24 THE QUEENS COURIER • DECEMBER 26, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com s year in photos june LIC Flea & Food launches After much anticipation, LIC Flea & Food opened in June. Showcasing some of the city’s fi nest artists and vendors, the brand new market ran every weekend this summer at 5-25 46th Avenue (the corner of 5th Street and 46th Avenue) in Long Island City. LIC Flea & Food Indoor Holiday Market went on to open indoors in December. Queens kid crowned National Spelling Bee champ Teen whiz Arvind Mahankali won this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 30. By accurately spelling “knaidel,” the 13-year-old from Bayside beat 281 contestants and took home more than $30,000 in cash and prizes. It was Mahankali’s fourth and fi nal try at the prestigious, televised contest. The eighth grader at M.S. 74 placed third at the last two Bees. THE COURIER/File photo New amusement park opens Fantasy Forest, the borough’s newest amusement park, opened in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. It has fi ve rides, including the iconic Flushing Meadows Carousel and the borough’s only roller coaster, which was christened the Corona Cobra Coaster. Photo by Mark Bowen/Scripps National Spelling Bee Photo courtesy of NY Carousel
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