Sports and Recreation
It’s time to modernize a Queens spot where youngsters play a sport whose history dates back to before the 14th century. The Shannon Gaels Gaelic Athletic Association’s home field, Frank Golden Park in College Point, recently received $580,000 in public funds for an upgrade. The money — an $80,000 allocation from City Council Member Paul…
At Pidgeon Meadow Road and Auburndale Lane along the southern edge of Flushing Cemetery is a remnant of the rural past: the Wesern Riding Club serving the Kissena Park bridle path. It’s surprising to see an active stable in any New York City neighborhood, but Auburndale remained semirural in character until well into the early 20th…
Mayor Bloomberg injected some more controversy into the question of where New York City’s Major League Soccer team will play on Sunday when he said on his weekly radio address that Yankee Stadium will be the new team’s home. The team was originally bound for Queens. A 13-acre site had been identified in Corona Park….
We’re a good couple of weeks into a heat wave so it seems like a good time to think about a swim. Help us out by letting us know about your favorite public pool in Queens. Photo of Astoria Pool from Mackenzieland
i always love it a little bit when i have to drive down the JRP, it's downright bucolic in places! of course, the second anything unusual happens it becomes a parking lot but it's too bad the attention to aesthetics were the first thing to go in later highway designs.
How the Jackie Robinson Parkway Got Its NameI love going I always have fun when I go
Saddle up at Lynne’s Riding School in Forest HillsWe need to publicize these articles or some how make sure we get the word out there to save these institutions of old Queens to insure their survival for the future. So sad:(
Western Riding Club Riding Into SunsetI've lived in. Astoria my whole life, they ruined our park. Looks terrible...
Update on the Astoria Park bike lanes, part of the Queens East River and North Shore Greenway