Emily Rios

The Best of Astoria is a reader driven voting system that is all about you, our readers. After the votes have been tallied and the winners announced, we take a (…)

Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District is thrilled to present its 2015 Taste of Sunnyside, a one of a kind culinary event that highlights our best neighborhood restaurants on May 19, (…)

It’s that time of year again, when we honor the special women in our lives.  Whether that means your mom, sister, grandmother or just a fantastic lady you respect, we’ve (…)

Finally…after what feels like the longest thaw-out ever, Spring is upon us. To celebrate, our friends at The Astor Room are opening their outdoor area in a big way—with tons (…)

Five years ago three fabulous Astoria-loving bloggers started We Heart Astoria. When I moved into the neighborhood (4 years ago) I stumbled across this blog, and it connected me to (…)

The Astor Room is launching their outdoor dining space in the best way possible; a weeks worth of music, shows, and swing dance. We’re so excited to be a part (…)

As you already know-we are getting ready for our big Best of Astoria Bash! This year we are partying with our neighbors at Tacuba on Tuesday, April 7th. We are so (…)

The NYC Social Innovation Festival is headed to Queens! Hosted at the fantastic QNS Collective, the event highlights technology for a better life in NYC. Join them on Saturday, March (…)

MG Hair & Makeup has been a premier on-site hair and makeup agency since 2002 mainly focused on the wedding industry (brides, bridal parties, bridal fashion designers, print, bridal reality (…)

As the new year rolled around, we causally asked our friends and partners if they had any exciting news that our readers should know about, and we were thrilled to (…)

  Are you tired of cold, gray, winter weather? Do you have a hot outfit that needs to see the light of day? Do you want to support the future (…)

On an icy frigid day, Meg, Marielle—our amazing food photographer—and I slipped and slided our way along the frozen sidewalks to check out Fusion Juice Bar. When we walked into (…)

Our friends at Off the Hook launched their new, winter-inspired daily specials last week. If you are looking for a way to celebrate the end of a weekday stop by (…)

A couple of weeks ago, Mackenzi and I headed over to The Paper Factory Hotel to enjoy a full tasting of Mundo’s menu. We enjoyed catching up with our good (…)

So maybe “snowmageddon” wasn’t quite the storm everyone expected. That being said, who doesn’t love a free day to play in the snow, drink hot chocolate, and take advantage of (…)