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2017 Dine in Queens kicks off at Atlas Park
BY ANTHONY GIUDICE
AGIUDICE@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
@A_GIUDICEREPORT
Nearly one hundred people
ventured to The Shops at Atlas
Park in Glendale on Tuesday
to taste what the borough of Queens
has to dish out during the 2017 Dine in
Queens kickoff event.
Several restaurants from across
Queens were on hand to give out free
samples of their signature dishes to
hungry visitors of Atlas Park, located
at 8000 Cooper Ave., enticing them to
come to their place of business during
this year’s Dine in Queens event.
The annual three-week event, formerly
known as Queens Restaurant
Week, involves more than 100 restaurants
from all around the borough offering
discounts as a way for residents
to go out and try out new restaurants,
or return to a personal favorite eatery.
Representatives from Outback
Steakhouse, Shiro of Japan, Restaurant
Depot, the Queens Economic
Development Corporation (QEDC),
Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel and
Matiz Latin Cuisine were giving out
Several restaurants came to Atlas Park in Glendale to celebrate the kick off of the 2017 Dine in Queens event.
freebies to everyone who stopped by
their tables.
The area’s elected offi cials also came
out to Atlas Park to get some food and
see which restaurants will be participating
in this year’s Dine in Queens
event.
“If you really want to see 10 countries,
if you really want to eat from 10 countries,
you can do it in 20 minutes here
in Queens,” said Queens Borough President
Melinda Katz. “We want to make
sure that folks come here for Dine in
Queens, but they also come back so
that we can really have the true tourism
and make sure that folks from
around the world know what Queens
has to off er. You haven’t visited New
York City until you’ve come to Queens.”
State Senator Joseph Addabbo was
happy to see so many restaurants
taking part in the annual event.
“Our local restaurants are such a
big, important part of our economic
base for our borough, but they also
employ local people,” he said, noting
that many local restaurants also hire
local workers to bolster Queens even
further.
Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley,
whose district offi ce is located in Atlas
Park, came out to see the people enjoying
their free food and talk about
everything Glendale has to off er.
“It’s not only a great place to dine,
but also to shop here at Atlas Park,”
she said of Glendale. “We’re making
movies and TV shows next door
at Broadway Stages. So, Queens is
certainly on the map, and we’re very,
very proud of its diversity and the
many, many cultures. And of course,
our restaurants where you can taste
the fi ne food from all over the world.”
The 2017 Dine in Queens offi cially
begins on Oct. 16 and will last until
Nov. 2. During that time, participating
restaurants will off er customers a
three-course prix-fi xe dinner for $28
and lunch for $14, with some off ering
diff erent deals.
To see a full list of participating
venues, visit itsinqueens.com.
BUZZ
CTK seniors win essay
writing award
Christ the King High School
seniors Frank LoPresto
and Julia Manitone recently
received the Queensboro UNICO
Italian-American Achievement
Photo courtesy of Christ the King High School
Award for their essays on a famous
or noteworthy Italian-American
that they admire, relate to or look up
to, and why. LoPresto was awarded
$1,000 and Manitone won $750.
Restaurant Depot: Kevin Clinton,
Alyssa Koster, and Anthony Rizzo.
