QED Jams Out For the Astoria Park Alliance by Lindsay Goyette This past Sunday afternoon at the Q.E.D. Jam for Astoria Park Alliance, drinks were poured, music was played, and jokes were told, all for a great cause: raising funds and awareness for Astoria (…)
Astoria Updates – Letlove Inn, Vegan Food, Gastroteca, Artichoke Pizza, and More by Meg Cotner Over the past few weeks, we’ve compiled details about places here and there in the neighborhood that can’t quite make for an entire post on their own, so I thought (…)
Astoria New Looks for Anticipated 23rd Avenue Bars by Meg Cotner We’ve told you about two new bars coming to 23rd Avenue, one (name TBD) from the folks behind the Sparrow Tavern and one, called The Bonnie, from folks behind Sweet (…)
Astoria Get Ready For Q.E.D.’s Open House, Including the Exhibit, Seeing Stories by Meg Cotner Last month we told you about Q.E.D., a new performance space/skill share community space on 23rd Ave. Good news—they are having an open house tomorrow night (Wednesday) from 7 to 9 (…)
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 It’s My Park Day October 4 at Astoria Park and Astoria Heights Park by Meg Cotner We’ve learned that It’s My Park Day will be taking place at two different parks in Astoria this Saturday—Astoria Park and Astoria Heights Park. There are all sorts of activities—Zumba, (…)
Astoria Long Island City Sunnyside Welling Court Mural Project Plays Key Role in This Year’s Open House NY Weekend by Meg Cotner While we wait with bated breath for the 12th Annual Open House NY Weekend listings to hit the online stands, we wanted to let you know about how Astoria has (…)
Astoria A Memory of Astoria at MOMI by Meg Cotner We recently learned about this new panoramic video installation at the Museum of the Moving Image, A Memory of Astoria, and it definitely piqued our interest. It was created by (…)
Astoria 2014 Shore Fest is Almost Here! by Meg Cotner The Astoria Park Shore Fest is back again this year! And it starts this weekend, Sunday, August 3—can you believe it’s almost August? This summer has just flown by. Shore (…)
Astoria Submit Your Art to the 2014 Astoria Art Festival by Meg Cotner It’s that time again—time to start thinking again about the Astoria Art Festival, taking place this October right here in Astoria. Right now artists can submit their work with about (…)
Astoria An Update on Sweet Afton’s New Space on 23rd Avenue by Meg Cotner A week ago or so, plywood painted green went up around 29-12 23rd Avenue, the location for the new bar/restaurant from the folks that brought us Sweet Afton. A diagram (…)
Astoria Astoria Heights Playground Gets Funding for Playground Renovation by Meg Cotner A WHA reader passed on this update regarding Astoria Heights Playground posted in the Friends of Astoria Heights Park Facebook group: Councilman Costantinides called last night to give us the (…)
Astoria Long Island City Socrates Sculpture Park’s 10th Annual Summer Solstice Celebration is Saturday by Meg Cotner If you can believe it, the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, is just a handful of days away on Saturday. One of the highlights of Solstice in Astoria/LIC is (…)
Astoria Sweet Jane’s Frozen Desserts to Open in Astoria This Weekend by Meg Cotner We’ve learned that a new ice cream shop is going to open… in the space of a former ice cream shop. Sweet Jane’s Frozen Desserts is taking over the location (…)
Astoria Welcome Via Vai to 23rd Avenue This Summer by Meg Cotner Over the weekend I had the pleasure to meet with the owners of Via Vai, a new Italian restaurant opening up on 23rd Avenue in what used to be an old (…)