Arts and Culture

Everyone has a different fitness style: some love the gym, some are all about yoga, some can run outside no matter what the weather, and some like to mix things (…)

The LIC Block Party at SculptureCenter is a pretty perfect weekend event for friends, families, artists, neighbors, and pretty much everyone else. There’s live music and performances, booths with fun (…)

Calling all Queens creatives! The Astoria Art Festival is back and better than ever, and looking for YOUR submissions. From Saturday, October 17, to Saturday, October 24, restaurants and shops (…)

There’s no doubt about it: our neighborhood is awesome. Astoria is home to outstanding places to eat, drink, learn, listen, watch, and relax. It’s only natural that friends and family from (…)

As we previously reported, How Cats Took Over the Internet will be kicking off tomorrow, August 7, at Museum of the Moving Image and will run until January 31st. The adorable five-month presentation will (…)

Filmmakers of Queens, listen up: submissions are now open for the 2016 Queens World Film Festival! Gearing up for their sixth year, QWFF will be kicking off at the Museum of the Moving (…)

  Have you seen the old diving pool in Astoria Park, adjacent to the Olympic-sized swimming pool? If you have, you’ve likely tried to ignore it. The space, currently filled with (…)

By now, you may have heard that the Museum of The Moving Image is presenting the cutest, furriest exhibition of all time: How Cats Took Over The Internet, running from August (…)

The Queens Memory Project, which has been running since 2012, “is a dynamic testament of collective memory for the residents of Queens, New York; the most diverse county in the (…)

Astoria Music & Arts is having a busy summer. On Saturday, August 29th , they’ll be throwing their 7th Annual New World Queens Fest, an Astoria Park extravaganza with live music, (…)

If you’re looking for a new spot to get your laugh on, Long Island City has you covered. The Standing Room comedy club will be moving into the former Laughing (…)

Saturday was a banner day for Astoria, as our community came out in full force to support the highly-anticipated opening of HiFi Records. Vinylphiles from all over visited the new (…)

File this under strange, but awesome: On Monday, July 20, Queens Comfort and Cinema Under the Influence will present Trapped in the Comfort, a screening of all 33 chapters of (…)

  In case you missed our big Facebook announcement, We Heart Astoria will be co-hosting a grand opening party for HiFi Records, a new record store opening up in the (…)

UPDATED POST! Thank you to readers Allie and Kim for giving us the heads up on two different Astoria moments! (NOTE: This is a SPOILER-FREE POST. While the article will (…)