Astoria Astoria’s Spring Retail Crawl is Back in April by Claire Leaden UPDATE: Shop Small Astoria Announced: “With this public health risk increasing, we feel it is in the community’s best interest to move this large scale event to a later date (…)
Astoria Where to Embrace the Luck of the Irish for St. Paddy’s Day in Astoria by Claire Leaden It’s everyone’s favorite time of year to embrace their Irish heritage (or lack thereof)! We’ve got all the Irish music, corned beef specials, and bar crawls of course. Shoot claireleaden@gmail.com (…)
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 (…)
Astoria What To Do This Weekend! Feb. 7-9, 2020 by Claire Leaden Here’s what on deck for the weekend, Astoria! Friday, February 7 Watch a local theater production at the Astoria Performing Arts Center. Astoria’s main performing arts center is putting on (…)
Astoria Meet The Cake Boys: A Queens Drag King Collective by Claire Leaden Kick up your brunch game this weekend at the only drag king brunch in NYC—right here in Astoria! The Cake Boys—made up of four long-time friends, Richard, Muscles Monty, Sweaty Eddie and (…)
Astoria Where to Feel the Love in Astoria This Valentine’s Day 2020 by Claire Leaden It’s finally time for everything to turn shades of pink and red! Whether you’re single or coupled up, or looking for a fun night out with friends, here are all (…)
Queens Bus Network Redesign Receives Record Level of Public Feedback, MTA Adds More Public Workshops by Claire Leaden Earlier this month, the MTA released the first drafts of the new and improved Queens Bus Network, a redesign of bus routes that haven’t been touched in a century, when (…)
Astoria Long Island City Sunnyside What To Do This Weekend! Feb. 1-2, 2020 by Claire Leaden We know y’all love a good weekend roundup, so we’re bringing “What To Do This Weekend” back! The first weekend in February is full of public forums, film screenings and (…)
Astoria Where to Watch Super Bowl LIV (or Just the Commercials) in Astoria by Claire Leaden It’s time for the biggest game day of the year—and the first event since the holidays to put us in the celebrating mood—the SUPER BOWL. But even if you’re only (…)
Astoria The 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Exhibit is Opening at MoMI This Weekend (See Photos)! by Claire Leaden Our friendly neighborhood museum, the Museum of the Moving Image, announced in November they were opening a brand new, extensive exhibition on iconic filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. And now the time has finally (…)
Astoria ‘Actoria’ Brings Upbeat Cabaret Fun to Astoria at Beans & Lager by Claire Leaden Did you know you can experience legendary Broadway shows right here in Astoria? Okay, the stage might be *slightly* smaller, but the energy (and talent) is just as palpable! We’re (…)
Astoria This New Astoria Club Helps Film Industry Veterans & Performing Newbies Learn from Eachother by Claire Leaden Phil Cappadora LOVES learning. But when his acting career wasn’t going as he hoped, he decided to take things into his own hands and start the Astoria Filmmakers Club this (…)
Give Your Used Christmas Tree a Second Life as Mulch for NYC Parks by Claire Leaden We know—all you want to do is keep those holiday decorations up for as long as possible! The apartment just isn’t nearly as cheery without them. But, if you got (…)
Where to Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Astoria by Claire Leaden If you’re still scrambling to figure out how to celebrate New Year’s Eve, have no fear, we’ve rounded up all the spots in Astoria that are hosting the holidays in (…)
Happy Hanukkah! by Claire Leaden Happy first day of Hanukkah, Astoria! Wishing all those who celebrate a joyous time with their families. Here are a few events in and around the neighborhood: Pacific Unitarian Universalist, (…)