Astoria Celebrate the Olympics in Astoria and LIC by Lindsay Goyette USA! USA! Every four years, the Summer Olympics give all of us a reason to cheer. Whether you’re into swimming, gymnastics, basketball, or (for the first time!) golf, there’s plenty (…)
Astoria Participatory Budgeting Is Back! Neighborhood Assemblies Start in September by Meg Cotner Participatory Budgeting is back, starting out the process with Neighborhood Assemblies throughout Astoria in September.
Astoria The Queens Book Festival To Debut August 7! by Lindsay Goyette Book lovers of Astoria, get excited! The Queens Book Festival will be making its big debut this Sunday, August 7th from 11am-6pm at Kaufman Astoria Studios, and is shaping up (…)
Astoria UPDATED: Who’s Hiring In Astoria? by Lindsay Goyette We all know Astoria is an awesome place to eat, drink, and explore, but it also happens to be a great place to work! A few of our favorite local (…)
Astoria Kartemquin at 50: Social Justice Film Series at MOMI by Meg Cotner Kartemquin Films, a not-for-profit documentary collective, is 50 this year and celebrating with a retrospective at MOMI from August 19-28.
Astoria Details on The Last Word, Speakeasy Bar Action Coming To Ditmars by Meg Cotner The Last Word, a speakeasy-style cocktail bar, is coming to Ditmars Blvd in Astoria mid-August 2016.
Astoria Queens Represents in This Year’s Vendy Awards by Meg Cotner Queens and Astoria based street food vendors are finalists in the 12th Annual Vendy Awards.
Astoria An Update on Uncle Jack’s Meat House and Speakeasy on Ditmars by Lindsay Goyette As we reported in April, the former Square Hardware space on Ditmars is being drastically made over into Uncle Jack’s Meat House, a restaurant and speakeasy from Willie Degel of the Uncle (…)
Astoria We Heart Astoria Is Hiring! by Mackenzi Farquer Good news, Astoria…we’re hiring! We’re looking for one awesome Head Writer to join our Astoria based team. More about what we’re looking for: + A responsible self-starter who can publish (…)
Astoria Next Astoria Pokémon Go Crawl is This Weekend by Meg Cotner The next Astoria Pokémon Go bar crawl is happening this Saturday, July 30 in the Ditmars Area – starting at The Pomeroy, ending at QED.
Astoria Summer Movie Happenings In The Neighborhood! by Lindsay Goyette It’s that time of year again! Museum of the Moving Image is getting ready to roll out their series See It Big! The 70mm Show, a set of screenings that feature eight classic (…)
Astoria More on Sweet Scene, a New Coffee/Sweet Shop Coming to 34th Ave by Meg Cotner New coffee and sweet shop, Sweet Scene, is coming to 34th Avenue on the edge of the Kaufman Arts District.
Astoria Mark Your Calendar for LIC SculptureCenter’s Block Party! by Lindsay Goyette Mark your calendar for August 20th! SculptureCenter has announced details for its annual LIC Block Party, and it’s going to be a whole lot of fun. To get in on the action, (…)
Astoria New Food in the Neighborhood: Barbecue and Juice in Astoria by Meg Cotner A Brazilian churrascuria and a new juice bar are the newest additions to Astoria’s food scene.
Astoria Another One Bites the Dust? Astoria Cove and 421-A by Meg Cotner The demise of the 421-A tax break does not bode well for the Astoria Cove development on the Astoria waterfront.