Astoria Win Two Tickets to The Sparrow Film Project Gala by Mackenzi Farquer Today we’re thrilled to announce we’re the sponsor of The Sparrow Film Project, a community driven filmmaking competition that challenges amateurs and professionals alike to create a three minute film in (…)
Astoria Long Island City 50+ Things To Do This Summer in Astoria & Long Island City by Mackenzi Farquer With Memorial Day over, we can’t help but think about all things summer! This year we’re bringing you our favorite things to do around town (and a few slightly outside (…)
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 Win Two Tickets to MOMI’s First Look Film Festival by Mackenzi Farquer We’re thrilled to kick of the new year with a giveaway to one of our favorite Astoria institutions, Museum of the Moving Image! We’re giving you the chance to win (…)
Astoria Astorian Natalia ‘Saw Lady’ Paruz’s Playing Featured in Upcoming Richard Gere Movie by Meg Cotner How cool is it to run across this Queens Courier article about Astoria’s very own Saw Lady (AKA Natalia Paruz) having her playing featured in an upcoming feature film! The (…)
Astoria Funk Master George Clinton is Coming to Astoria by Meg Cotner We just heard that master of funk George Clinton is going to be in Astoria on Monday, October 27 at 7 p.m.! He’ll be in town for a book signing (…)
Astoria Double-Feature of “Growing Cities” and “Growing Farmers” This Weekend by Meg Cotner Astoria’s own urban farm, Brooklyn Grange. The Rural Route Film Festival folks are bringing a double-feature to the Broadway Library this Saturday, focusing on agriculture both in the city and (…)
Astoria A Memory of Astoria at MOMI by Meg Cotner We recently learned about this new panoramic video installation at the Museum of the Moving Image, A Memory of Astoria, and it definitely piqued our interest. It was created by (…)
Astoria Spielberg’s “St. James Place” is Filming in Astoria by Meg Cotner Earlier today on Facebook we posted an Instagram from WHA fan @kellnr of the preparations happening for a shoot of St. James Place, the new film from Steven Spielberg (not (…)
Senator Elizabeth Warren Visits Astoria to Film a Cameo for Alpha House by Meg Cotner Well how cool is this?!? MA Senator Elizabeth Warren was in town! On Thursday she spent time at Kaufman Astoria Studios to film a cameo in Amazon’s Alpha House. According (…)
Astoria Whistle While you Cowork by Emily Rios We are big fans of the QNS Collective and we’re super excited to be both collaborators and supporters of the first QNS Cowork Week. Check out all of the fantastic (…)
Astoria New York on Location is Coming to Astoria in September by Meg Cotner We wanted to let you know about this amazing event coming later in September—New York on Location. It’s going to happen on the Kaufman Astoria Studios backlot on Sunday, September 21, 2014 (…)
Astoria Long Island City Sunnyside 50 Things to Do Before the End of Summer by Emily Rios We suggest 50 great things to do in Astoria, LIC and beyond before the summer ends (food, shopping, sports, community events) – a must read list!
Astoria Mundo Is Almost Here and at Outdoor Cinema Next Week by Meg Cotner We are pretty psyched about Mundo’s impending return to the Astoria/LIC dining scene, and happy that they are very close to opening their new spot in The Paper Factory Hotel. (…)
Astoria Screening Festival at Katch for Filmmakers and Film Fans Alike by Meg Cotner We’ve learned about this interesting Screening Festival series, hosted at Katch and produced by Framework Productions. It’s happening bi-monthly in Katch’s beer garden, in an effort to build a regular (…)