The Village Voice announces its second round of restaurants for the eighth annual Choice Eats tasting event on Friday, March 13th (tickets on sale tomorrow at noon).The 7 new restaurants announced today include: Ample Hills Creamery, Brooklyn Kolache Co., Casa Mono and Bar Jamon, Gloria’s Carribean Cuisine, Mable’s Smokehouse, The Queens Kickshaw, and Robicelli’s. [Read More]

On Monday Jan 12 2015, New York is expected to introduce the country’s largest municipal-identification program, issuing cards intended as a boon for undocumented immigrants, the homeless and others who strain to navigate the bureaucracy of city services and institutions without government-issued ID. [Read More]

Beginning January 20, 2015, QBG is proud to host a new exhibit by the artist Paul Lin in the Gallery of the Visitor & Administration Building. Blending fine art and traditional crafts, Lin explores natural materials and transforms them into stunning landscapes and portraits. The Botanical Therapeutic Arts collection breaks away from using traditional art techniques; the works are composed solely of natural materials, such as petals, feathers, twigs and dried leaves. [Read More]