Astoria Holiday Ornament Workshops at luludi living art by Emily Rios If you are looking for a class to get you in the holiday spirit-check out this workshop from luludi living art. Start your holiday season with a holly jolly fun. (…)
Astoria 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: Part 1 by Emily Rios Just in time for shopping season…It’s our 2014 Holiday Gift Guide!! This year we are bringing our recommendations to life with not one, but two videos chock-full of ideas for (…)
Astoria Happy Thanksgiving from We Heart Astoria! by Meg Cotner Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We hope you have the best day with the ones you love. We’re off enjoying food, drink, and friends (and maybe some football in some of our (…)
Astoria Tree Lighting at Bohemian Hall December 5 by Meg Cotner Bohemian Hall Beer Garden in the warmer months. Tree lightings are all the rage in Astoria. Bohemian Hall is holding their own tree lighting on Friday, December 5 at 7 (…)
Astoria Christmas Tree Stands Are Back In Astoria + NYC Trees by Meg Cotner While out this morning, I spotted a Christmas tree stand already up in the Ditmars area—this is on the corner of Ditmars and 31st Street. In the past Christmas trees (…)
Astoria Long Island City Thanksgiving 2014 in Astoria and LIC by Meg Cotner Thanksgiving is almost upon us! Here’s what’s what in the neighborhood for this day of thanks and eating. We recommend you call any of the places you are considering first (…)
Astoria The Second Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Returns in December by Meg Cotner The permanent Christmas tree in Astoria Park, transplanted last year. Central Astoria LDC is holding the second annual holiday tree lighting next month! On Thursday, December 11, join your fellow Astorians (…)
Astoria Sweet Afton’s Winter Market Is Back Again This Year by Meg Cotner We are so glad to hear that Sweet Afton is hosting their Winter Market again! Stop by Sunday, December 14 from noon to 5 p.m. to browse and show for (…)
Astoria Carnival of Love’s Toy Drive Is Just Around the Corner! by Meg Cotner Carnival of Love, on of Astoria’s beloved nonprofits, contacted us today to tell us about their upcoming toy drive and holiday party, and we couldn’t be happier that they did! It (…)
Astoria The New York Cares Coat Drive Starts Today by Meg Cotner It’s that time again—time for the New York Cares Coat Drive, now in its 26th year. And on a cold, rainy day like this is feels particularly relevant. Did you (…)
Astoria Long Island City The Look of a Sweet Halloween in Astoria by Meg Cotner We’ve told you where to celebrate Halloween (and the days leading up to it), but one of the other things we’ve observed in the past few weeks is all the (…)
Astoria Epic Halloween Decorations on 28th Street by Meg Cotner While walking home from an early swim yesterday morning, I passed the house on 28th Street (between 24th and 23rd Aves) that goes all out with the decorations for various holidays. As in (…)
Astoria Long Island City Halloween 2014 Events in Astoria and LIC by Meg Cotner It’s that time again! Halloween is just a few weeks away. There are plenty of things going on leading up to and on that day, so here’s our roundup of (…)
Astoria The Hell Gate Horror Is Back! by Meg Cotner While walking home from my early morning swim, I spotted a sign that I had been looking for over the past couple weeks—the flyer announcing the Hell Gate Horror!! Indeed, (…)
Astoria Astoria’s Columbus Day Parade is October 11 by Meg Cotner Italian culture is still very prominent in Astoria, from its food to its festivals, and the Christopher Columbus Day Parade continues to be a celebrated annual event. This year’s parade—the 37th Annual—is happening (…)