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March 28, 2012
John Brown Smokehouse: 5 Best Kinds of 'Cue
Located in a working-class corner of Long Island City, John Brown Smokehouse has only been opened since August 2011, but has quickly risen to be one of the city's best barbecues. John Brown Smokehouse is a quirky sort of barbecue joint, like Fette Sau prone to smoke a strange collection of meats. ... More >>
Blogs
February 23, 2012
Long Island City Clubhouse Is Getting Serious About Comedy
Let's face it -- Long Island City is just way cooler than your typical go-to trendy neighborhoods in New York City. It's got that great combo of not-yet-too-gentrified, still-a-safe-place-to-chill, not-as-hipster-as-Williamsburg, and very-friggin'-close-to-Manhattan-AND-Brooklyn. At the hea ... More >>
Blogs
February 17, 2012
Offered Without Comment
Handbag store, Bleecker Street, West Village, Sunday, 8:45pm
Blogs
February 13, 2012
Gun-Toting Robber Hits Greenpoint, Williamsburg, and Jackson Heights
A man has robbed five Brooklyn and Queens businesses at gunpoint, and cops want your help bringing this jerk to justice. Police say that he began his crime spree on Sept. 25, around 12:15 a.m., when he stormed into a Greenpoint Dunkin Donuts at 356 McGuiness Boulevard, shot a gun, and fled with cas ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2012
Long Island City Strip Club Denied Liquor License; Lawyer Says Owners May Challenge in Court, or Not
Not in my backyard, strip club! Not in my booming-on-its-way-to-becoming-the-coolest-neighborhood-in-the-city backyard! Long Island City, that is. Elected officials and allegedly everyone in the blossoming Queens neighborhood on the other side of the East River (business, civic, AND religious commun ... More >>
Theater
November 30, 2011
Supernatural Wife Enjoys Some Underworld
Big Dance Theater sojourns to BAM's Next Wave Festival
Blogs
November 10, 2011
M. Wells To Sell Tourtières for Thanksgiving
Doesn't this look better than a dry turkey? Though M. Wells, the Long Island City diner, is now a memory, some of its traditions live on. One is the making of rustic Quebec seasonal pies come holiday time. These were at one time one of the more spectacular entrees on the M. Wells menu. Par ... More >>
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October 14, 2011
M. Wells Hits the Road
No one homeNo word yet on when M. Wells will be back up and running -- or even where exactly, although it will likely be in Long Island City -- but that doesn't seem to have owners Sarah Obraitis and Hugue Dufour too worried. They send around word today they they'll be taking their show on th ... More >>
Blogs
August 3, 2011
My 20 Favorite Dishes at M. Wells
When dinner service commenced at M. Wells, snow clung to the stunted bushes outside. Now that we've heard the sad news that a rapacious landlord is kicking facsimile Montreal diner M. Wells out of its location on one of Long Island City's most obscure blocks, it's time to gaze back fondly at ... More >>
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June 12, 2011
Sunday Signs
Sandy Hook, New Jersey Here are a few of Fork in the Road's favorite signs of the last few weeks. Who knows what they really mean?
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June 2, 2011
East River Ferry Starts June 13, Free For a Bit
The East River Ferry, as we've been teasing, is indeed coming and now there's a launch date. Beginning June 13, there will be water travel from East 34th Street in Manhattan to Long Island City, down to Greenpoint, Williamsburg, South Williamsburg, DUMBO and back to Manhattan at Pier 11 near ... More >>
Blogs
May 20, 2011
The 2nd Annual Cheesemonger Invitational Will Be a Curd Nerd Fantasia
Vegetarians despairing of the massive meat consumption that will in part define the month of July, take heart: July will also offer one whole evening to ingest as much cheese as the human digestive system can bear.
News
February 16, 2011
Four Playpens, 3,500 Square Feet, $600/Month
A Long Island City loft with Aussies, Kiwis, and one weekly movie night
Blogs
January 3, 2011
M. Wells Finally Gets Its Liquor License
Robert SietsemaM. Wells' eggs, salt cod, and peas.Almost six months after Our Man Sietsema found "some of the most innovative cooking in the city" at M. Wells, the Québeçois diner in Long Island City is finally getting its liquor license and thus dinner hours. Per Tasting Table, ... More >>
Blogs
December 29, 2010
Gelato University Lures Dairy Fanatics and Unemployed
Flavio/FlickrJust as the commercial kitchens of Long Island City may provide a measure of respite for the laid-off, it seems that Italy is also doing its part for the newly unemployed.
