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Tag Archives: Queens
A Multi Cultural Family Party Center
Here it is: The most descriptive business awning in the beautiful borough of Queens–Club SANM. It looks a little run down from the street, but on the inside, it’s completely decked out as a local events center. Families? Come on … Continue reading
Riding Out the Storm: A Sandy Snapshot
The week Sandy blew into town was an unforgettable experience in New York from black outs and floods to businesses and offices shut down across the city. We’ll never forget roaming Downtown that first night as darkness set in and … Continue reading
Posted in East Harlem Life
Tagged Astoria, Hurricane Sandy, Lexington Ave, Manhattan, Queens, Spanish Harlem
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Beats For Your Week – Jamaica Funk (Queens, baby!)
With the First Annual Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival just wrapped up, it’s the perfect moment to think about jazz–past, present, and future. The latest issue of the always hot Wax Poetics does just that. Here at 106th Street, music is … Continue reading
Posted in Beats For Your Week, Exploring New York City
Tagged funk, Funkin' for Jamaica, Hollis, Jamaica, Jamaica Kats, jazz, Queens, St. Albans, Wax Poetics, waxpoetics
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A Big Ups for The Big Map
Here at across106thstreet we absolutely love maps. We go crazy for them. In fact, we’ll just be blunt–we are total cartographic nerds. While some parents work hard all their life so their kids can proudly become doctors, lawyers, or professors, … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring New York City
Tagged Bridge & Tunnel Club, Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, maps, NYC, Queens, Staten Island, The Big Map
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