Meg Cotner

Bacteria found at the Ditmars subway station. Cheese! This morning while going through my Facebook feed, a friend in the middle of the country let out “a yelp of terror” (…)

Last weekend when I participated in the panel discussion at GAHS, an audience member asked (during the audience question part of the event) us all, “What’s going on at the (…)

This weekend brings us a very interesting event, a discussion about how Astoria and LIC have changed and what may be in store for us down the road. The event is (…)

A post over at I Quant NY caught my eye—The “Oldest” Place to get a Drink in Each and Every Neighborhood. No way could I not check it out and (…)

Holiday time at The Thirsty Koala. Earlier this month we were invited to taste some of the dishes on the new menu at The Thirsty Koala and were thoroughly impressed. (…)

This morning, Mackenzi snapped this photo—looks like 30th Ave is getting a new wine and liquor shop, Crescent Wines & Spirits. They’ve done a bit of remodeling and are hoping to open (…)

Closed and on its way to new digs. Over on Astorians.com, there’s been some discussion about where Cold Stone Creamery is moving to, and it turns out it will be (…)

It’s almost the end of 2014! Hard to believe, but it’s true. Here are some great options for your New Year’s Eve celebrating in Astoria and LIC. Alobar. “New Year’s (…)

They’re back! The Astoria Indie Creatives are having another meetup at Astoria Coffee this Friday. The coffee shop will be open just for the meetup, which is a nice perk. (…)

We’ve learned that starting on Saturday, December 20, Sek’end Sun will start serving brunch on the weekends from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Their executive chef, Gary Tackett (formerly the (…)

We just came across the great sounding event, perfect for this time of year, and it happens TONIGHT—Keg The Halls! It combines delicious beer, tasty snacks, excellent folks, and the (…)

Continuing to catch up on our tasting reports, we now bring you Chela Y Garnacha, a relatively new Mexican restaurant that opened up in the On The Nile restaurant/hookah bar (…)

Good news—the Feast of the Seven Fishes is back again this year at Vesta for Christmas Eve! This is a traditional Italian-American celebration, and recognizes the Christmas Vigil, the Vigilia (…)

You can nominate your fave library for the NYC Neighborhood Library Awards—nominations will be accepted until December 12 (that’s TOMORROW). Better late than never. More about the awards: The Awards (…)

One of the previous markets at Singlecut. We love to keep track of all the different places the Queens County Market goes, but we are always happy to see it (…)