Astoria Long Island City The Yoga Room’s Free Yoga in the Park this Summer! by Meg Cotner Our friends at The Yoga Room let us know about their free yoga in the park outings this summer, taking place at both Astoria Park and Gantry Plaza State Park (…)
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 (…)
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 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 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 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 Get Ready – the Independence Celebration with Fireworks is Next Monday! by Meg Cotner The annual Independence Celebration fireworks show over the Astoria Park waterfront is happening on Monday, June 24, 2013.
Astoria Long Island City A Visit to the Socrates Sculpture Park Greenmarket by Meg Cotner I made a visit to the Socrates Sculpture Park Greenmarket and found a lot of delicious things, including strawberries, juice, cheese, honey, vegetables, coffee, and more.
Astoria Adult Lap Swimming Program at Astoria Park Pool – Info for 2013 by Meg Cotner 2013 Adult Lap Swimming at Astoria Park will take place Tuesday, July 9 until Friday, August 30, 7–8:30am and 7pm-dusk on weekdays.
Astoria Astoria Park Shore Fest 2013 Is Coming and Needs Your Help by Meg Cotner The 2013 Astoria Park Shore Fest is in the midst of a fundraising campaign, looking to raise about $4,300. They can use volunteer help, too!
Astoria Springtime in Astoria Park by Meg Cotner Today was a gorgeous spring day in Astoria, which made for a truly enjoyable walk through Astoria Park.
Astoria Snowy Astoria Park by Meg Cotner This morning I took a walk down to Astoria Park to see what it was like – it was a winter wonderland!