Astoria Jackson Heights Sunnyside Which Queens Farmers Markets Are Still Open During The COVID-19 Shutdown by Claire Leaden Taking a simple trip to the grocery store has vastly changed during this time, but it’s not the only way to shop for food. Many of NYC’s farmers markets are (…)
Astoria Jackson Heights Long Island City Openings, Closings and Rumors: Mid-Winter 2020 by Claire Leaden Here are all the latest happenings in the neighborhood! And yes, jury’s still out on Chipotle… Openings La Flor Vieja If you love the El Rey Del Taco truck, they (…)
Astoria Jackson Heights Long Island City Sunnyside Woodside The MTA Has Released an Official New Plan for Redrawing Queens Bus Routes by Claire Leaden Back in April, the MTA asked Queens residents for feedback as they worked to completely redraw Queens bus routes, and now they have an actual draft of the plan. In (…)
Astoria Jackson Heights Long Island City Sunnyside Woodside Hear From Queens Borough President Candidates at Open Education Forum Tomorrow by Claire Leaden Tomorrow, December 10 at 7 p.m., educational organizations Zone 126 and the Varsity Boys and Girls Club are hosting an Education Forum with the Queens Borough Presidential Candidates. They are (…)
Astoria Jackson Heights Sunnyside Tree Lightings in Astoria (& Nearby) That Will Get You in the Holiday Spirit by Claire Leaden One of the nicest parts of the holiday season each year is the variety of tree lightings (and post office lightings? see below!). Here’s our roundup for this year—we’ll add (…)
Astoria Jackson Heights Long Island City Sunnyside WHA Wedding Week: How Four Astoria Locals Did Their Big Day by Claire Leaden Now that you have all the details from venues to photography to food to design, see it all come together with four local Queens-based weddings! Who: Dan McNamara and Tabitha Vidaurri (…)
Astoria Jackson Heights MAKE MUSIC on the Summer Solstice in Queens by Claire Leaden Make Music New York is New York City’s music festival for the people and by the people! Their mission celebrates the musician in all of us, connects New Yorkers to their (…)
Astoria Jackson Heights Sunnyside Feelin’ Fresh: All the Farmers Markets in Nearby Queens by Claire Leaden Though we have some amazing fruit and veggie markets (United Brothers! Mr. Avo!) year-round, summer is a great time to check out local Farmers Markets. Unfortunately the Astoria Greenmarket from (…)
Astoria Jackson Heights “Renewable Rikers” Town Hall THURSDAY with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jessica Ramos and More by Claire Leaden Closing the prisons on Rikers Island—rife with corruption, violence and health issues—has been a mainstay of the de Blasio administration since the idea was first presented in 2017. The original (…)
Astoria Jackson Heights Long Island City Sunnyside Woodside The MTA Wants YOUR Feedback on New Queens Bus Routes by Claire Leaden There are 107 bus routes that transport over 714,000 Queens riders each weekday—and the MTA admits those routes are outdated and not serving New Yorkers any longer. Residential and commercial (…)
Astoria Jackson Heights Long Island City Sunnyside Woodside Astoria and LIC Street Fairs 2019 by Claire Leaden The temps are rising, the trees are blooming and the streets are clear, which means it’s time for one thing: Street Festival Season! You may have seen the one on (…)
Astoria Jackson Heights Long Island City Help Reunite Immigrant Families at Dining for Justice 4/14 by Claire Leaden What’s better than eating delicious food? Eating delicious food AND giving back to a great cause at the same time! That’s exactly what you can do at Immigrant Families Together‘s second “Dining (…)
Astoria Jackson Heights Long Island City Cinco de Mayo 2018 – Drinking and Eating in Astoria and LIC by Meg Cotner Yet another reason to celebrate life with food and drink.
Astoria Jackson Heights Long Island City Sunnyside Woodside Astoria and LIC Street Fairs 2018 by Meg Cotner Get your annual fill of bootleg DVDs, tube socks, and Mozzarepa.
Astoria Jackson Heights Sunnyside Woodside Holiday Lightings 2017 in Astoria and Nearby by Meg Cotner Enjoy the annual community holiday tree lightings in Astoria, Woodside, Sunnyside and Jackson Heights.