Abi’s guidebook

Abi
Abi’s guidebook

Food scene

Find yourself at the crossroads of the world at this uniquely diverse outdoor market featuring music, food and crafts from every country on the globe. You can walk there from the house by crossing the relaxing and soothing Flushing Meadow park. Every Saturday night. April 20-August 17,th 5pm-12am.
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Queens Night Market
4701 111th St
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Find yourself at the crossroads of the world at this uniquely diverse outdoor market featuring music, food and crafts from every country on the globe. You can walk there from the house by crossing the relaxing and soothing Flushing Meadow park. Every Saturday night. April 20-August 17,th 5pm-12am.
Asian Fusion Hot-Pot restaurant at the heart of Chinatown in Flushing. Amazing selection of vegetables, mushrooms, tofu, meats and dips to choose from for your own personal hotpot. Excellent place for vegetarians and vegans. Affordable (all you can eat weekly lunch for only $14) and fun. 136-20 38th avenue, Flushing, 2nd floor.
Spring Shabu-Shabu
136-20 38th Ave
Asian Fusion Hot-Pot restaurant at the heart of Chinatown in Flushing. Amazing selection of vegetables, mushrooms, tofu, meats and dips to choose from for your own personal hotpot. Excellent place for vegetarians and vegans. Affordable (all you can eat weekly lunch for only $14) and fun. 136-20 38th avenue, Flushing, 2nd floor.
Vegetarian Chinese restaurant with delightful appetizers called Dim Sum (literally “touch to the heart”). Go Chinese-style and spend a couple hours there chatting with friends and sampling various Dim Sum (sweet and savory) while drinking Jasmine tea. The restaurant also serves lunch and dinner. 59-08 Main Street.
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Bodai
136-20 Booth Memorial Ave
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Vegetarian Chinese restaurant with delightful appetizers called Dim Sum (literally “touch to the heart”). Go Chinese-style and spend a couple hours there chatting with friends and sampling various Dim Sum (sweet and savory) while drinking Jasmine tea. The restaurant also serves lunch and dinner. 59-08 Main Street.
Spend an evening in the Jewish neighborhood for falafels and other Middle-Eastern specialties in this family-style Israeli restaurant (its real name is Naomi’s Pizza). Find yourself eating a light dinner in the company of Israelis and Orthodox Jews in an authentic and cozy setting. Outdoor seating is available in the summer. Spend some time before hand shopping in the Israeli specialties store next door for hummus, flatbread, Israeli grape juice, and the best olives in New York City while listening to the latest Israeli music hits playing on the store flat screen TV.
Naomi's Kosher Pizza
68-28 Main St
Spend an evening in the Jewish neighborhood for falafels and other Middle-Eastern specialties in this family-style Israeli restaurant (its real name is Naomi’s Pizza). Find yourself eating a light dinner in the company of Israelis and Orthodox Jews in an authentic and cozy setting. Outdoor seating is available in the summer. Spend some time before hand shopping in the Israeli specialties store next door for hummus, flatbread, Israeli grape juice, and the best olives in New York City while listening to the latest Israeli music hits playing on the store flat screen TV.

Spiritual Experience

Attend one of the most diverse Christian communities of NYC. Find yourself surrounded by the marvelous ethnic diversity of Queens as you worship with a live band and choir. Enjoy a teaching on the gospels that is inspiring, passionate and intelligent from the Church’s young Puerto-Rican pastor. You can phase down your spiritual experience with a stop at the Queens Center Mall located three blocks from the Church. Sundays 9am, 10:30 am or 12:30 pm. 82-10 Queens boulevard, Elmhurst.
New Life Fellowship Church
8210 Queens Blvd
Attend one of the most diverse Christian communities of NYC. Find yourself surrounded by the marvelous ethnic diversity of Queens as you worship with a live band and choir. Enjoy a teaching on the gospels that is inspiring, passionate and intelligent from the Church’s young Puerto-Rican pastor. You can phase down your spiritual experience with a stop at the Queens Center Mall located three blocks from the Church. Sundays 9am, 10:30 am or 12:30 pm. 82-10 Queens boulevard, Elmhurst.
Unforgettable experience combining spirituality and food. Join the Sunday services and listen to beautiful Sikh mantras sung by a beautiful male voice accompanied by traditional Indian organ and percussion. Then join yourself to a free community lunch downstairs of wonderful Indian food. Make sure you bring a head covering and a donation for the lunch (if inspired to do so). Sundays 10am-1pm. 38-17 Parsons boulevard.
Sikh Center of New York Inc
3817 Parsons Blvd
Unforgettable experience combining spirituality and food. Join the Sunday services and listen to beautiful Sikh mantras sung by a beautiful male voice accompanied by traditional Indian organ and percussion. Then join yourself to a free community lunch downstairs of wonderful Indian food. Make sure you bring a head covering and a donation for the lunch (if inspired to do so). Sundays 10am-1pm. 38-17 Parsons boulevard.
Immerse yourself in one of the most beautiful and awe-inspiring Friday night Shabbat worship experience in NYC. Amazing andalousian-style architecture, live Klezmer band, and striking cantorial voices. Friday nights 6pm, 652 Lexington avenue. For a more intimate experience, join the Saturday morning Mishkan service at 9:30 am for a delightful moment of singing and exceptional Torah study.
Central Synagogue
652 Lexington Ave
Immerse yourself in one of the most beautiful and awe-inspiring Friday night Shabbat worship experience in NYC. Amazing andalousian-style architecture, live Klezmer band, and striking cantorial voices. Friday nights 6pm, 652 Lexington avenue. For a more intimate experience, join the Saturday morning Mishkan service at 9:30 am for a delightful moment of singing and exceptional Torah study.

