Astoria Local Resources For Entertaining and Caring for Your Kids While at Home by Claire Leaden With most of our time now spent at home, it can be especially difficult to keep kids busy and on a schedule in the same space day after day. (…)
Flushing Meadow’s Billie Jean King Tennis Center Will Become Field Hospital to Help Elmhurst Hospital by Claire Leaden Mayor de Blasio announced this week that the Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Flushing-Corona Park (where the U.S. Open is held each year) will be converted into a temporary (…)
5 Ways You Can Help Queens During the Coronavirus Outbreak by Claire Leaden One of the most difficult parts of this time is the lack of control most of us feel, but there are small ways you can still make a difference: by (…)
Astoria ASTORIA INTERIORS: ARTSY AF ON 35TH AVE. by Claire Leaden BY ANNA DORÉ 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 head (…)
Astoria How To Support Your Favorite Small Businesses In Astoria During This Time by Claire Leaden Now that all non-essential stores have been mandated to shut down to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, many local boutiques and stores need your help to stay afloat. If (…)
Local Astoria Studios & Gyms That Are Now Live Streaming Workouts by Claire Leaden Now that most businesses in Astoria are closed to help contain the spread of COVID-19, a great way to help support local biz (and work some stress out) is to (…)
Astoria Astoria Interiors: Mid-Mod and Boho on 41st St. by Claire Leaden BY ANNA DORÉ 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 head (…)
Save the Dates: Queens Craft Brigade’s 2020 Season by Claire Leaden Everyone’s favorite local craft fair is back! The Queens Craft Brigade, which was started in 2017 by Queens local Robert Duffy, features vendors who are exclusively in Queens. Over 150 small (…)
Long Island City This Mouthwatering New LIC Pop-Up Blends Chinese & Jamaican Flavors by Claire Leaden A new food pop-up has come to Long Island City…and it looks out of this world. Daily Spoon, located at 25-34 Jackson Avenue, comes from Chef Tristan Chin-Fatt and Deon Whiskey, (…)
Astoria Astoria Interiors: A Rent-Stabilized Railroad On 30th Ave by Claire Leaden BY ANNA DORÉ 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 head (…)
What To Do This Weekend! Feb. 28-March 1 by Claire Leaden Here’s what’s on tap this weekend, Astoria! Don’t forget Saturday is Leap Day, the first time we’ve gotten an extra day in February in four years, so make the most (…)
Who’s Hiring in Astoria: February 2020 by Claire Leaden If you’re on the hunt for a new (or additional) job, we’ve got you covered! Lockwood; multiple locations These Queens lifestyle stores have four open roles—are you one of the (…)
This Is Why It’s So Important to Participate in the 2020 Census in Queens by Claire Leaden It’s time for a new census to take place, and now it’s more important than ever in NYC to be counted…especially in Queens. Conducted every 10 years, the census will (…)
Astoria Jackson Heights Long Island City Openings, Closings and Rumors: Mid-Winter 2020 by Claire Leaden Here are all the latest happenings in the neighborhood! And yes, jury’s still out on Chipotle… Openings La Flor Vieja If you love the El Rey Del Taco truck, they (…)
7 Places to Visit in Queens in Honor of Black History Month by Claire Leaden In honor of Black History Month, a time in February set aside for commemorating the incredible achievements of African Americans throughout our country’s history, we’ve put together some historical places (…)