Weekend Picks: Kentucky Derby + Cinco de Mayo by Claire Leaden It’s a double party this weekend with the Kentucky Derby on Saturday and Cinco de Mayo on Sunday! Here’s where to participate in Astoria and LIC: Derby Day Celebrate with (…)
Astoria The Ultimate Astoria Dessert Crawl by Claire Leaden You know what’s even better than a bar crawl? A DESSERT crawl. Yes, you heard that right. Instead of hopping from bar to bar grabbing drinks, the perfect Astoria spring/summer (…)
2019 Astoria Outdoor Dining Guide by Claire Leaden In my eyes, one of the best things about living in Astoria is the fact that practically every restaurant has those giant windows that open up the whole space when (…)
Astoria Weekend Picks: The Ultimate Queens Wedding Expo, International Food and MORE by Claire Leaden Hey there & happy last weekend of April! Can you believe May days are already here? We have your best event picks for this upcoming weekend, so take advantage of (…)
Astoria The Scoop on Kinship Coffee Coming to Broadway by Claire Leaden Many readers and followers have noticed signs of a new Kinship Coffee on Broadway and 31st St (right near the subway), and we finally have the details from owners Stanley Rivera (…)
Astoria Long Island City Easter in Astoria & LIC 2019 by Claire Leaden From egg hunts to Sunday brunches, we’ve rounded up all of the best Easter events in Astoria and LIC this weekend. Hop to it! Egg Hunts 6th Annual Easter Egg (…)
Astoria Preview Tour: “The Social” Coming to 30th Ave by Claire Leaden We showed the outside of “The Social” coming to 30th Ave recently (in the old New York Dog House location), but we finally got to take a peek at what’s going (…)
THE END is Coming: GOT Premiere Events and Activities in Astoria by Claire Leaden We’ll all be yelling “For the Throne” for the last time soon, with the FINAL season premiere of HBO hit GAME OF THRONES this Sunday, April 14. Luckily you can (…)
Astoria Holy Pepperoni! New “Best Pizza Shop” Comes to 34th Ave by Claire Leaden Astoria has every food imaginable available, but good pizza is one of those few items that seems to come and go too frequently. Well, hopefully here to stay is the (…)
Astoria RUMOR MILL: Taverna Kyclades Moving Locations by Claire Leaden We’ve been hearing a persistent rumor all over the neighborhood that Taverna Kyckades is moving to the corner of 36th St and Ditmars, right across from the Queen’s Room, in this space: (…)
Astoria Queens Bake House Pastry Preview by Claire Leaden Queens Bake House has been updating their Instagram with mouthwatering treats for the better part of a year, but new signage is up and the owners are teasing a very (…)
Astoria Turkish Restaurateur Orhan Yegen to Revamp Broadway with “Lokanta” by Claire Leaden Here on the blog we’ve been speculating about what the trendy-looking space on Broadway (between 31st and 32nd St) is going to be—and we know the community has been too! (…)
Astoria Jackson Heights Long Island City Help Reunite Immigrant Families at Dining for Justice 4/14 by Claire Leaden What’s better than eating delicious food? Eating delicious food AND giving back to a great cause at the same time! That’s exactly what you can do at Immigrant Families Together‘s second “Dining (…)
Astoria Sneak Peek: TRU Wine Bar’s New Shareable ‘Meze’ Menu by Claire Leaden Tru Astoria on Ditmars Ave spent the past five years as a European cafe, with locals sipping coffee throughout the day and typical food choices like Greek salads and pizzas. (…)
Astoria Long Island City Openings, Closings and Rumors Early Spring Part II by Claire Leaden We had so many helpful comments and observations on last week’s edition of “Openings, Closings and Rumors”‘ that we had to do a second part this week! Lots of business news (…)