Astoria ASTORIA INTERIORS: WARM AND SERENE ON 30TH AVENUE by Claire Leaden Welcome back to another edition of Astoria Interiors, a series where we go inside neighborhood homes to showcase design on the most local level. Today, we’re heading inside a colorful, (…)
Astoria Everywhere Serving Thanksgiving Dinner in Astoria This Year by Claire Leaden Thanksgiving is exactly one week away! If you’re still deciding on your menu, why not eat out for a change? There are tons of restaurants in Astoria offering delectable Thanksgiving (…)
Astoria 5 Thanksgiving-Approved Cocktails Around Astoria by Claire Leaden Do you have family visiting for Turkey Day, or are just looking for some Thanksgiving-Eve sips? Here are all the best cocktails to get you in the autumn holiday mood… (…)
How to Give Back in Astoria This Holiday Season by Claire Leaden Of course giving back to our community year-round is so important, but making a concentrated effort during a set period of time is always helpful — and the holiday season (…)
Astoria Step into LIC’s Most Stylish Art Galleries This Weekend at LIC OPEN ARTS by Claire Leaden If you’ve ever strolled past any of the gorgeous, curated art galleries in Long Island City, but felt too intimated to walk in or didn’t quite know how the process (…)
Astoria Next Astoria Park Reconstruction Project: Charybdis Playground by Claire Leaden Have you been enjoying the brand new Astoria Park Track and Field? Well, get ready for more updated Park features. The next reconstruction project includes the Charybdis Playground, located near (…)
Astoria Long Island City 5 Fun Weekly Events at Local Breweries This Fall by Claire Leaden If you’re looking for a change from your regular trivia league at the local bar, Astoria and LIC’s breweries are upping their weekly events game! From music for all tastes, (…)
Astoria Long Island City Remembering Veterans Today by Claire Leaden We wish all those who have served our country a good Veterans Day today, and honor and thank them for their service and bravery in the past, present and future. (…)
Astoria Astoria Interiors: Cozy, Sweet and Practical in Astoria Heights by Claire Leaden Welcome back to our bi-weekly Astoria Interiors series showcasing local apartment design! This week we’re showcasing a calming, minimalist apartment in the Upper Ditmars area. Remember, if you’d like to (…)
Astoria Openings, Closing, Rumors: November 2019 by Claire Leaden Believe it or not, a lot has changed in the neighborhood since our last roundup in September. Let us know what else you’ve been noticing! Openings Astoriana Lots of readers (…)
Pet-Friendly Places in Queens by Claire Leaden Just take a walk in your local park or sit at an outdoor café in the summer, and you’ll know that New Yorkers LOVE their pets. According to the New York (…)
Astoria Second GIF Series “The Situation Room” Opening at MoMI this Friday by Claire Leaden If you’ve been to the Museum of the Moving Image in the past two years (and if you haven’t, you definitely should go asap!), you’ve been greeted by projections of (…)
10 Local Astorians On Running the NYC Marathon This Weekend – And Where to Spectate Locally! by 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 (…)
Astoria APAC (Astoria Performing Arts Center) is Going “Beyond Borders” This Season by Claire Leaden 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 (…)
Astoria This New Website Lets You See the Secret Histories of Astoria by Claire Leaden 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 (…)