Astoria French Cafe Opening on 33rd Street Near 31st Avenue by Meg Cotner A good handful of WHA readers have brought this place to our attention—thanks, friends! I walked by the other day hoping to talk to them, but they seemed pretty frazzled. (…)
Astoria Speculation: Greek Supermarket Coming to Old Sunnyside Prints Space? by Meg Cotner Back in April we got wind of changes coming to the Sunnyside Prints building, which has seemed abandoned for many years. This is the low-rise brick factory building at 22-78 (…)
Astoria Long Island City New Summer Eats at Rest-au-Rant by Judith Rich New summer dishes at Rest-au-rant including fried artichoke hearts, PEI mussels, RAR Bar Sliders, green salad with fried chickpeas and more.
Astoria Adult Lap Swim is Back at Astoria Pool on July 7, 2014 by Meg Cotner As someone who LOVES the Adult Lap Swim program, you can imagine how excited I am to finally learn what’s up with it this year. You can even register today! Lap (…)
Astoria Long Island City Dog Day Weekend – Paws & Pints and Pups & Pints by Meg Cotner This weekend is going to the dogs… seriously! There are two dog-related events going on and we love this canine coincidence. Both involve nonprofit organizations doing very good things in (…)
Astoria Sponsored Giveaway: Two Tickets to the QCA Block Party by Emily Rios On June 21st, QCA is kicking off summer with their annual Block Party! Enjoy a fun-filled evening of food delights from Bareburger, Snowdonia, Manducatis Rustica, Kim Chi Smoke, and (…)
Astoria Astoria Park Festival Arrives June 26 by Meg Cotner We got news yesterday of the Astoria Festival and were glad to know it’s happening again this year! This is a great time in Astoria Park for kids of all (…)
Astoria Where to Watch the World Cup in Astoria and LIC by Meg Cotner Yesterday we brought you several suggestions from Dan Rich for watching the World Cup in Astoria, which starts today at 4 p.m. with a hot match between Brazil and Croatia, (…)
Astoria Where to Experience Make Music New York in Astoria, LIC, and Sunnyside by Meg Cotner Make Music New York, the nonprofit organization that organizes city-wide public music festivals on both the Summer and Winter Solstices, has organized over 1,300 free public music shows this year! There (…)
Astoria Can’t Miss Favorites – Watching the World Cup in Astoria by Meg Cotner We welcome Dan Rich, the author of this piece and super soccer fan, on the upcoming World Cup tournament and his picks on where to view in Astoria. Thanks, Dan! (…)
Astoria Willie O’s Cafe Coming to the Old Mezze Place and Mundo Space by Meg Cotner We noticed the old Mezze Place/Mundo spot (31-18 Broadway) is changing hands, turning into what looks like a cafe. We reached out to the people behind this new venture and (…)
Astoria Via Vai Opens Tonight, June 11 by Meg Cotner We heard from the folks at Via Vai today, the new Italian restaurant/enoteca on 23rd Avenue—they’ll be opening tonight! Here’s what they told us: We are finally opening tonight, Wednesday (…)
Astoria Summer Cider Tap Takeover at The Queens Kickshaw Starts June 23 by Meg Cotner Apart from the consistently delicious food, beer, coffee, and lovely surroundings, the folks at The Queens Kickshaw are also huge fans of artisanal cider. They love it so much that (…)
Astoria Long Island City Lots of Fun at Socrates Sculpture Park This Weekend by Meg Cotner What a glorious day it was on Saturday! The weather was truly amazing. We spent a few hours at Socrates Sculpture Park because that was the place to be, what (…)
Astoria Creating a Cool Award by Meg Cotner We welcome back Hoong Yee Lee Krakauer, Executive Director of the Queens Council on the Arts, with more thoughts on the upcoming QCA Block Party. This time it’s about the (…)