"One of the city's best sandwich slingers, Cemitas El Tigre, is closing this month in Queens. The Sunnyside lunch counter's last day of service will be on Friday, October 24, at 45-14 48th Avenue, between 45th and 46th streets. Owner Danny Lyu and the team are known for making the namesake 10-layer Pueblo-style sandwiches, spanning traditional and new-school, such as barbacoa, fried chicken, and breakfast variations (along with burritos and tacos)."
"There's a new Mexican restaurant named Whitexicans, which opened in Jackson Heights on Thursday, October 9 at 81-15 Northern Boulevard. between 81st and 82nd streets, per Gothamist. The website reports that co-owner Mateo Gomez Bermudez (who is from Colombia) is "aware" of the criticism over the name, which blends white and Mexican, and that it was "his idea and was a response to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.""
Cemitas El Tigre in Sunnyside, Queens, will close on Friday, October 24 at 45-14 48th Avenue. Owner Danny Lyu and his team made 10-layer Pueblo-style cemitas, along with burritos, tacos, and variations such as barbacoa, fried chicken, and breakfast. Lyu began at Smorgasburg in 2012 and opened the restaurant in November 2015; he will keep his Manhattan spot Summer Salt open. A different team will take over the Cemitas space. Whitexicans opened in Jackson Heights on October 9 at 81-15 Northern Boulevard; co-owner Mateo Gomez Bermudez acknowledges criticism of the name. Taste of the Seaport runs October 25 at Piers 16–17 as a fundraiser featuring participating restaurants, Eataly pasta classes, music, kid activities, and $70 taste cards.
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