Celebrating Opening Night at the Queens World Film Festival by Lindsay Goyette Opening Night of the Queens World Film Festival can be best summed up in just one word: inspiring. The excitement in the air surrounding the filmmakers, event organizers, and fans (…)
Astoria My Astoria – Dancers Ashley Chandler and Amanda Webster by Meg Cotner Welcome to another installation of our lightly treaded but much beloved column, My Astoria, where local Astorians tell us what makes Astoria special to them. This time we have two (…)
Long Island City Doughnut Plant Opens in LIC by Judith Rich We announce the official opening of Doughnut Plant in Queens – located in the Falchi Building in LIC
Astoria The 2015 Best of Astoria Bash by Judith Rich Announcing the 2015 Best of Astoria Bash at Tacuba Mexican Cantina, which unveils the winners of the 2015 Best of Astoria list chosen by the Astoria community.
Astoria Astoria Wants YOU To Help Decide How To Spend $1 Million by Lindsay Goyette What would you do with a million dollars? Take a trip to Greece? Put a down payment on a fancy apartment? The possibilities are endless! While it’s fun to dream, (…)
Astoria Long Island City St. Paddy’s Day in Astoria by Judith Rich We highlight great places in Astoria and LIC to enjoy St. Patrick’s Day food and drink specials.
Astoria Long Island City Astoria and LIC Street Fairs 2015 by Meg Cotner In honor of the arrival of mild weather this week, we present you with the list of street fairs in Astoria and LIC for 2015. These events always bring back (…)
Astoria Long Island City Queens World Film Festival Prepares To Celebrate Their Fifth Year! by Lindsay Goyette The Academy Awards may be over, but Queens movie buffs are lucky enough to have another film event to look forward to: the Queens World Film Festival! Featuring 117 films from 30 countries, (…)
Astoria Preview Of the New Mad Men Exhibit at MOMI by Meg Cotner We were fortunate to be invited to a press preview of Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men, a new exhibit opening up at MOMI this Saturday, March 14. If you love the (…)
Astoria Long Island City Astoria Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Their Twelfth Year With a Concert by Lindsay Goyette Celebrating their twelfth season, the Astoria Symphony Orchestra will bring the music of Mozart, Brahms, and Barber to Long Island City High School on Sunday, March 15 at 5 p.m. Concertgoers (…)
US Air Guitar Qualifier Coming To SingleCut Beersmiths Thursday 3/12! by Lindsay Goyette You may have the moves like Jagger, but can you shred like Keith? Better yet, want to feel like a rock star without playing any actual instruments? Then head over (…)
Jackson Heights Orchestra Brings Classical Music to Astoria by Lindsay Goyette If you’re like me, you’ve probably listened to the new Carly Rae Jepsen single more times this week than you’d like to admit. (It’s just so catchy.) To take a (…)
Astoria New Real Estate Developments Galore In the Broadway Section of Astoria by Meg Cotner We first got wind of news of what’s up with the Uncle George’s building via Brownstoner Queens, which pointed to a very nice article by the Queens Gazette that wrote about four (…)
Astoria The NYC Social Innovation Festival by Emily Rios 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 (…)
Astoria Experimental Sound, Dance, And Video Comes To Museum of The Moving Image Saturday March 7th by Lindsay Goyette Fans of experimental expression will be in for a treat this Saturday at Museum of the Moving Image, when I/O: An Evening of Multimedia Performance, makes its debut. Curated by Alex Nathanson and Will (…)