Who Will Be Crowned This Year's Chicken Wing Champ?

Garden City's Belmont Festival is Friday. As hundreds flock to Seventh Street for the village's 16th annual community event on the eve of the famed Belmont Stakes, local restaurants will put their best wings forward as they compete for the coveted title in the third annual Wing-Off competition.

Proceeds of this contest will directly benefit the Long Island Red Cross for their recovery efforts in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Attendees can participate in the tasting and judging with a donation of $5.

Last year, seven restaurants competed: Rein at the Garden City Hotel; Walk Street; J.P. McGeever's; Lani’s Marketplace; Pop’s Wings; Famous Dave’s and Murphy’s Bar and Grill. J.P. McGeever's was crowned winner of the best buffalo wings in town, becoming the first two-time wing-off champion (the restaurant also won in 2010).

Who will be crowned this year's chicken wing champ? Restaurants interested in participating in the Wing-Off should call Tim Peoples at 917-747-3067.