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Dine in Queens 2017
Dine in Queens kicks off in Glendale
BY ANTHONY GIUDICE
agiudice@qns.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 freebies to
everyone who stopped by their tables.
The area’s elected officials 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
countri e s ,
you can do
it in 20 minutes
here
in Queens,”
said Queens
B o r o u g h
P r e s i d e n t
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 offer. 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 office is located in Atlas
Park, came out to see the people enjoying
their free food and talk about everything
Glendale has to offer.
“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
fine food from all over the world.”
The 2017 Dine in Queens
officially begins on Oct.
16 and will last until
Nov. 2. During that
time, participating
restaurants will
offer customers
a three-course
prix-fixe dinner
for $28
and lunch
for $14, with
some offering
different
deals.
To see a full
list of participating
venues,
visit itsinqueens.
com.
Photos by
Anthony Giudice/
Ridgewood Times
Rob Mackay, Director of Public Relations, Marketing & Tourism for QEDC; Senator Joseph Addabbo;
Seth Bornstein. Executive Director of QEDC; Borough President Melinda Katz, and Councilwoman
Elizabeth Crowley.
Shiro of Japan: Immanuel Victor and Geraldo Guardado.