Astoria Step into LIC’s Most Stylish Art Galleries This Weekend at LIC OPEN ARTS by Claire Leaden If you’ve ever strolled past any of the gorgeous, curated art galleries in Long Island City, but felt too intimated to walk in or didn’t quite know how the process (…)
Astoria Next Astoria Park Reconstruction Project: Charybdis Playground by Claire Leaden Have you been enjoying the brand new Astoria Park Track and Field? Well, get ready for more updated Park features. The next reconstruction project includes the Charybdis Playground, located near (…)
Astoria Long Island City 5 Fun Weekly Events at Local Breweries This Fall by Claire Leaden If you’re looking for a change from your regular trivia league at the local bar, Astoria and LIC’s breweries are upping their weekly events game! From music for all tastes, (…)
Astoria Long Island City Remembering Veterans Today by Claire Leaden We wish all those who have served our country a good Veterans Day today, and honor and thank them for their service and bravery in the past, present and future. (…)
Astoria Astoria Interiors: Cozy, Sweet and Practical in Astoria Heights by Claire Leaden Welcome back to our bi-weekly Astoria Interiors series showcasing local apartment design! This week we’re showcasing a calming, minimalist apartment in the Upper Ditmars area. Remember, if you’d like to (…)
Astoria Openings, Closing, Rumors: November 2019 by Claire Leaden Believe it or not, a lot has changed in the neighborhood since our last roundup in September. Let us know what else you’ve been noticing! Openings Astoriana Lots of readers (…)
Astoria Second GIF Series “The Situation Room” Opening at MoMI this Friday by Claire Leaden If you’ve been to the Museum of the Moving Image in the past two years (and if you haven’t, you definitely should go asap!), you’ve been greeted by projections of (…)
Astoria APAC (Astoria Performing Arts Center) is Going “Beyond Borders” This Season by Claire Leaden The Astoria Performing Arts Center (or, APAC) has been around for almost 20 years, with a mission to “bring high quality theater to Astoria, Queens and New York City, and to (…)
Astoria This New Website Lets You See the Secret Histories of Astoria by Claire Leaden Many of NYC’s museums and historical societies have teamed up with tech nonprofit Urban Archive to share the hidden histories of the city with New Yorkers. The nonprofit, whose mission (…)
Astoria How to Work Out in Astoria Park (According to 3 Locals) by Claire Leaden When I saw someone doing a workout at Rainey Park a few weeks back—running up and down the stairs, doing push-ups on the benches and squats along the water—I thought (…)
Astoria Introducing Our New Series: ASTORIA INTERIORS by Claire Leaden We stroll by Astoria’s countless buildings every day— but have you ever wondered what’s behind the walls? In our new series, Astoria Interiors, we’ll take you behind the scenes in (…)
Astoria FIRST LOOK: Astoria Park Track and Field Back Open Today! by Claire Leaden If you’ve been missing the Astoria Park track and soccer field, get excited, because the totally renovated facilities are OPEN—seven months ahead of schedule! The reconstruction project began last fall, (…)
Astoria The Official Astoria Fall Bucket List by Claire Leaden With Halloween next week and Thanksgiving a month away, we are fully in fall. That means there’s only a month or two left to fully enjoy what everyone’s favorite season has (…)
Astoria Inside the Long-Awaited RIVERCREST on Ditmars (+ What’s on the Menu) by Claire Leaden One of the top things we’ve gotten questions from readers about this year has been Rivercrest. We reported in January that the restaurant was taking over the long-vacant space under Acropolis (…)
Astoria Learn About Your Tenant Rights in Astoria This Thursday by Claire Leaden Most of us are renters in this city, and when landlords lag on pest control, delay plumbing issues or hike up rent, it’s hard to know exactly what our rights (…)