Long Island City

In case you missed it, Proof+Gauge is now open in the Falchi Building. This is the tasting room (and future distillery) for the Astoria Distilling people. They are primarily featuring (…)

I dug into our analytics this week to find out the top 5 posts you all checked out this year. And here they are! Looks like the things that caught your collective (…)

New Year’s celebration in Sydney, Australia against the Harbour Bridge based on our own Hell Gate Bridge. Photo credit: Adam.J.W.C. It’s almost the end of 2015! As usual, there’s plenty (…)

    Have you heard? WeWork is joining the neighborhood, and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome them to the community. For those of you unfamiliar with the awesomeness (…)

I opened my email inbox yesterday and was delighted to learn that RESOBOX is again home to the amigurumi invasion! And it’s a very cute invasion at that—amigurumi are colorful crocheted (…)

Let’s see… you’ve got your big box stores, smaller chains, and indie shops all vying for your holiday dollar$. But have you considered the little gift shops that live in museums (…)

Happy holiday season! We love to “shop small” and local, and the neighborhood’s seasonal holiday markets are particularly fun. Here’s our list for 2015—if we’ve missed your favorite market, please (…)

It’s that time of year. A time where you are responsible for bringing a large group of people together to celebrate the Holiday spirit, the successes of 2015, and friends (…)

DIY-ers, take note: EP Paint Store is now open in Long Island City! Co-owner Greg Pulari, an Astoria resident of almost ten years, gave us the exclusive scoop on the new shop. (…)

Each week we bring you highlights and ideas for what to do in Astoria for the week through our What to Do This Week Series.  Got suggestions of your own? Share in (…)

If you are planning on entertaining anyone this fall, show off your inner Martha Stewart with a centerpiece created and arranged by YOU! Join the Petals and Roots team on (…)

Earlier this week we stopped by the Falchi Building to catch up on what’s new there, and what’s going strong. First, the important stuff—we can tell you the donuts at (…)

Halloween is almost here! You’re probably already hard at work creating a stellar costume, but have you decided where you’ll show it off? We have a rundown of some of (…)

  You’ve heard of the Cronut, but how about the Chonut? Kimchi Smoke will be bringing this delightful new culinary mashup (pictured above) to a Pop Up event at Rockaway (…)

Time Out New York wants to know: what’s the best bar in Queens? Their Time Out New York Bar Awards ask readers of every borough to select the best drinking establishment in (…)