Astoria Fusion Juice Bar: New Location & New Menu Items by Emily Rios The last time the We Heart Astoria team stopped in Fusion Juice Bar it was a frigid, snowy, February day. At the time Fusion was relatively new to the scene. (…)
Astoria The Stonework Menswear Boutique Opens This Weekend on Ditmars by Matt Archambault This weekend marks the opening of The Stonework, the latest addition to the increasingly dynamic scene on Ditmars. The store will be Astoria’s first menswear boutique, offering high-quality products like pea (…)
Astoria New Sound Stages Coming to Kaufman Astoria Studios by Meg Cotner Kaufman Astoria Studios filed plans to build two new sound stages to their campus.
Astoria The Hell Gate Bridge Centennial Celebration Continues by Meg Cotner Celebrate the centennial of the Hell Gate Bridge on Monday with a lecture and exhibit at the GAHS.
Astoria We’re Closer to Having Citi Bike in Astoria by Meg Cotner Citi Bike will arrive in Astoria in 2017 and accompanying town halls are on the horizon.
Astoria NYC Cupcake Run Is Back at Astoria Park October 15! by Lindsay Goyette Now that the weather is starting to cool down, getting inspired to go outside and work up a sweat can get tough. Need motivation? How about cupcakes? That’s right; we (…)
Astoria ICYMI: A New Flea in Astoria On the Horizon? by Meg Cotner The folks behind the LIC Flea & Food want to open another Flea in Astoria’s Chappetto Square, AKA the Cheesebox, by next year.
Astoria What’s New at MexiBBQ? Twilight Brunch and LOTS of Beer! by Lindsay Goyette It’s an exciting time for MexiBBQ, the Mexican/barbecue spot on 30th Ave that’s about to celebrate its six-year anniversary. The two main highlights? LOTS of beer, and a cool twist (…)
Astoria Long Island City Game Time Fun in Astoria and LIC – Scavenger Hunts, Escape the Room, and More by Meg Cotner Try out scavenger hunts this weekend, as well as real life escape the room games, paintball, laser tag and more.
Astoria Family Friendly Events Galore by Meg Cotner A variety of events and classes for kids, including Kiwanis Kids Day, shows at QED, toddler French classes, and SHASTYE’s anniversary.
Long Island City “Exercise” Your Right to Vote with Brooklyn Boulders! by Lindsay Goyette Tired of nonstop election negativity? Brooklyn Boulders is about to make voting just a little more fun. Our local rock-climbing gym has teamed up with the non-partisan organization Rock the Vote to motivate non-registered voters (…)
Astoria #CLOSERikers Rally and March This Saturday by Meg Cotner On September 24 at 1pm there will be a march to the Rikers Island bridge, as well as a rally and vigil at 19th Avenue and Hazen at 4pm.
Astoria An Update on the Astoria Diving Pool by Meg Cotner An update on what’s going on in the space that is/was the Astoria Park Diving Pool.
Astoria Long Island City Make It An Art Weekend – Philip Seymour Hoffman, SculptureCenter, Fisher Landau by Meg Cotner Head to MOMI, SculptureCenter, and the Fisher Landau Center For Art this weekend for some engaging, fascinating, and thought provoking art.