This holiday season take a look and see how the other half lived—in past decades.
The Queens Historical Society is hosting the 29th annual Historical Holiday House Tour through Corona and Flushing this year from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday December 11. The tour showcases seven historical sites that will be decked out for Christmas in antique fashion. Continue Reading ›
Queens will be lighting up for the holidays in the weeks ahead, as communities across the “World’s Borough” celebrate the season’s arrival with tree lightings, concerts and special visits from the North Pole’s most famous resident.
Some of the events scheduled to take place rain, snow or shine include the following: Continue Reading ›
The MTA is celebrating the holidays by allowing riders to take trips on vintage trains that were in service from the 1930s to 1970s.
Every Sunday from Dec. 4 through Dec. 18, this “city car” will take riders between Lower Manhattan and Long Island City. The first trains ran this past Sunday, Nov. 28. Continue Reading ›
QUEENS — Forest Hills sushi lovers will soon have a new chic restaurant in the neighborhood, owners said.
Mito, at 64-18 108th St., is scheduled to open next week and will offer a mixture of Japanese, Chinese and Thai food, according to Wade Chen, 26, one of the owners.
“This is a great neighborhood and we feel like there is nothing like this here,” said Chen, who also owns a pizzeria in Rockville Centre, Long Island.
Mito, named after a Japanese city, which also happened to be the Italian word for “myth,” will focus primarily on modern Japanese cuisine, such as sushi and sashimi, Chen said.
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The menu will boast dozens of different rolls, including popular favorites like Tuna Roll ($5) and Salmon Avocado Rolls ($6).
But it will also offer a selection of “Mito Special Rolls,” such as 108 St. Roll, which is a deep-fried tempura roll of spicy tuna and avocado cream, topped with grilled scallop, crab scallion, tobiko and spicy mayo and eel sauces ($16) and Monster Lobster Roll, which includes lobster tempura, spicy tuna, spring mix, avocado and tobiko, served with diced lobster tempura bits as well as spicy mayo, eel, mango and miso sauces ($18).
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