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June 6th, “Beneath the Elevated Train Tracks, Art Will Imitate Queens”, NY Times chimes in again on Queens Art Express, challenges of creating public art installation under 7 train:

“The festival, this weekend and next, showcases the coming of age of Queens as a hotbed of art – especially along the No. 7 line, The subway line, often called the International Express for its journey through Nepalese, Chinese, Ecuadorean and countless other immigrant communities, has long made the area a magnet for all kinds of New Yorkers, including artists looking for affordable quality of life.”

WCBS: Hoong Yee on CBS, “Eye on Community”, Kahlil Almustafa eats his Wheaties, artistic communities along the spine of the 7, “100 Degrees”, Langston Hughes, Corona, visit Crossing Art, Local Project’s meditation on Queens Sky.

Queens Courier: Hoong Yee encourages 7 train riders to explore the borough; Hector and Chin Chih are raising global awareness; Queens artist’s create innovative art projects during a recession.

Queens Chronicle: Kathy from Thalia Spanish Theatre, QCA brings together artists, LaGuardia, Valerie Green, MAD About Dance, Dean Project, and “100 Degrees”.

Queens Times-Ledger: “Queens Art Express is Ticket to Artistic Diversity”; QCA’s Multimedia marketing strategy designed to target straphangers (textmessaging), John Crow escapes through art.

NY Times City Blog previews QAE: Flushing is the new Soho, mysterious Dean Project garden carts, and Kahlil Almustafa’s favorite subway performer rides the A train.

Q-note.com: International train–International artists, Hector plugs the artistic neighborhoods across Queens, Andrew Jackson on Langston Hughes, Corona and Queens Museum of Art.

Queens Buzz.com: Artist mecca with International flavor, previews of all events between June 6th-June 14th.

Gotham Gazette: A Metrocard is all this thing costs? Japanese sculpture, Thalia, Kahlil and Safari 7, A capella.

Liqcity.com: Open Studios showcase artists, Sculpture Center and local stalwart, local project.

LMagazine: From Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City to sidewalks and subway stations.

Theaterscene.net: Hoong Yee gives shout out to MTA and QAE partnership organizations.

offManhattan.com: Travel in the green lane. Great picture of Topaz, Previews of Thalia, Valerie Green, LaGuardia, Noguchi, and Gantry State Park.

JoeyinAstoria: What is Queens Art Express? LaGuardia and Green Space.

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