Red Jacket Orchard Cherries
Tis the season! The Sunnyside Greenmarket will be making its return to the ‘hood on Saturday, June 6th and will be open Saturdays, 8AM-3PM, June 6 through December 19.
Sunnyside Greenmarket
Skillman Ave at 43rd St, Queens, NY
THINK GLOBAL, BUY LOCAL
Join The Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce for their annual Christmas tree lighting tonight to officially open the Holiday season!
Christmas Tree Lighting
December 1st
6pm – 7pm
The Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce
Joe Sabba Park
50th Street & Queens Blvd.
Hot Chocolate- Santa Claus – All are Welcomed!
After the lighting, you are invited to a $25 prix-fixe supper at Dazie’s Restaurant (3941 Queens Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11104).
In news from our neighbors to the east, the Woodside on the Move Tree Lighting will be held this Saturday, December 6th.
Saturday December 6, 2008
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Sohncke Square
58-01 Roosevelt Avenue
Woodside, NY 11377
(718) 476-8449
This year it seems the holiday lights along Queens Blvd are stretching further west than ever before. More holiday merriment for us!
Sunnyside Shines Holiday Lighting and Ribbon Cutting
Thursday November 20, 2008
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Sunnyside Arch
45-10 46th Street
Sunnyside, NY 11104
Hot Chocolate- All are Welcomed!
Presented by the Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District
The New York Times Dining section today had a story on “New Tofu on the Block.” Of course with all things Korean I read with great interest and was confused by the review of the new “BCD Tofu House,” a chain of Korean restaurants started in Los Angeles with its purported first outpost here in NYC. You see, down the block from me in Sunnyside is the “BCD Natural Tofu Restaurant,” with an eeringly similiar menu. The familiar menus ring synonmous with Galbi-marinated short rib, seafood pajeon, bibimbap, and their speciality; Korean traditional tofu soup with rice cooked to perfection in stone bowls. The “BCD” in both cases stands for “Book Chang Dong” which sounds like it could be city in Korea, maybe it’s famous for soft tofu.
The Sunnyside BCD is actually a branch of one in Flushing and both are highly respected by the most discerning soft tofu diners: the Koreans. The FLushing outpost was awarded Village Voice’s “Best of 2008 – Korean” award, “Book Chang Dong plies diners with plenty of banchan and all manner of bubbling, silken soondubu (tofu stews), the best of which combines pork, kimchi, and mushrooms. Ask for it spicy.” One bonus for the Sunnyside/Flushing restaurants over this new 32nd street upstart is the prices:
BCD Tofu Restaurant (Sunnyside) vs. BCD Tofu House (32nd St – Koreatown)
Galbi $13.00 vs. $18.95
Seafood Tofu Soup $7.95 vs $11.95
Either way we support eating more Korean & soft tofu in your diet!
BCD Tofu House - New York Times Dining
BCD Natural Tofu Restaurant (Sunnyside) is located at 40-06 Queens Blvd between 40th & 41st street, 718.706.0899.
BCD Natural Tofu Restaurant (Flushing) is located at 46-09 Kissena Blvd. (at Holly Ave.), 718.961.2618.
After a leisurely Indian summer lunch in the Thomas P. Noonan Playground (Greenpoint and 47th Aves, 43rd St) where old timers are frequently found playing chess and a quick trip to the Sunnyside library, we discovered a new eatery on Greenpoint. Thankfully it’s not another taco store but a quaint cafe-cum-bakery. It’s a simple, yet delightful cafe and they’re serving up magically delicious homemade cupcakes. The cupcake varieties change daily with any number of the following available: cherry vanilla, rocky road, dark chocolate peanut butter, vanilla bean, lemon, mocha, vanilla chocolate, double chocolate, black&white. We’ve already tried 4 different ones and we’re ardent fans! It could be a dangerous spot for kids as they have a display of swedish fish, rock candy and other childhood faves, but they’re sure to love you all the more for it.
The cafe opened about 2 weeks by its lovely proprietress Christina and also features cookies, chocolates, muffins, mini-tarts and Ciao Bella gelato – always a treat! There is a daily brunch menu featuring homemade waffles, granola and oatmeal. Sugar & Joe is most definitely a welcome addition to the neighborhood.
