QNYC Evening Edition for Monday Sept 4, 2012

Welcome to our inaugural QNYC Evening Edition! 

Tomato Fest 2012 at Alobar

We’re in the midst of Alobar’s Tomato Fest 2012. All week (September 2-9) enjoy a two course prix fixe that includes a tomato-inspired cocktail or a glass of wine for $30 per person. Read in browser >>

Wrong way drivers on 39th Street in Sunnyside, neighbors anticipating DOT’s solution

Local residents in Sunnyside are very concerned about drivers going the wrong way off the service road on 39th Street. They do it on the block just north of the Midtown Tunnel Expressway/51st Avenue and south of 50th Avenue (GMAP). It happens when people in their vehicles are trying to enter the LIE, realize it’s hopeless with traffic, and decide to back out, thereby driving backwards on the one-way street. People like local City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer have raised awareness about it, and DOT is going to work on the intersection to solve this dangerous problem. Read in browser >>

Chipotle comes to Queens (Forest Hills), finally

Forest Hills, look at you – you’ll be home to the first Chipotle in Queens! They’re going to set up shop in the old Martha’s space on Austin Street.  Read in browser >>

Real estate listing of the day – 268-12 83rd Ave, Floral Park

This two family 4 bedroom/2 bath house in Floral Park is priced at $789,000. You, too, could be a landlord. Read in browser>>

Cooking a dish from every country, A to Z: One Astorian’s intense hobby

A local Astoria blogger is putting his passion for cooking to use in his blog, Cooked Earth. His goal is to cook something from every single country in the world (including places that might not be widely recognized as countries, like Abkhazia). He’s going alphabetically, and is currently on the letter B. Read in browser >>

The Shops at Atlas Park, a mall in Glendale, wants new retailers, maybe name change

Struggling Shops at Atlas Park are looking for new tenants and might change their name to become more appealing. We already know that next year the trendy clothing shop Forever 21 is planning to set up shop in a 15,000-square-foot location. Read in browser >>

Court orders thorough environmental review of Willets Point

The Iron Triangle of Willets Point is in the news again. Manhattan Supreme Court halted a $3-billion plan to redevelop the Willets Point neighborhood until a thorough environmental review can be done of the area. Willets Point United, the group of businesses and land owners opposing the redevelopment plan, hailed the ruling. Read in browser >>