Claire Leaden

The 49th Annual TCS NYC Marathon is THIS Sunday, November 3! The iconic race is a huge part of NYC culture, and was run by over 50,000 people from 129 (…)

The Astoria Performing Arts Center (or, APAC) has been around for almost 20 years, with a mission to “bring high quality theater to Astoria, Queens and New York City, and to (…)

Many of NYC’s museums and historical societies have teamed up with tech nonprofit Urban Archive to share the hidden histories of the city with New Yorkers. The nonprofit, whose mission (…)

When I saw someone doing a workout at Rainey Park a few weeks back⁠—running up and down the stairs, doing push-ups on the benches and squats along the water⁠—I thought (…)

We stroll by Astoria’s countless buildings every day— but have you ever wondered what’s behind the walls? In our new series, Astoria Interiors, we’ll take you behind the scenes in (…)

If you’ve been missing the Astoria Park track and soccer field, get excited, because the totally renovated facilities are OPEN—seven months ahead of schedule! The reconstruction project began last fall, (…)

With Halloween next week and Thanksgiving a month away, we are fully in fall. That means there’s only a month or two left to fully enjoy what everyone’s favorite season has (…)

It’s time for our annual Halloween roundup! We’ve captured events all over the neighborhood, ranging from the most fun activities for your kids and where to dress up your pup, (…)

One of the top things we’ve gotten questions from readers about this year has been Rivercrest. We reported in January that the restaurant was taking over the long-vacant space under Acropolis (…)

Bernie Sanders is coming to Queens–Queensbridge Park, that is. A rally supporting Sanders will take place this Saturday, October 19 at 1 p.m., though the area will be open to (…)

Most of us are renters in this city, and when landlords lag on pest control, delay plumbing issues or hike up rent, it’s hard to know exactly what our rights (…)

It’s October, which for beer and brat-lovers means it’s OKTOBERFEST season! Though Oktoberfest technically starts at the end of September and usually finishes the first/second week of October, we rounded (…)

Happy Fall! Here’s a round-up of all of the amazing arts programming going on this season, as we share from time to time. Enjoy and let us know what you’re (…)

Cityland, which offers “in-depth coverage of land use applications undergoing public review in New York City,” recently shared news of a proposed rezoning at the Astoria Riverfront (along Vernon Blvd (…)

Ladies First Astoria (LFA) is hosting the second workshop in their sexual harassment series, all about self-defense this Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the International Training Center of New York. (…)