{"id":6836,"date":"2016-07-13T06:03:51","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T13:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=6836"},"modified":"2016-07-13T06:03:51","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T13:03:51","slug":"queens-brooklyn-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=6836","title":{"rendered":"Queens &#038; Brooklyn &#8211; 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Queens<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1Otf32GBfSvMJnoBfwWCaUkvd6Sc\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nUpon landing in New York, we worked our way through <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Astoria,_Queens\">Astoria, Queens<\/a> checking out a couple of beer bars including <a href=\"http:\/\/thequeenskickshaw.com\">The Queens Kickshaw<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/astoriabierandcheese.com\">Astoria Bier &amp; Cheese<\/a>. We took the train out to Forest Hills for the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Simon\">Paul Simon<\/a> concert at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Side_Tennis_Club\">Forest Hills Stadium<\/a> where the show began in a deluge. There have been several reports of this being his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/06\/29\/nyregion\/paul-simon-retirement-stranger-to-stranger.html?_r=0\">farewell show<\/a>. \u00a0Aside from the rain, the show was good and the venue was very unique.<br \/>\n<a title=\"Untitled\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/28108226615\/in\/album-72157669621264210\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c8.staticflickr.com\/8\/7314\/28108226615_263e168ffc_z.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"640\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n <a title=\"That's Paul Simon up there. He and his band were amazing. Ended the show with Bridge Over Troubled Water.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/27927466052\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/8\/7407\/27927466052_a9edf61fc4_z.jpg\" alt=\"That's Paul Simon up there. He and his band were amazing. Ended the show with Bridge Over Troubled Water.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brooklyn<\/strong><br \/>\n <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1K_lfoTH9qNVso2KT_SCUGpLNPvs\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n <a title=\"Untitled\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/28074303066\/in\/album-72157669621264210\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/8\/7454\/28074303066_b88ed74dc9_z.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a title=\"Untitled\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/28108226215\/in\/album-72157669621264210\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c8.staticflickr.com\/8\/7561\/28108226215_51c6610a98_z.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n On Saturday we headed over to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Williamsburg,_Brooklyn\">Williamsburg, Brooklyn<\/a> for the day. Starting at <a href=\"http:\/\/eggrestaurant.com\">egg<\/a> for brunch and then spending the better part of the afternoon at the <a href=\"http:\/\/brooklynbrewery.com\">Brooklyn Brewery<\/a>. Julie&#8217;s friends were able to get us on a VIP list which entitled us to 10 free wooden beer tokens. Afterwards we caught the end of the Germany &#8211; Italy Euro Cup game at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpointbeer.com\">Greenpoint Beer &amp; Ale<\/a>\u00a0and then had dinner at <a href=\"http:\/\/cowandclover.com\">Cow and Clover<\/a>. We finished the night at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mugsalehouse.com\">Mugs Ale House<\/a> watching the Mets continue to route the Cubs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Side Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"When in Rome...or, in this case, New York.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/27739365220\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/8\/7424\/27739365220_9189b27d32_z.jpg\" alt=\"When in Rome...or, in this case, New York.\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a title=\"Not even in New York an hour yet and already having a proper bacon, egg and cheese sandwich.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/27404245314\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/8\/7416\/27404245314_57edfd609c_z.jpg\" alt=\"Not even in New York an hour yet and already having a proper bacon, egg and cheese sandwich.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n*We hit the usual stops upon landing in Queens.<br \/>\n** Last time I was at the <a href=\"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=4131\">Brooklyn Brewery<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queens Upon landing in New York, we worked our way through Astoria, Queens checking out a couple of beer bars including The Queens Kickshaw and Astoria Bier &amp; Cheese. We took the train out to Forest Hills for the Paul Simon concert at Forest Hills Stadium where the show began in a deluge. 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