning, by just looking at this jalapeno pie (click for heartburn) Elmhurst is the location of the original Famous Pizza, a chain which has spread to locations as far-flung as the East Village and Jersey City. It's still the best by far, though the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    Among New York's Bangladeshis, a Boom in Underground Gambling

    With the economy in a coma, members of the city's working class immigrant community have been hit hard in various ways. In Woodside, Queens, for instance, some unemployed Latino day laborers have taken to sleeping in the streets. Among the Bangladeshi community, remittances home have plummeted. And ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2009

    Roosevelt Ave Dive Bars

    Walking around Roosevelt Avenue today in Jackson Heights/Woodside, I noticed that there are quite a few intriguing dive bars in the vicinity. One window-less joint, Ovidios Bar, is conveniently located right next to Sripraphai. And then there is this one, called Bum Bum Bar at 63-14 Roosevelt. I lit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2008

    Strange Snacks of the World--Beef and Seaweed Potato Chips

    Walking around Roosevelt Avenue today in Jackson Heights/Woodside, I noticed that there are quite a few intriguing dive bars in the vicinity. One window-less joint, Ovidios Bar, is conveniently located right next to Sripraphai. And then there is this one, called Bum Bum Bar at 63-14 Roosevelt. I lit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2008

    Our Man Sietsema Revisits Jackson Heights

    Walking around Roosevelt Avenue today in Jackson Heights/Woodside, I noticed that there are quite a few intriguing dive bars in the vicinity. One window-less joint, Ovidios Bar, is conveniently located right next to Sripraphai. And then there is this one, called Bum Bum Bar at 63-14 Roosevelt. I lit ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 17, 2008

    A Manchurian Candy Date in Delhi Heights

    Jackson Heights rouses itself from a long slumber

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2008

    What's For Dinner?

    Jackson Heights rouses itself from a long slumber

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2007

    Sietsema Finds the Best Tacos in Queens! Maybe!

    Jackson Heights rouses itself from a long slumber

  • NYC Life

    September 18, 2007

    On the Taco Trail

    Our restaurant critic goes hunting on Roosevelt Avenue

  • Dining

    September 18, 2007

    Blonde on Blonde

    Bangladeshi restaurant in Queens smothers us in mustard oil

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2007

    Some of Our Top Street Food Picks for the Vendys

    Bangladeshi restaurant in Queens smothers us in mustard oil

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2007

    Fresh Direct on the Lookout for Indian Mangoes

    Bangladeshi restaurant in Queens smothers us in mustard oil

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2006

    Dhaka Kabab: The Rice is Just a Gateway Drug

    Bangladeshi restaurant in Queens smothers us in mustard oil

  • NYC Life

    July 18, 2006

    International Ice Cream

    Introducing Kulfi, India's favorite popsicle

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2006

    Crunch Week for Immigrant Groups

    Introducing Kulfi, India's favorite popsicle

  • NYC Life

    June 21, 2005

    Diversity, Equality

    Jackson heights was very exclusive. Not only did it exclude Jews ...

  • Dining

    March 15, 2005

    Knuckle Heads

    Licking the plate clean at Jackson Heights Karihan

  • Dining

    February 15, 2005

    Isaan Food Explodes Like a Mortar Round in Jackson Heights

    Licking the plate clean at Jackson Heights Karihan

  • NYC Life

    January 20, 2004

    Close-Up on Jackson Heights

    Licking the plate clean at Jackson Heights Karihan

  • NYC Life

    May 20, 2003

    Listings

    Licking the plate clean at Jackson Heights Karihan

  • NYC Life

    May 13, 2003

    Listings

    Licking the plate clean at Jackson Heights Karihan

  • Dining

    April 29, 2003

    Getting Your Goat

    Where in the World Is Dhaka Hazi?

  • NYC Life

    June 11, 2002

    Close-Up On: Jackson Heights

    Where in the World Is Dhaka Hazi?

  • NYC Life

    May 28, 2002

    Listings

    Where in the World Is Dhaka Hazi?

  • NYC Life

    May 21, 2002

    Listings

    Where in the World Is Dhaka Hazi?

  • NYC Life

    May 14, 2002

    Listings

    Where in the World Is Dhaka Hazi?

  • NYC Life

    April 30, 2002

    Listings

    Where in the World Is Dhaka Hazi?

  • Dining

    August 7, 2001

    Some Like It Hot

    Where in the World Is Dhaka Hazi?

  • Long Island Voice

    December 28, 1999

    Queens For A Day

    Where in the World Is Dhaka Hazi?

  • NYC Life

    November 16, 1999

    Queens for a Day

    Photographs by Regina Monfort

  • NYC Life

    May 4, 1999

    Pop Culture Vultures

    Influence Peddlers

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