BRADLEY HAWKS editor-in-chief Dear Western Queens, There is no greater honor than having business owners trust me with their tales of success, the growing pains of starting a new concept, and the joy of sharing a longtime dream with the world. This month, we focus on several businesses that have truly found success. A few local restaurants are expanding into Manhattan (Il Bambino and The Queens Kickshaw), and a few hits from Manhattan are now finding a new home this side of the East River (Artichoke Basille’s and Doughnut Plant). One of New York’s leading chefs, Rocco Sacramone, expands into Long Island City in the highly anticipated Maiella. I even had the honor of sitting with Bareburger’s CEO to discuss his company’s awe inspiring growth, as well as his newest concept launching later this summer. The landscape in Queens is always changing—and part of what makes this neighborhood so rich is the harmony between the new and the old. We aren’t discovering anything at all—we just get the honor and responsibility of documenting the hard work of the people of our community making it happen. And with the opening of the LIC Flea on April 11th, who knows what vendors we will meet who may one day grow to become another neighborhood cornerstone? As always, please share with us your own personal anecdotes, and send me any tips, comments, news, or events to bhawks@boromag.com. We look forward to sharing many more stories with you in the months ahead. Enjoy the spring! Green T op 22 Rocco Sacramone’s 52 Farms LIC Restaurant 44 SHOPS LIC Flea & Food 46 FOOD & DRINK mrnilsson opens at Sage General Store 50 FOOD & DRINK Artichoke Basille’s Opens 52 FOOD & DRINK Rocco Sacramone’s LIC Restaurant 54 EXPLORE YOUR BORo Impact Astoria with Costa Constantinides editoR-IN-CHIEF bradley hawks // art director jennifer decio // graphic designerS stephen reina, nirmal singh staf writers bradley hawks, ben mims, daniel crown, lillian shaw, hayley bridgewater, brett jones, meaghan trainor, lizabeth nieves // staf photographers javier ibañez, daniel pando, bradley hawks, lizabeth nieves SALES REPRESENTATI VE graziella zerilli // online editorial coordinator bradley hawks // Published by joshua & victoria schneps All materials Copyright © 2015 BORO / All rights reserved. Opinions and claims made by advertisers are advertisers’ claims only. BORO Magazine accepts no responsibility for any claims made by advertisers. BORO Magazine reserves the right to publish any images without providing photo/image credit. No part of this publication may be reproduced without permission of the publisher. 4 | BOROMAG.COM | APRIL 2015 Gratefully yours, Bradley Hawks FEATURES FEATURES DEPARTMENTS 12 APRIL 2015 EVENTS 25 BORO DEALS & DISCOUNTS PAGE Exclusive savings, discounts and freebies for the month of April in Astoria, LIC and Sunnyside. 26 MAP IT DIRECTORY Your go-to guide for Astoria, LIC and Sunnyside’s best shops, food, art, nightlife and more 28 MAP IT: ASTORIA, LIC & SUNNYSIDE MAP 6 FOOD & DRINK LIC’s Doughnut Plant 10 BUSINESS The Bareburger Empire 16 BODY & SOUL Redken Saloon Salon 18 FOOD & DRINK The Queens Kickshaw Expands 22 GREEN LIVING Green Top Farms 32 FOOD & DRINK Il Bambino Expands 36 THE ARTS Gabriele Perici 42 SHOPS The Hobby Shop
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