Astoria 13 Spots Where You Can Get Frozen Boozy Drinks In Astoria Right Now by Claire Leaden It’s HOT. And nothing quite cools you down like an icy frozen drink. Luckily, takeout cocktail laws are still in effect (until at least July 26!), so you can enjoy (…)
Astoria Long Island City 2020 Astoria Outdoor Dining Guide—Restaurants Opening During Phase 2 by Claire Leaden NYC enters Phase 2 of reopening on Monday, June 22. This includes hair salons, real estate, non-essential in-store retail, and perhaps the most exciting of all…outdoor dining! Of course, there (…)
Long Island City Dutch Kills Centraal in LIC is Permanently Closing, & Hosting a ‘Goodbye’ Sidewalk Sale This Weekend by Claire Leaden COVID-19 has had undeniably detrimental effects on local businesses, and we’ve seen that start to take the form of closures all around NYC. Sadly, one of those is homey gastropub (…)
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 10 Years in Astoria: Sweet Afton by Claire Leaden This week we’re highlighting some of the amazing local businesses celebrating milestone anniversaries as 2019 comes to an end. Happy Astoria-versary! Yesterday was five years. Ruairi Curtin, the owner behind (…)
8 Cozy Spots with Fireplaces for Curling Up in the Cold by Claire Leaden When the weather outside is frightful, a fire sure is delightful… Which is why we’ve rounded up bars and restaurants in Astoria and surrounding neighborhoods that have a fireplace you (…)
Astoria Restaurants With Heated or Enclosed Patios You Can Cozy Up in All Year by Claire Leaden Outdoor dining is something that is coveted here in Astoria, and even during the colder months you don’t have to miss out on it. These restaurants all have enclosed and/or heated (…)
Astoria Inside the Long-Awaited RIVERCREST on Ditmars (+ What’s on the Menu) by Claire Leaden One of the top things we’ve gotten questions from readers about this year has been Rivercrest. We reported in January that the restaurant was taking over the long-vacant space under Acropolis (…)
How to Keep Oktoberfest Going All Month Long by Claire Leaden It’s October, which for beer and brat-lovers means it’s OKTOBERFEST season! Though Oktoberfest technically starts at the end of September and usually finishes the first/second week of October, we rounded (…)
Astoria “Bar Dalia” Coming to Freckled Moose/Pachanga Space by Claire Leaden Neighbors were surprised when The Freckled Moose took over the popular Pachanga Patterson space last year, but sadly it didn’t last long. After a string of private chef events, there (…)
Astoria Last Week to Say Goodbye to Astoria Staple RAR BAR by Claire Leaden RAR BAR (or Rest-Au-Rant) was a little under the radar, tucked back from the subway tracks on 35th Ave at 30th St. We loved them for their budget brunch, broad (…)
Astoria Long Island City Welcome to the Neighborhood: 2 Dive 4 on 36th Ave by Claire Leaden 2 Dive 4 is the new tapas/cocktail bar at 33-10 36th Ave, which, as I’m sure you guessed, has a definite seafaring theme. But don’t expect just fish from the (…)
Astoria Long Island City 3 Plans for A Perfect Summer Day in Astoria by Claire Leaden There’s really only ONE month of summer left–can you believe it?! If you want to make the most of your limited time, have no fear: we’ve planned out three perfect summer (…)
Where to Get Fun, Non-Alcoholic Drinks in Astoria by Claire Leaden Though happy hours and frozen drinks are great lists to have at the ready, not everyone is drinking alcohol. Whether you’re pregnant, sober, underage or just limiting your drinking, there (…)
Astoria Long Island City Opening Today: The Courtyard at The Collective (aka The Paper Factory) by Claire Leaden We reported back in March about the new, mysterious-sounding “short-stay communal living” space at the old Paper Factory Hotel, now called “The Collective.” The British company is a “growing, global network (…)