Weekend

Note: As the season progresses, we’ll update this guide. Please leave comments with new or updated information! Forest Hills Greenmarket, South side of Queens Blvd at 70th Avenue  (GMAP) (Website) Sundays from April 7, 2013  to December 29, 2013 8:00am – 3:00pm   Sunnyside Greenmarket, Skillman Ave btwn 42 & 43 Streets (GMAP) (Website) Saturdays from…

Image Source: Four Muddy Paws Please allow us one pun: The oval hunting prospects in Queens this weekend are absolutely eggs-traordinary. Let’s begin with the Queens Botanical Garden at 11 am this Saturday. The Flushing venue will celebrate spring with its first-ever Egg Hunt in the crabapple orchard and arboretum. The fun continues with seasonal crafts,…

A riding school and boarding stable is the kind of business that can successfully exist quietly through word-of-mouth – local parents tell other local parents, classes are booked, birthdays parties are scheduled, and those with horses to board probably know their options. That’s why you might not have heard of Lynne’s Riding School, the 66-year-old…

Image source: St. Pat’s For All Facebook page The St. Patrick’s Day parade in Manhattan, which draws millions of spectators and marchers annually, has never allowed LGBT groups to march, citing religious reasons. This outdated rule has been protested over the past 20 years by plenty of activists, Irish New Yorkers and political figures such…