Blogs
December 13, 2010
A & P Files for Bankruptcy; 'The Next Great Kosher Chef' Rocks Long Island City
A roundup of nogs and glöggs includes Baltimore Eggnog at Millesime and spicy Indonesian-accented glögg at Aquavit. [NY Post] The troubled supermarket chain A& P has filed for Chapter 11. The company has struggled since buying Pathmark in 2007 for $679 million. [NY Times] Wal-Mart, which ... More >>
Blogs
October 29, 2010
Suspicious Packages Found on UPS Planes in Newark and Philly; Fighter Jets Escort Passenger Plane to JFK
We're hearing reports of suspicious packages on UPS planes that have landed at Newark and Philadelphia Airports, as well as a suspected explosive device on a UPS truck in Long Island City, Queens, which the bomb squad is investigating.
Voice Choices
October 27, 2010
ON THE RUN
Best places to watch the ING NYC Marathon
Dining
September 1, 2010
Fall Guide: Let Burning Lumber Do the Cooking
Ten NYC restaurants that stoke the oven with wood&emdash;how autumnal!
Blogs
August 27, 2010
Dish No. 63: Pickle Dog at Bark Hot Dogs
The magnificent pickle dog at Bark, just above the Bergen Street station on the 2 and 3 trains. Welcome to 100 Dishes to Eat Now, Fork in the Road's handy list of some of our favorite dishes -- old standbys and new finds alike -- compiled daily. Today's pick: Pickle dog at Bark Hot Dogs. ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2010
Queens Cat Infestation May Have Ended With Kitties Trapped in Crawl Spaces
Lately, the only infestation making headlines has been the bedbug epidemic, but something equally as bad, if not worse, is going on in the 2,100-unit Ravenswood Houses in Long Island City, Queens, according to the Post. Cats that began living in the buildings years ago multiplied and inhabite ... More >>
Blogs
July 29, 2010
The POM Papers Leaked; Junior's Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary
Forget the WikiLeaks. The POM Papers detail how POM Wonderful hired the law firm Hogan & Hartson to represent it in an investigation over its purported health claims, racking up more than $600,000 in legal bills that the company refused to pay. [New Yorker] The NYPD and FDNY went head-to-hea ... More >>
Blogs
July 14, 2010
M. Wells, a Diner in Long Island City, Queens: Report from the New Culinary Frontier
A tasty Quebecois mutation of eggs benedict featuring fresh peas and salt cod. There's really nothing visually arresting about the down-at-the-heals diner at the corner of 21st and 49th Avenue in Long Island City, which sits at the head of the Sunnyside Yards -- formerly the world's largest ... More >>
Blogs
May 14, 2010
American Barbecue Goes Asian; Heinz Cuts the Salt
Flavors used in the grilling traditions of Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and other Asian countries are becoming popular in American barbecue joints. [Wall Street Journal] Heinz ketchup is changing its 40-year-old recipe to lower the salt content. Fans of the original recipe fear the ch ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2010
The Wall Street Journal and the P.S. 1 Name Change: Conspiracy Theory!
Old School or New School? The choice is yours.Today, the New York Times takes note of the Museum of Modern Art catering to tourists who're too vapid unfamiliar with our city to sort out the name of their contemporary art outpost in Long Island City, P.S. 1. Thus, the Museum of Modern art has ... More >>
Blogs
January 10, 2010
Somebody Got Murdered: Livery Driver Jaroslaw Bielawski, 62, Shot in Robbery
View Larger Map DATE: Friday, Jan. 9, 2010, 11:35 p.m. LOCATION: 35-44 11 Street, Long Island City, Queens. Late Friday, the police found a 62-year-old Brooklyn man shot inside a car in Long Island City. He was taken to Cornell Medical Center where he was declared dead. The dead man was identifie ... More >>
Blogs
December 22, 2009
New York's Most Wanted: Suspect Boyfriend in Long Island City Artist's Slaying Soars to No. 1
No. 1 with a bullet is Tigran Tambiev, the new "Top Most Wanted" on the NYPD's list of alleged scumbags on the loose. Former No. 1 was Kendall Scott. There's a new No. 1 on the NYPD's Most Wanted list: Tigran Tambiev, boyfriend of slain Long Island City artist Susan T. Woolf, is someone the city's ... More >>
Blogs
November 23, 2009
A New Venezuelan Restaurant for First Avenue?
