queens museum of art

To take advantage of the sneek peak of spring weather this weekend, I went to the Queens Museum of Art in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Currently they have an exhibit called Queens International 4 that features artists from all over the world who live/work in Queens. With bikes mounted on a large wall to soda cans lit with neon lights, it was in interesting look at some emerging artists {not sure if I fully "understood" it all}. But I was pleasantly surprised by an ongoing piece the museum houses called the The Panorama of the City of New York {middle photo}. This is a 9,335 square foot architectural model - built by NYC builder Robert Moses for the 1964 World’s Fair - that includes every single building constructed before 1992 in all five boroughs. Between the scale of the model and the level of detail, you can't help but be awed by the scope of NYC {and to try to find your apartment building =) }. It's a go-see item for New Yorkers, I think.
The museum trip was followed by a hearty meal in Jackson Heights with some amazing Indian food!...just a few stops away on the 7 train coming back into the city. Good stuff...