Astoria What’s Up With the Ditmars Subway Station Stairway Construction by Meg Cotner In our post about Mike’s Diner renovations, we mentioned the big blue plywood fence across the street around the northwest subway staircase. We got curious about what exactly they are (…)
Mike’s Diner in the Midst of Renovations by Meg Cotner You may have walked by Mike’s Diner on 31st Street and seen the big plywood fence around the front (matches, to some extent, the gigantic blue plywood fence around the (…)
Astoria Vision Zero Public Workshop TONIGHT by Meg Cotner Surely you’ve heard of Vision Zero—it is a city plan focused onĀ ending traffic deaths and injuries on our streets. Part of the plan includes public workshops, and one of the (…)
Update on the Natural Foods Shop, Nature’s Taste, 35-07 Ditmars Blvd by Meg Cotner Recently we’ve heard people wondering what is up with that space “on the other side of Brooklyn Bagel” (Astoria Bier and Cheese is to BK Bagel’s east). At first we (…)
Astoria How to Throw Killer Block Party with Your Friends and Change the World by Meg Cotner [Our friend Hoong Yee Krakauer, Executive Director of the Queens Council on the Arts, muses in this postĀ on her emotional and analytical process in producing the upcoming QCA Block Party. (…)
Judy & Punch Bar Arriving on 30th Avenue Summer 2014 by Meg Cotner We got a tip that work was being done at 34-08 30th Ave—the location of the old Video Express video rental shop that bit the dust in the past year—and (…)
Astoria Socrates Sculpture Park’s Outdoor Cinema Schedule 2014 by Meg Cotner We’ve been keeping an eye on the Outdoor Cinema page on Socrates Sculpture Park’s website and we’re pleased to say that the schedule is finally up! Each film represents a (…)
Frank’s Bakery on 30th Ave Closing May 24th by Meg Cotner We’ve learned that one of the older businesses on 30th Avenue, Frank’s Bakery, is closing on May 24. Their goodbye sign was spotted over the weekend (click image above to (…)
Astoria Best of Astoria – Meg’s Picks by Meg Cotner We’re back to thinking about the Best of Astoria with We Heart Astoria staff picks, and now it’s my turn (check out Mackenzi and Judith‘s picks for contrast). Let’s go! (…)
Astoria Astoria’s George Rallis on Chopped, Plus Pulp Fiction at William Hallet by Meg Cotner Have you seen this video of Astoria’s own chef George Rallis on Chopped? As usual, he’s up against three other chefs and they have to prepare an appetizer, entree, and (…)
Astoria DOT Proposes Fix for Dangerous Astoria Intersection by Meg Cotner This morning we received a press release about a proposal to fix one of Astoria’s most dangerous intersections—32nd Street and Astoria Boulevard North, adjacent to the exit ramp of the (…)
Astoria Astoria Park Independence Celebration Fireworks Set for Monday, June 30 by Meg Cotner Although there has been a lot of chatter about how great it is that the Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks are returning to the East River, we are still big (…)
Art, Music, Film and Lots More Art This Week in LIC by Meg Cotner Over on We Heart LIC we’ve been posting about all the amazing arts events happening in Long Island City this week—there’s the LIC Arts Open, the Queens World Film Festival (…)
Astoria Astoria Arrivals – Pye Boat Noodle Thai Restaurant by Meg Cotner Yesterday evening I joined some of my favorite Astorians to try out Pye Boat Noodle, a new Thai restaurant on Broadway that opened up in the old D & F (…)
Flo Lounge Founder to Open New Spot in Northern Astoria by Meg Cotner We’ve learned that a new eating and drinking establishment of a little over 6,000 square feet is opening up in the northerly reaches of Astoria, in a property owned by (…)