Living

Every summer artists are hard at work in Socrates Sculpture Park producing work for the Fall exhibit. They are part of the Park’s Annual Fellowship Program, an artist residency that (…)

If you’ve been to The Giving Tree yoga studio—now just “The Yoga Studio“—on 31st Street right past Ditmars Ave, you may have thought the check-in desk looked better suited for (…)

Chappetto Square—which you may not know by its name—is the smaller park at the south end of Astoria Park which includes an outdoor hockey rink, WWII memorial plaque and children’s (…)

Embrace Astoria’s Greek Culture–along with a dash of humor–this Sunday, 9/8 (postponed because of the rain on Friday) with an outdoor screening of the iconic family comedy “My Big Fat Greek (…)

We’re excited to announce that next week will be “Back to Work” Week on WHA! Okay, we know you’re not really going “back to work,” but why should kids have (…)

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 (…)

We’ve been noticing a lot of cool yoga events lately, from more donation-based classes to ones that involve free drinks or desserts at your favorite Astoria locales (hey, it’s all (…)

SUMMER IS FOR PICNICKING (at least when its not upwards of 95 degrees!). As we hinted in Tuesday’s post, we’ve put together the best places to pick up picnic goods (…)

We have you all set for the warm, sunny days of summer in Queens, but what about when it’s dreary and rainy? (And, uh extremely humid?) We’ve definitely had our (…)

We know readers have been anxiously awaiting the new dog run, part of the Triborough Bridge Playground C $1 million reconstruction project, and the day is finally here! Located at 24th Street (…)

It’s summer: the sun is shining, the birds are chirping and school is OUT! Kids have a lot of energy—usually a lot more than you ;) —so here are some (…)

Astoria Social began four years ago and has been growing swiftly ever since. Their softball league started with 10 teams, and this past season they had 24—and for the darts league, (…)

Macy’s Annual 4th of July Fireworks Show is back on the East River this Thursday, but unfortunately not the part of the river that’s close to us in Queens! They will (…)

Every year Astorians are treated to a night at the opera – and they don’t even have to go to Lincoln Center! Tonight at 7 p.m. is the Metropolitan Opera’s Summer (…)

Though we have some amazing fruit and veggie markets (United Brothers! Mr. Avo!) year-round, summer is a great time to check out local Farmers Markets. Unfortunately the Astoria Greenmarket from (…)