Astoria ASTORIA INTERIORS: TWO LIVING ROOMS ON 23RD AVE by Claire Leaden Welcome back to another edition of Astoria Interiors, a series where we go inside neighborhood homes to showcase design on the most local level. Today we head inside a spacious (…)
Art Arts and Culture Astoria Community Living Neighborhood Real Estate ASTORIA INTERIORS: SOMETHING BORROWED ON 35TH ST by Claire Leaden Welcome back to another edition of Astoria Interiors, a series where we go inside neighborhood homes to showcase design on the most local level. Today we head inside an actor’s (…)
Astoria Astoria Arrivals Food and Drink Neighborhood News New Eatery Nneji Brings A Taste Of West Africa To Astoria by Claire Leaden The new Nneji on 34th Ave has three words on its sign:Â “Africa. Food. Kindred.” And you’ll definitely feel that warm, familial spirit as you walk through the door. Nneji was (…)
Art Arts and Culture Astoria Community Living Neighborhood Real Estate ASTORIA INTERIORS: ARTFUL ON 36TH STREET by Claire Leaden BY: ANNA DORÉ Welcome back to another edition of Astoria Interiors, a series where we go inside neighborhood homes to showcase design on the most local level. Today we head (…)
Arts and Culture Astoria Community Shopping ASTORIA INTERIORS: CLASSY CHIC ON 12TH STREET by Claire Leaden Welcome back to another edition of Astoria Interiors, a series where we go inside neighborhood homes to showcase design on the most local level. Today we head inside a chic (…)
Astoria Astoria Arrivals Astoria Closings Community Neighborhood News Openings, Closings & Rumors: August 2020 (Pandemic Edition) by Claire Leaden “Openings, closings and rumors” has been a staple WHA column, and so after many months we’ve attempted to round-up of all of the changes that have taken place in the (…)
Art Arts and Culture Astoria Community Living Neighborhood Astoria Interiors: A Quaranteam on 28th Ave by Claire Leaden BY: ANNA DORE Welcome back to another edition of Astoria Interiors, a series where we go inside neighborhood homes to showcase design on the most local level. Today we head (…)
Art Arts and Culture Astoria Community Movies Museums and Galleries Parks Queens Is Getting Its Own Drive-In Film Festival in Flushing Meadows Corona Park by Claire Leaden Who knew we’d be boasting two drive-in movie theaters in Queens in 2020?! After the Bel Aire Diner did its thing, our own local Museum of the Moving Image has (…)
Astoria Body by Astoria Community Living Shopping Living Naturally in Astoria: Q&A with Tamykah Anthony of Xanthines All Natural Products by Claire Leaden If you’ve ever peeked at the ingredients list on your shampoo, deodorant, or even toothpaste, you may have been surprised to find an incredibly long list with lots of names (…)
Astoria Astoria Arrivals Community Living News Real Estate See Photos Of The Massive $2 Billion Redevelopment Proposed For 35th Ave by Claire Leaden A humongous redevelopment has been proposed for 35th Ave, between Northern Blvd and 37th St. that would vastly change the quiet stretch of Astoria with several two to 26-story buildings, (…)
Astoria Astoria Closings Community News Real Estate Ditmars Key Food Will Be Permanently Closing This Fall by Claire Leaden Some Astorians will have to find another local grocery store to shop at come fall—the Key Food at 22-15 31st Street, between Ditmars and 23rd Ave, will be permanently shutting (…)
Astoria Community Free Living News Parks Recreation Astoria Pool Is Opening Back Up On August 1–Here’s What That Could Look Like by Claire Leaden Earlier this year we reported that Astoria Pool would not be opening this summer, as Mayor de Blasio declared that all NYC Pools would remain closed due to city budget (…)
Astoria Bars Cocktails Food and Drink Neighborhood 13 Spots Where You Can Get Frozen Boozy Drinks In Astoria Right Now by Claire Leaden It’s HOT. And nothing quite cools you down like an icy frozen drink. Luckily, takeout cocktail laws are still in effect (until at least July 26!), so you can enjoy (…)
Astoria Bars Community Food and Drink Long Island City Neighborhood Restaurants 2020 Astoria Outdoor Dining Guide—Restaurants Opening During Phase 2 by Claire Leaden NYC enters Phase 2 of reopening on Monday, June 22. This includes hair salons, real estate, non-essential in-store retail, and perhaps the most exciting of all…outdoor dining! Of course, there (…)
Astoria Community Food and Drink Living Neighborhood An Ongoing Directory of Black-Owned Businesses In Astoria by Claire Leaden As people look for more tangible ways to better support, amplify, and represent Black people in our communities, here is one way to start right here in Astoria. This list (…)