Astoria

We are blown away by all the amazing things happening at Socrates Sculpture Park this Saturday, June 7. Here’s a roundup of the activities, which range from food to bikes, (…)

Food Talk features summery eats such as ice cream from Sweet Jane’s, cold brew coffee at Lockwood’s Secret Garden, local artisanal eats at the Queens County Market, and more!

Like many of you, I’ve been curious about what’s up with 31-05 34th Street—the old Bugatti restaurant, which had a lot of, let’s just say, problems. It closed probably end (…)

Along with Astoria’s two other outdoor summer movie series—Socrates Sculpture Park’s Outdoor Cinema and CALDC’s Astoria Park Movie Nights—there’s another series, called The Newtown Road Backyard Film Festival. This series, now (…)

On Saturday I made my way over to Sweet Jane’s, a new ice cream shop that opened up on 24th Ave and 28th Street. It was really fun to see (…)

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 (…)

Earlier this week, Mackenzi and I had a chance to check out Ginger, a new organic juice bar from the guys who brought Astoria the crazy popular Grand Cafe. Ginger (…)

MP Taverna Patio Happy Hour with $3 tapas, $1.50 sliders, half priced beers and more!

Community Board 1 has linked to this announcement on their website: Forty-six (46th) Street between Northern Boulevard and 34th Avenue will be closed until completion of a fan/vent plant to (…)

Earlier this month, we got a question from a WHA reader about Crehan’s Pub and what the heck was going on there. Other Astorians are starting to wonder what is up (…)

We’ve learned that a new ice cream shop is going to open… in the space of a former ice cream shop. Sweet Jane’s Frozen Desserts is taking over the location (…)

With the whitewashing of 5 Pointz still on the minds of some in the community, a great way to continue to enjoy and support street art is by attending the 5th (…)

We Heart Astoria Food Talk brings you ways to cool down in Astoria, including options from La Guli, Omonia Next Door, the Astoria Flea, Rockaway Brewing Company and more.

Broadway is going to get more pizza—Retro Pizza Cafe is coming and has their signage up, including a cute little round sign that juts out from the side: This space (…)

Over the weekend I had the pleasure to meet with the owners of Via Vai, a new Italian restaurant opening up on 23rd Avenue in what used to be an old (…)