Sugar & Joe
42-20 Greenpoint Avenue
Tuesday – Friday 8am-7pm
Saturday 9am-7pm
Sunday 9am-6pm
Closed Mondays
718.472.1070
We’re not in Kansas anymore!?!? But right here in Queens there’s a Maize Maze to get lost in. Enjoy getting lost in this 3 acre interactive corn maze. The adventure begins with a stalk talk to prepare you for the challenge of finding clues, solving puzzles and making your way out of the maze. To add to the adventure join us for Maze By Moonlight on Saturday October 18th and 25th when the maze will be open until 9:00 p.m Feel up to the challenge? Then join us for the fun of getting lost and loving it!
Other Fall activities at the
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS
OCTOBER 4 – OCTOBER 26
THE AMAZING MAIZE MAZE
sponsored by Con Edison
11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
ADMISSION: ADULTS $8.00
CHILDREN ages 4-11 $4.00
Ages 3 and under Free
Group Rates available for groups of 10 or more
Support your local artists at the 2nd annual Sunnyside Artists Fair. Discover how much talent lives in the neighborhood! Admission is free and affordable food to be provided by some of the finest Sunnyside restaurants; Dazies, Quaint and Bliss Bistro. Also a free glass of wine with purchase from Lowery Liquors. Sponsors for this special event include; Father Daly, Pastor, Sunnyside Lions Club, WOODSIDE HERALD, Lily Gavin, Kiwanis Club of Sunnyside, Rigoberto Cardoso. 10% artist proceeds go to food pantries.
For more info or questions please contact Father Vincent Daly, Pastor, Patricia Dorfman at blissstreetinc@
Sunday, October 19th
SUNNYSIDE FINE ARTISTS FAIR II
@ QUEEN OF ANGELS Meeting Hall
44th St. & Skillman
Free admission + Sunnyside restaurants + drinks
Back by popular demand the Sunnyside Shorts Film Festival. The founders, Teresa Ward and Sherry Gamlin are two long-time Sunnysiders, who are continuing the summertime fun in 2008 with brand new and independent films from Sunnysiders and filmmakers from all over the world. Sponsored by Murphy’s Bar! (49th St & Skillman Ave in Sunnyside).
On Saturday, Sept 6th
Location: The Sunnyside Gardens Park, 39th Ave and 49th St.
Time: Sunset (around 8pm).
Come at 7pm and listen to traditional Irish music provided by Donie Carroll, Dan Neely and members of The Washington Square Harp and Shamrock Orchestra.
If it rains (Hurricane Hannah is on its way!), the festival will be held at our indoor location:
The Sunnyside Senior Center
41-31 39th St. between Queens Blvd & 43rd Ave.
Time: 8 PM same date, Sept 6
For more info,please go to www.sunnysideshorts.net.
During the regular course of the year, I am able to impress a bevy of friends by telling them I play tennis at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, where they hold the US Open. Granted I’m taking lessons or doing a cardio tennis class, but I still get impressed by going there each week. After Wimbeldon, the US Open is the biggest Grandslam (4th Grand Slam), so all you tennis nerds unite! Now that Nadal has ended Federer’s 237-week reign at No. 1 and earned men’s singles gold medal Sunday at the Beijing Olympics, will he be able to remain top dog? I want to see Blake stage some upsets, esepcailly after he beat Federer in Beijing.
US OPEN 2008 will be held from August 25 to September 07 2008, Its cash worth $1 million in prize money. The 2008 US Open Qualifying Tournament giving a week of free tennis events at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center that culminates with Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day presented by Hess, on Saturday, August 23, and the fifth annual US Open Practice on Sunday, August 24. The schedule is held FREE to people from Tuesday August 19 to Friday August 22, which is Qualifying round, in this qualifying round over 128 men and 128 women are participating for the final 32 count (16 men and 16 women). Matches start at 11AM each day.
USTA is accessible by subway 7 to Willets Point-Shea Stadium. For schedule of play, please go to: www.usopen.org.
Revolutionary food journalist Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, gives a lecture in the P.S.1 courtyard in front of P.F.1 (Public Farm One), an installation designed by Young Architects Program 2008 winner WORK Architecture Company. With this vibrant and productive “urban farm” as a backdrop, Pollan discusses the power of taking the plant’s point of view and why it’s important to solving our environmental problems.
Friday, August 8, 7:00 p.m.
P.S.1
www.ps1.