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At this point, Magnolia Bakery has reached New York landmark status, and its unique cupcakes and desserts are the emblematic of the city we call home.

Thankfully, taking Magnolia cupcakes out of New York City’s borders is about to get a lot easier: the famous brand just set up shop at LaGuardia Airport’s new Delta C Terminal near gates 60-69. The opening marks the brand’s first-ever airport location. 

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Expect plenty of crowd favorites on site, including the classic cupcakes, the beloved banana pudding, plus brownies, cheesecakes, merch and more. 

The cupcake shop first opened in 1996 in the West Village and quickly attracted crowds for its high-quality baked goods. Since then, the bakery has opened ten locations across the city, including Grand Central Station, Hudson Yards, Rockefeller Center and Central Park South. International addresses abound as well. 

The newest location is part of a huge overhaul of LaGuardia’s Terminal C, which consolidated 37 gates into one big facility with floor-to-ceiling windows, new art installations, automated check-in counters and several new restaurants, including a Chuko ramen and a Greek tavern. 

Magnolia Bakery at LaGuardia Airport is open Mondays through Sundays from 5am to 9pm. 

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It’s (almost) the most wonderful time of the year: the U.S. Open tennis tournament’s main games will officially kick off at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 26.

Whether a fan of tennis or not, we highly suggest you try and stop by the stadium to catch some of the games live. The experience just can’t be replicated when watching on a screen.

Below, we break down the best way to tune into all tennis matches—whether in real life, on TV or through streaming devices.

How to watch the U.S. Open in person

As the U.S. Open qualifiers come to a close, so does the event’s Fan Week, which affords everyone the chance to catch preliminary matches for free. 

If you intend on catching some tennis during the main Grand Slam event, you’re going to have to purchase tickets right here. There are a bunch of different options so make sure to peruse the site before snagging passes.

How to watch the U.S. Open on TV 

Can’t make it out to Queens? Worry not: ESPN, the event’s exclusive domestic broadcast partner, is going to air the games on TV on both ESPN and ESPN2.

For the first time ever, the men’s championship will also be televised live on ABC.

How to stream the U.S. Open

ESPN has got the streaming part of the occurrence down. Fans can either catch games live on the ESPN app or on ESPN+. 

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NYC is home to many micro-neighborhoods, from Little Tokyo to Little Paris and now, we’re spotlighting an area in Elmhurst, Queens known as Little Thailand.

In 2022, New York passed a bill to officially declare the three block stretch from 76th to 79th streets on Woodside Avenue as “Little Thailand Way.” As of that year, 53% of NYC Thais lived in the borough of Queens. The only other officially recognized Thai neighborhood in the country is Los Angeles’ “Thai Town,”

So where are the best places to dig in while visiting Little Thailand in New York City? Let’s get into it below

1. Zaab Zaab

Located in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens, Zaab Zaab combines tradition and innovation to create a unique menu full of flavors you can’t always find at other Thai restaurants around the city. Customers are known to rave about their Nam Khao Tod and Pad Thai. Oh, and did we mention they made The New York Times 100 Best Restaurants in NYC 2024?

76-04 Woodside Ave

2. Adya Thai Queens

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Open since 2008, this family-owned Thai spot offers a self described casual yet elegant dining experience to immerse New Yorkers in true home-style Thai cuisine. Not only are they operating in Little Thailand, but they also have an outpost in Chelsea Market that debuted in summer 2019. And don’ forget to end your meal with an order of their Taro Custard!

7708 Woodside Ave

3. Saranrom Thai

This small but mighty hole in the wall is serving up some of the most mouthwatering Thai food you can find in NYC. A must order on their menu that tends to be a best seller is their Pad Se Ew. But of course, if you’re having Thai for dinner you can’t skip out on the mango sticky rice to round out your meal.

81-10 Broadway, Queens

4. Khao Kang

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For a quick bite in Little Thailand, you’ll want to make your way to Khao Kang. What makes this steam-table so fun and different is that they actually don’t have a menu. Instead, Khao Kang offers an assortment of unmarked dishes to choose from. Don’t let that put you off because whatever you end up pointing to, it won’t disappoint.

76-20 Woodside Ave

5. Hug Esan

Support this women-owned restaurant in the heart of Little Thailand that’s sure to impress your tastebuds. From family-style dishes to single orders, Hug Esan is perfect for any size, whether you’re with a big group or dining solo. The restaurant is named after a Northeastern region of Thailand, making the food that comes from the area a bit different to that of central Thailand. From papaya salad to sticky rice, their incredible menu has our mouth watering just thinking about it.

77-16 Woodside Ave

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Who doesn’t love a good scavenger hunt? Well, Brooklyn-based artist, Steve Wasterval, is the mastermind behind Greenpoint’s community-wide hunt that’s happening right now!

On a typical weekend, you might have been grabbing a coffee with friends or hungover and unmoving in bed. Meanwhile, Wasterval has been spending his weekends sneakily stashing away his miniature paintings all around Greenpoint for the last six years.

“I started the mini hunt because I had always had this idea that I wanted to paint full sized paintings and hang them up on the sides of buildings—like my own version of street art but paintings,” Wasterval told us. “That morphed into a size that I could give away to the neighborhood.”

Wasterval keeps his audience informed about his paintings’ whereabouts through his Instagram and an email list, updating his posts whenever they are found. He shared with us that the wackiest hiding spot over the years was actually a mistake. While attempting to hide a painting in a light pole in McGorlick Park, the canvas instead fell to the base of the pole where it got lodged inside. However, that didn’t stop hunters from creating makeshift tools like gum on the end of a stick to try and rescue the painting.

The teeny tiny paintings are just 2 in. x 1 1/2 in. in size—so little they fit in your pocket! Wasterval shared that they typically take him about one hour each to complete. His mini paintings depict scenes across Greenpoint’s ever-evolving landscape. But that’s not all. Wasterval actually uses his painted scenes to hint at where the canvas can eventually be found.

Though he started the scavenger hunt back in 2018, it wasn’t until 2021 when it really picked up. These days, it only takes anywhere from 5-30 minutes after sharing a new hunt for his mini painting to be discovered. To date, every single painting he has hidden has been accounted for.

When asked his favorite thing about the hunt, Wasterval answered that it’s the fun people have with it. “People share stories about getting ready for the hunt, bring their kids, some hunt for years, so they know each other, there are veterans, rivalries, a wedding proposal, it’s a whole mini-community,” he said.

Stay tuned on his Instagram or learn more on his website to put your scavenger hunt skills to the test and possibly uncover a miniature masterpiece.

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