Sai Mokhtari

On Saturday, drag queens, kings and aliens continued to trickle into Maspeth’s Knockdown Center for Bushwig, one of the world’s largest drag festivals.

Dubbed the "gay Super Bowl" by one founder, the Bushwig Festival of Drag, Music & Love took over the Knockdown Center in Maspeth for two days of drag and dancing.

Envisioned by personal chef Melinda Tracy as a way to reacquaint people with the idea of dining together after pandemic isolation, this new series emphasizes locally sourced farm-to-table dishes.

Self-described as "a protest march, not a parade," the Dyke March works without permits or sponsors to bolster identity, celebrate community and confront discrimination.

Included in the Morgan's exterior restoration is a garden by award-winning designer Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, opening the museum's grounds to the public for the first time ever.

A sprawling celebration of natural foods, history and culinary traditions includes art tables, an exhibition, a farmer's market and more.

"Around the Table: Stories of the Foods We Love," opening in June, will emphasize the central role plants play in cuisine and cultural traditions worldwide.

"Jeff Leatham’s Kaleidoscope" transforms NYBG galleries into a subtle, ever-shifting series of floral encounters.

“Historically the food and beverage world has been dominated by men, and it’s great to see a lot of these new businesses owned by women, especially queer women,” added owner Apryl, who are themselves non-binary.

"I typed in 'Christmas lights in NYC' and found Dyker Heights, this was the number one result."

Squid Game was seemingly the most popular costume in NYC this year, but check out all the brilliant, clever and often weird costumes we spotted people wearing on our mass transit system on Halloween.

Being led through the mostly empty industrial landscape made it all feel like some top secret experimental program.