👋🏾 Local Side Quests is a guide to enjoying your time outside of work in and near LIC. Each issue is a curated list of classes, activities and gatherings nearby that invite community, curiosity, and/or creativity.
💭 A Note From the Editor
There’s nothing like summer in the city! I’m not usually a basketball fan but you can’t help but catch the bug with the spirit of NYC buzzing in the air! If we make it to Game 6, Manhattan will be absolute chaos full of sports fans! We’ll have the playoffs at MSG + Yankees vs White Sox at Yankee Stadium + the World Cup starting at MetLife!
With that in mind, this week’s round up is full of places that will showing be the NBA finals this week. Special theme: trivia night! We have SO many trivia nights in LIC - so after Game 3 tonight, you should go back to your favorite bar with your friends this week to see which of you can think best on the spot!
I’ve also included a few non-trivia activities 😊
P.S. Not in LIC, but in the spirit of “summer in the city” I’m linking info to the Museum Mile Festival, which is annual event on 5th Ave.
📅 What’s Happening Nearby This Week
🏀 - Denotes which locations will also be showing the finals this week
6/8/26 (Mon) | 8:30pm | Brooklyn Boulders (Queensbridge) | $20 day pass (gear included)
6/8/26 (Mon) | 6:30-8pm | NY LGBT Network - Queens LGBT Center (Astoria) | Free
6/9/26 (Tue) | 7pm | On the 7 Bar (Hunters Point) | Free entry
6/9/26 (Tue) | 7-9pm | Fifth Hammer Brewery (Waterfront) | Free entry
6/10/26 (Wed) | 7pm | Focal Point (Queensbridge/Court Square) | Free entry
Finback Trivia 🏀
6/10/26 (Wed) | 7pm | Finback Brewery (Queensborough) | Free Entry
6/11/26 (Thu) | 6:30-10pm | On the 7 Bar (Hunters Point) | Free
6/11/26 (Thu) | 8pm | The Huntress Bar (Queensbridge) | Free entry
6/11/26 (Thu) | 8-11pm | LIC Bar (Hunters Point) | Free entry
6/14/26 (Sun) | 6-11pm | Aloft Hotel (Queensborough) | $15
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↗️ On The Horizon
Breaking Bread Dinner Series (LGBTQIA+) → 6/18/26
Queens Cook Club x Suddenly Cake → 6/20/26
Unisphere Film Festival → 7/6/26
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