Astoria Astoria Heights Playground Gets Funding for Playground Renovation by Meg Cotner A WHA reader passed on this update regarding Astoria Heights Playground posted in the Friends of Astoria Heights Park Facebook group: Councilman Costantinides called last night to give us the (…)
Long Island City Where’s Waldo in Astoria is Back This Summer! by Mackenzi Farquer Waldo in Astoria is back for a third year, and we couldn’t be more exited about it! Here’s the full scoop from Astoria Bookshop, Waldo HQ: Where’s Waldo? In Astoria, (…)
It’s My Park Day is June 21 at Astoria Park by Meg Cotner Parks fans, this one’s for you. Tomorrow is It’s My Park Day at Astoria Park! From 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. join the Astoria Park Alliance in picking up litter (…)
Astoria Adult Lap Swim is Back at Astoria Pool on July 7, 2014 by Meg Cotner As someone who LOVES the Adult Lap Swim program, you can imagine how excited I am to finally learn what’s up with it this year. You can even register today! Lap (…)
Astoria Where to Watch the World Cup in Astoria and LIC by Meg Cotner Yesterday we brought you several suggestions from Dan Rich for watching the World Cup in Astoria, which starts today at 4 p.m. with a hot match between Brazil and Croatia, (…)
Astoria Can’t Miss Favorites – Watching the World Cup in Astoria by Meg Cotner We welcome Dan Rich, the author of this piece and super soccer fan, on the upcoming World Cup tournament and his picks on where to view in Astoria. Thanks, Dan! (…)
Astoria Summer Waterfront Movie Nights in Astoria Park 2014 by Meg Cotner One of the great things about summer in Astoria is that it’s outdoor movie season! Astoria Park has their own movie series, produced by CALDC (the people who are also behind this year’s (…)
Astoria Best of Astoria-Emily’s Picks by Emily Rios As you know by now, the Best of Astoria truly reflects our reader’s favorites. This month the team has shared their personal picks. It seems that I’m the last in (…)
Astoria Astoria Park Pool Dates 2014 by Meg Cotner This post has been edited. One of the best parts of summer in Astoria is the gigantic Astoria Pool, which is the largest WPA era pool in the entire city. (…)
Astoria We Heart Spring Trees! by Mackenzi Farquer There’s nothing quite like the first signs of spring- the sudden plethora of iced coffees, open toe shoes, and of course all those beautiful spring trees. Here’s some of our (…)
Astoria Best of Astoria – Judith’s Picks by Judith Rich Best of Astoria Editorial Picks (Judith) – Ovelia, Astoria Bier & Cheese, Milkflower, Tone Pilates, La Guli Pastry Shop, Sanfords
Astoria 2014 Best of Astoria – The Winners by Judith Rich We Heart Astoria announces the 2014 Best of Astoria winners – best restaurant, best bar, best cafe, best boutique, best new arrival of 2013
Intrigue Alert: Make This Northeastern Astoria Hill a Park? by Meg Cotner We caught wind of this story via Curbed and also checked out Gothamist’s take on it—both sourced their info from those urban exploring cats at LTV Squad, who really know (…)
Astoria Long Island City Queens Community Board 1 Meeting Tuesday February 18 by Meg Cotner In case you were curious, the next Community Board 1 meeting is tomorrow, February 18. It takes place at 7 p.m. at the Astoria World Manor. CB 1 meetings can be (…)
Astoria Body by Astoria: Simply Cycle Astoria by Emily Rios We review our first class at the new Simply Cycle studios on Steinway. You get the low-down on everything from difficulty level, instructor’s style, class size, cost and more.