Astoria Long Island City 2020 Astoria Outdoor Dining GuideāRestaurants 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 (…)
Long Island City Dutch Kills Centraal in LIC is Permanently Closing, & Hosting a ‘Goodbye’ Sidewalk Sale This Weekend by Claire Leaden COVID-19 has had undeniably detrimental effects on local businesses, and we’ve seen that start to take the form of closures all around NYC. Sadly, one of those is homey gastropub (…)
Long Island City This Mouthwatering New LIC Pop-Up Blends Chinese & Jamaican Flavors by Claire Leaden A new food pop-up has come to Long Island City…and it looks out of this world. Daily Spoon, located at 25-34 Jackson Avenue, comes fromĀ Chef Tristan Chin-Fatt and Deon Whiskey, (…)
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 Long Island City Sunnyside What To Do This Weekend! Feb. 1-2, 2020 by Claire Leaden We know y’all love a good weekend roundup, so we’re bringing “What To Do This Weekend” back! The first weekend in February is full of public forums, film screenings and (…)
Long Island City Xi’an Famous Foods LIC Location Will Be Closed Indefinitely Due To Fire by Claire Leaden There’s nothing quite like hand-pulled noodles if you’ve never tried them: the thick, fresh pasta quality with an incredible doughy texture, served the Xi’an way (a city in China with (…)
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 (…)
Long Island City Trader Joe’s is Likely Coming to LIC…(plus a few other openings/closings/rumors) by Claire Leaden Wow, have we been waiting for this news for a while. LIC Post just reported that, according to their real estate broker sources, a Trader Joe’s will be coming to (…)
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 Long Island City The Most Kid-Friendly Spots in Astoria For Any Occasion by Claire Leaden We’ve had some reader requests to compile the most kid-friendly and family-friendly spots in Astoria… SO, we went to the Astoria, New York Families Facebook group — with almost 4,000 (…)
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. (…)
Long Island City Bernie Sanders Rally at Queensbridge Park this Saturday–With AOC’s Endorsement? by Claire Leaden Bernie Sanders is coming to Queens–Queensbridge Park, that is. A rally supporting Sanders will take place this Saturday, October 19 at 1 p.m., though the area will be open to (…)
Long Island City Check Out this Traveling Queens Art Exhibit in 3 Different Neighborhoods by Claire Leaden The Plaxall Gallery in Long Island City (5-25 46th Ave) is the first stop in a multi-month traveling art exhibit called Creative Mosaic, focused on showcasing emerging artists from Queens. (…)
Astoria Long Island City Openings, Closings and Rumors: Early Fall 2019 by Claire Leaden What’s in, what’s out in the neighborhood lately… OPENINGS New Yorkers used to have to take a bus, train and ferry to outfit their apartments with affordable minimalist furniture while (…)