Other Long Island City attractions include two places to climb: a five-story outdoor wall at NYC Outward Bound headquarters, and a cavernous new gym called The Cliffs, opening in May.

WSJ: Queens hotel boom brings NYC tourists across river

While Asian stocks enjoyed a bound and Wall Street was set for a higher opening, European stocks showed little resilience and pulled back from highs set on Friday, when the U.S. Labor Department said employers added 165, 000 workers in April.

NPR: European Stocks Subdued As US Jobs Cheer Fades

That's bound to disappoint Wall Street, reeling from losses linked to holdings of credit derivatives and mortgage securities.

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