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Beer lovers of the five boroughs, rejoice! It’s the most wonderful time of the year, also known as NYC Beer Week, presented by the New York City Brewers Guild. It’s (…)

Well, today’s the day—National Margarita Day! The entire staff here at We Heart Astoria loves this tasty cocktail, and we’re glad there are a number of solid options nearby in which (…)

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 (…)

As you probably know, Queens Comfort is opening a new restaurant in the Ditmars area—they reminded us about it on their Instagram account a couple of weeks ago (BORO originally broke (…)

  Vegans, we’ve got a great event for you! Queens-based cookbook author Terry Romero (best known for her bestseller Salad Samurai) will be discussing her latest mouthwatering work, Protein Ninja, (…)

Last night I ventured over to new ramen shop, Shuya Cafe de Ramen. First, props to @linnychu on Twitter who pointed out developments in the new space (which used to (…)

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 (…)

Did you hear the news? Earlier this week, concerned neighbors rallied together to demand the MTA give the 7 train a “top-to-bottom review,” similar to the ones performed previously on (…)

Beyonce announced during halftime of the Super Bowl (like the boss diva that she is) that she’ll be embarking on a world tour this year, delighting her fans across the (…)

We’ve been in touch with our friends at APAC and they told us about their upcoming new festival called Astoria Stories. This is in celebration of their 15th season—and we are (…)

Click to enlarge. While screwing around doing research on Facebook this weekend, I wandered over to the District Mot page and learned that they’ve got an opening date! Their grand (…)

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 (…)

To prove Astoria is one of the coolest, most diverse neighborhoods out there, we wanted to highlight two weekend food events that couldn’t be more different, both held at our beloved beer (…)

Valentine’s Day is almost here! From prix fixe menus with bubbly champagne, to celebrating your gal pals on Galentine’s Day; we’ve got your local scoop right here. 60 Beans 60 (…)

Last December we wrote about the start of what might be a “crepe invasion” of the neighborhood—Japanese style crepes have arrived in Astoria. This week I had a chance to be (…)