The corner of East 4th Street and First Avenue may be getting a new Venezuelan restaurant: The facade of the former Ishikura Sushi, which closed in July, has now been painted and features a sign that says, "Guayoyo is coming soon!"
Blogs
September 14, 2009
Report From the New Amsterdam Market
Yesterday marked the triumphant return of the New Amsterdam Market to the South Street Seaport. The market, which was last held in June 2008, brought together some 80 regional food and wine producers underneath the FDR Drive. Robert LaValva, New Amsterdam's founder and director, is planning t ... More >>
Blogs
June 23, 2009
Strike May Close Giant Ravenswood Power Plant
Here's something else to worry about: a strike may shut down New York's biggest power plant. The Daily News tells us that because of a contract dispute, Local 12 of the Utility Workers of America may soon walk off the job at the Ravenswood plant operated by TransCanada in Long Island City. Ravenswoo ... More >>
Music
February 25, 2009
Dirty Blonde: Happy Hours in Unhappy Times
Dedicated boozers handle the recession by being (slightly) more selective
Blogs
February 13, 2009
Brooklyn Public and Other Openings
photo: HEFort Greene's new (really, I would say the neighborhood's only) gastropub, Brooklyn Public House (247 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn), had a soft opening last night. I had a peak in earlier today and the space is quite lovely with exposed brick, tin ceilings, repurposed woods, and beautiful, vinta ... More >>
Blogs
January 4, 2009
Gioia, LIC Residents Protest 7 Train Service Interruptions
Straphangers are inconvenienced by the MTA all the time. This is especially true on the weekends, when construction-based service interruption after service interruption can turn a 10-minute commute into an hour-long, three-transfer horror show. The people of Long Island City, faced with an upc ... More >>
Blogs
November 17, 2008
Gioia Wants Queens Costco to Accept Food Stamps
Straphangers are inconvenienced by the MTA all the time. This is especially true on the weekends, when construction-based service interruption after service interruption can turn a 10-minute commute into an hour-long, three-transfer horror show. The people of Long Island City, faced with an upc ... More >>
Blogs
September 5, 2008
Street Artist Swoon Deemed Pirate by NYC Cops
Straphangers are inconvenienced by the MTA all the time. This is especially true on the weekends, when construction-based service interruption after service interruption can turn a 10-minute commute into an hour-long, three-transfer horror show. The people of Long Island City, faced with an upc ... More >>
Theater
December 25, 2007
They, Robots
Auteurs! Strap-ons! A theater critic's New Year's wish list
NYC Life
July 24, 2007
Course(s) for Adventure
You've got a thing or two to learn. . .
Art
March 6, 2007
I Lost It at the Guggenheim
You've got a thing or two to learn. . .
NYC Life
May 16, 2006
Fresh Direct
Seasonal fare abounds at farmers' markets around the city
Columns
September 13, 2005
On the Waterfront
Cruising over to work was never so easy
Dining
July 26, 2005
Leapin' Lepinja!
Bosnian burger joint finds a new crib in Long Island City
NYC Life
July 20, 2004
Listings
Bosnian burger joint finds a new crib in Long Island City
NYC Life
May 4, 2004
Events
Bosnian burger joint finds a new crib in Long Island City
Specials
October 28, 2003
Letters
Bosnian burger joint finds a new crib in Long Island City
NYC Life
September 23, 2003
It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Drinking to LIC
Columns
February 11, 2003
Bare Naked Lesbians
Drinking to LIC
NYC Life
January 7, 2003
Listings
Drinking to LIC
Dining
December 17, 2002
Ordeal by Beef
Drinking to LIC
NYC Life
September 17, 2002
Close-Up On: Sunnyside
Drinking to LIC
NYC Life
July 4, 2000
Two-Bedroom Converted Loft in Factory Building
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