Astoria Monday Haiku – Green Spaces by Judith Rich Astoria Haiku writes about parks and green spaces in Astoria
Astoria Spring Is Here! by Mackenzi Farquer spring is here – best things and places to visit when spring comes to Astoria. Join plovgh, visit a beer garden, hang out in Astoria park, think about your spring garden, brunch outside and make your own neighborhood tour
Astoria Long Island City Stitch Explores LIC Vernon Dog Run by WHA Guest This week I’m bringing you the scoop on the newest place to take your pooch. Long Island City’s Vernon dog run has recently undergone a makeover in a big way. (…)
Socrates Greenmarket and Cooking Demonstration by Meg Cotner By now, you may be aware that Astoria has a new greenmarket on Saturdays, located at Socrates Sculpture Park! It started back in June and will go until November 19, (…)
Astoria Tonight! Free Outdoor Movies In The Park by Mackenzi Farquer Don’t forget, tonight is another installment of Socrates Sculpture Park’s “Outdoor Cinema 2011” a free international movie series. Tonight’s feature: CARAMEL, LEBANON 2008, 95 mins. Directed by Nadine Labaki. This Lebanese (…)
Astoria Astoria Park Pool Opens June 29 by Meg Cotner As we mentioned on Facebook back in May, Astoria Park Pool opens tomorrow! I’ve been watching the pool for the past week during my runs in Astoria Park, and it’s (…)
Independence Celebration (Fireworks!) in Astoria Park by Meg Cotner Astoria is special in many ways, but one of the reasons why this is this time of year is the Independence Celebration! Scheduled a little earlier than July 4, this (…)
Pop -Up Pianos by Meg Cotner My friend Heather alerted me to the presence of Pop-Up Pianos in Astoria and LIC last week and then over the weekend, a few other friends brought this to my (…)
Outdoor Cinema Series Schedule at Socrates Sculpture Park by Meg Cotner One of the questions I’ve received the most this past month is “Which movies are they showing at Socrates this summer?” I saw a listing on another site but was (…)
Donate to the Astoria Park Shore Fest by Meg Cotner For the past couple of years, the Astoria Park Shore Fest (formerly known as the Astoria Water Walk) has happened for three successive weekends each August. Shore Blvd along Astoria (…)
Scenes from Whitey Ford Field by Meg Cotner Yesterday I headed west to the Build it Green! block party, and wandered past the festivities and toward Whitey Ford Field (located at the west end of 26th Ave). I (…)
Spring in Astoria Park by Meg Cotner Yesterday I took a walk over to Astoria Park and saw for myself just how beautiful it is this spring, so I thought I’d share some of the photos with (…)
Shoreline Cleanup at Astoria Park This Sunday by Meg Cotner For the past 6 years in the month of September, there’s been a community shoreline cleanup along the shore in Astoria Park. Often it has coincided with the day of (…)
Astoria Water Walk Week 2 by Meg Cotner This weekend brings us the second installation of the Astoria Water Walk! This week’s focus: FOOD! The Astoria Water Walk presents Taste the Neighborhood. Yummeh! Here’s the schedule of free (…)