Woodside and Sunnyside are two historically Irish neighborhoods in Queens, the most ethnically diverse borough in New York City. After our taco battle that pitted Brooklyn against Queens (Manhattan won, strangely enough), Carolyn and I decided on a new challenge: between the two great Irish neighborhoods of Woodside and Sunnyside, which has the best and most “authentic” Irish pub? We knew the task was going to be difficult. It was going to require drinking lots of beer and whiskey and eating pub food, but we bravely volunteered. We each picked three pubs (I picked three in Woodside and Carolyn picked three in Sunnyside), and out of those three we selected a winner for the other to try. In the end, could we agree on the best pub? The suspense is killing you, isn’t it? - JOSEPH MCKEOWN

The St. Patrick's Day Parade on 5th Avenue in New York City.

For St. Patrick's Day today we set out to capture the most Irish photo possible. We believe we have succeeded: this photo of a banner of St. Patrick in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral in the St. Patrick's Day Parade with an Irish flag should certainly qualify. St. Patrick’s Day Parade is one of New York City’s oldest traditions. The first parade, held on March 17, 1762, consisted of homesick, Irish ex-patriots and Irish military members serving with the British Army stationed in the colonies in New York. The marchers wore green since this was a sign of Irish pride that was banned in their home country. The parade's tradition of marching past St. Patrick's Cathedral has not changed, except that originally the marchers passed Old St. Patrick's Cathedral on the corner of Mott and Prince Streets in SoHo. Now time for a Guinness (the only thing missing from the photo)!