Category Archives: Queens

Long Island City Watering Holes, Queens NYC

Posted on July 22, 2017 by julieovaltrades

The Creek and The Cave, 10-93 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101 This bar/café serves up Mexican food and has CHURRO ice cream sandwiches on the menu. They have nightly comedy shows, live music, or film screenings. But you … Continue reading →

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Louis Armstrong House, Queens NYC

Posted on July 21, 2017 by julieovaltrades

I see trees of green, red roses too. I see them bloom, visit the Louis Armstrong House [34-56 107th St, Flushing, NY 11368] and you will too. Born in a rough section of New Orleans with only a fifth grade … Continue reading →

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Visiting the SculptureCenter, Queens NYC

Posted on July 20, 2017 by julieovaltrades

Housed in a 1907 trolley repair shop is a hidden gem of an art museum. SculptureCenter [44-19 Purves St, Long Island City, NY 11101] was quiet on a rainy Sunday. There are rotating exhibits of contemporary sculptures on display. I … Continue reading →

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Visit the Queens Museum, NYC

Posted on July 19, 2017 by julieovaltrades

At the base of the iconic Unisphere in Queens premiere park is the eclectic Queens Museum [Flushing Meadows Corona Park Queens, NY 11368]. I fell in love as I walked into the Tiffany lamps exhibit, a collection of some of … Continue reading →

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Brunching at Queens Comfort, NYC

Posted on July 18, 2017 by julieovaltrades

Behind every great king is a there’s a great queen. Queens Comfort [40-09 30th Ave, Astoria, NY 11103] is truly reigns supreme on the weekend brunch scene. Even on a rainy day there was a bit of a line outside, … Continue reading →

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Flushing Corona-Meadows Park, Queens

Posted on October 24, 2016 by julieovaltrades

Flushing Meadows Corona Park [11101 Corona Ave Flushing, NY 11355] is space of many lives. In the 1920s F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote of the park in The Great Gatsby, “This is a valley of ashes – a fantastic farm where … Continue reading →

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Museum of Moving Image, Queens

Posted on October 23, 2016 by julieovaltrades

Expectation is the root of all heartache, but what is it when something is much more than you expect? Wonderful, and the Museum of Moving Image [36-01 35th Ave, New York, NY 11106] is just that. Simply upon walking in … Continue reading →

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Long Island Piers, Queens

Posted on October 22, 2016 by julieovaltrades

Whenever I travel into the city, I want a skyline view. I think the Manhattan skyline is one of the most beautiful in the world, and it’s always best captured from another borough. In the Long Island Piers at Gantry … Continue reading →

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Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens

Posted on October 21, 2016 by julieovaltrades

A small urban oasis in a big city. Socrates Sculpture Park [32-01 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11106] is a mixture of first and foremost art, along with nature, and a fabulous city skyline. The park has been open … Continue reading →

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MoMA PS1, Queens

Posted on October 20, 2016 by julieovaltrades

I saw it from the subway stop, the layered Manhattan city skyline in the background. Once the Monday-Friday home to school aged children, now MoMA PS1 [22-25 Jackson Ave, Long Island City NY 11101] now one of the largest contemporary … Continue reading →

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