Astoria

Not much in the way of major construction happens on mellow 23rd Avenue, but the property at 26-18 23rd Ave is going through a major change. The building that was there, a (…)

Earlier this year we heard about the sad state of affairs regarding Teddy’s Florist, the family-owned business pushed out by their landlord, Botsaris Morris Realty Group. We’ve naturally been curious (…)

We caught wind of this upcoming hot dog eating contest at New York Dog House this week. It’s the 1st Annual NYDH Signature Dog Eating Contest, which happens to fall (…)

This weekend we ran across a very provocative article in the New York Observer: Anti-Walmart Coalition Battling Big Box Store at Astoria Cove Well, that certainly got my attention (and (…)

We’ve learned who is going to occupy the old Frank’s Bakery space—BARCODE, a cafe/bar and grill based originally in Kallithea, part of the greater Athens area in Greece. They will (…)

We give away three street style graffiti t-shirts from Astoria artist, Kr.one Louie Gasparro

It’s that time again—time to start thinking again about the Astoria Art Festival, taking place this October right here in Astoria. Right now artists can submit their work with about (…)

Seems that the area around 31st Street and Astoria Blvd is pretty hot right now—first with the Starbucks moving into the old funeral home space, and now papers were filed (…)

As we mentioned earlier this week, the We Heart crew was invited to attend the friends and family dinner at The Astor Room. We knew there was a new menu, (…)

A week ago or so, plywood painted green went up around 29-12 23rd Avenue, the location for the new bar/restaurant from the folks that brought us Sweet Afton. A diagram (…)

We Heart Astoria Food Talk covers new enhancements at Astor Room, Sabrage classes at The Baroness, a new cocktail menu at Brick Cafe and more!

Earlier today I had a chance to view the new animation exhibit at MOMI, What’s Up, Doc? The Animation Art of Chuck Jones, and absolutely loved it. This is a (…)

We noticed this yesterday as the first post on The Astor Room’s new Instagram presence! They are revamping the restaurant and re-opening to the public on Friday, July 18. As (…)

Meg and Judith sample Puerto Rican cuisine at Astoria’s Don Coqui restaurant

Like many of you, we’ve been curious to know what is up with the old Euro Delights space at 32-02 Broadway. A recent city document indicates a pizza joint; originally (…)