The Weekender

Gun hey fa choy! Ok, I spelled that miserably wrong but if you sound that out you can say Happy New Year to those celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year and the Year of the Golden Pig.

Flushing has all sorts of things going on to celebrate.

A heads up for those training into Manhattan this weekend-7 train service is suspended so expect a whole bunch of extra passengers to join you at Queensboro Plaza. Read the letter from councilman Gioia urging residents to protest the continued disruption of the 7 line(I promise-no more quote formatting):

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Dear Friend,

Please join me this Saturday, February 17th at 11:00 A.M. at the Vernon Jackson Subway Stop in Long Island City, to send a clear message to the MTA that the continued weekend shutdown of the 7 train is unacceptable, and to ask for more relief measures for Queens residents.

As you may already know, the MTA plans to suspend service between Times Square and 74th Street in Jackson Heights on the #7 Line, which covers the end of February and the entire month of March. Last weekend, service was also suspended between Times Square and Queensboro Plaza.

Put simply, when the #7 train is not running, the people of Queens suffer. By shutting the train down for such an extended period of time, the MTA is literally erecting a barrier for the hundreds of thousands of people who are trying to get to work, visit with friends and family, buy groceries, or visit a restaurant or museum. Having grown up here and taken the #7 train all my life, I am outraged that the MTA continues to neglect the people of Queens.

I look forward to seeing you this Saturday and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 718.383.9566.

Sincerely yours,

Eric Gioia

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And, may I just say, Holy Crap-it’s friggin COLD out. Bundle up with your covers and stay indoors. Make it a Blockbuster weekend. Warm up with some mulled wine at home, or a warm spiked cider or hot toddy. Mmmmmm, I so wish I wasn’t at work now that I mention all those yummy warm drinks. Or you can head over to Waltz Astoria or the Beer Garden this weekend for some treats that are sure to warm you up.

Check out this Beer Garden shindig-

Here's the weekend Waltz Astoria line up:
Friday (Feb. 16)
9pm DAVE RUDBARG & FRIENDS
$10 Cover, $7 Drink Minimum

Saturday (Feb. 17)
12pm Mini Arts & Fleas Market (7pm Closing)

9pm LITTLE EMBERS
$5 Cover, $7 Drink Minimum

Enjoy the weekend! Make it a great one.