Neighborhoods

Enjoy a samosa in the main square surrounded by people of all ages and ethnicities in this delightful Indian neighborhood. Take a walk around the block for beautiful jewelry, saris, and Indian and Nepalese restaurants. Take the 7 train and get off at 74th street/Jackson Heights.
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Jackson Heights
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Enjoy a samosa in the main square surrounded by people of all ages and ethnicities in this delightful Indian neighborhood. Take a walk around the block for beautiful jewelry, saris, and Indian and Nepalese restaurants. Take the 7 train and get off at 74th street/Jackson Heights.

Fun activity

Spend the evening listening to authentic blues in NYC's only blues club. Expect a packed house and a friendly and cozy atmosphere. Best shows start at 10pm, but musicians really let loose around midnight:)
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Terra Blues
149 Bleecker St
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Spend the evening listening to authentic blues in NYC's only blues club. Expect a packed house and a friendly and cozy atmosphere. Best shows start at 10pm, but musicians really let loose around midnight:)
Take a day to relax in an authentic Korean spa, complete with sauna, steam rooms, hot and cold pools, massage and traditional Korean body scrub. Women and Men have separate quarters. End your experience in a spacious common relaxation room with huge leather seats, heated floors, and delicious Korean restaurant.
New York Spa & Sauna
14906 Northern Blvd
Take a day to relax in an authentic Korean spa, complete with sauna, steam rooms, hot and cold pools, massage and traditional Korean body scrub. Women and Men have separate quarters. End your experience in a spacious common relaxation room with huge leather seats, heated floors, and delicious Korean restaurant.
Learn Salsa in New York’s Latin community. Affordable lessons and convivial atmosphere at the heart of the Latin neighborhood of Corona. Learn to dance alongside Dominicans and Puerto-Ricans of all ages. Beginner-Advanced lessons as well as open dance nights on Saturdays. Lorenz Dance Studios
Lorenz Latin Dance Studio - Corona
105-02 Northern Blvd
Learn Salsa in New York’s Latin community. Affordable lessons and convivial atmosphere at the heart of the Latin neighborhood of Corona. Learn to dance alongside Dominicans and Puerto-Ricans of all ages. Beginner-Advanced lessons as well as open dance nights on Saturdays. Lorenz Dance Studios
Join some of the friendliest people of NYC for Salsa Mondays which kicks off with a salsa class at 7pm, followed by a salsa party with a live salsa band. Dance the night away in a beautiful setting with friendly, respectful and engaging dance partners, and watch some of NYC's best dancers at work. Beginners are welcome!
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Taj II Lounge and Event Space
48 W 21st St
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Join some of the friendliest people of NYC for Salsa Mondays which kicks off with a salsa class at 7pm, followed by a salsa party with a live salsa band. Dance the night away in a beautiful setting with friendly, respectful and engaging dance partners, and watch some of NYC's best dancers at work. Beginners are welcome!
Join NYC for Friday night Slam nights where you will meet NYC's best spoken word poets. Spend an evening listening to funny, witty, and at times poignant and wrenching experiences of real New Yorkers narrated through spoken word poetry. A unique experience of rare intimacy with young poets born and bred in New York.
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Nuyorican Poet's Cafe
236 E 3rd St
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Join NYC for Friday night Slam nights where you will meet NYC's best spoken word poets. Spend an evening listening to funny, witty, and at times poignant and wrenching experiences of real New Yorkers narrated through spoken word poetry. A unique experience of rare intimacy with young poets born and bred in New York.
Love Bollywood movies? This is the place for you! Quaint movie theatre at the heart of Queens featuring all the latest Bollywood movies with Indian style snacks at the door.
Bombay Theatre
6825 Fresh Meadow Ln
Love Bollywood movies? This is the place for you! Quaint movie theatre at the heart of Queens featuring all the latest Bollywood movies with Indian style snacks at the door.

Nature spots

Take a day hike in the Appalachians and enjoy a scenic train ride along the Hudson river to your destination, the quaint and beautiful town of Cold Spring, replete with cute shops and restaurants. From there, hike up the trail and enjoy a quiet day in nature with beautiful scenic views of the mountains.
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Cold Spring
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Take a day hike in the Appalachians and enjoy a scenic train ride along the Hudson river to your destination, the quaint and beautiful town of Cold Spring, replete with cute shops and restaurants. From there, hike up the trail and enjoy a quiet day in nature with beautiful scenic views of the mountains.
No experience with camping? this place is for you! Take a scenic train ride along the Hudson river to the beautiful town of Beacon. You will be picked up at the train station and brought to the trails for a hike of your own choosing while your gear is being taken up to the campground. Enjoy a day hiking in nature with wonderful scenic views of the Appalachians. No gear? Tents and other gear can be rented on site.
Malouf's Mountain Campground
Ridge Trail
No experience with camping? this place is for you! Take a scenic train ride along the Hudson river to the beautiful town of Beacon. You will be picked up at the train station and brought to the trails for a hike of your own choosing while your gear is being taken up to the campground. Enjoy a day hiking in nature with wonderful scenic views of the Appalachians. No gear? Tents and other gear can be rented on site.
Need a day off from the city? Long beach is a train ride away and is one of the more quiet, less populated beaches of NYC. On Wednesdays and Saturdays enjoy the Famers' Market hosted by the city of Long Beach.
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Long Beach
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Need a day off from the city? Long beach is a train ride away and is one of the more quiet, less populated beaches of NYC. On Wednesdays and Saturdays enjoy the Famers' Market hosted by the city of Long Beach.