Astoria Arrivals

Lots of busy business in Astoria recently! What are you most excited to see and try? Do you have any additional insights into the closings or rumors? Let us know (…)

There’s nothing quite like biting into a freshly steamed, pillowy soft dumpling. Tasting the fluffy dough, along with flavorful meat in a sauce that’s the perfect combo of sweet and (…)

Many readers and followers have noticed signs of a new Kinship Coffee on Broadway and 31st St (right near the subway), and we finally have the details from owners Stanley Rivera (…)

We showed the outside of “The Social” coming to 30th Ave recently (in the old New York Dog House location), but we finally got to take a peek at what’s going (…)

Astoria has every food imaginable available, but good pizza is one of those few items that seems to come and go too frequently. Well, hopefully here to stay is the (…)

Queens Bake House has been updating their Instagram with mouthwatering treats for the better part of a year, but new signage is up and the owners are teasing a very (…)

Here on the blog we’ve been speculating about what the trendy-looking space on Broadway (between 31st and 32nd St) is going to be—and we know the community has been too! (…)

We had so many helpful comments and observations on last week’s edition of “Openings, Closings and Rumors”‘ that we had to do a second part this week! Lots of business news (…)

UPDATE: The TJ Maxx Astoria opening has been pushed back to Sunday, MAY 19, same hours. Back in November we reported that TJ Maxx Astoria was coming to Ditmars in Spring (…)

It’s time for the latest edition of “Openings, Closings and Rumors,” to help fill you in on the most recent business news circulating around the neighborhood! As usual, feel free (…)

This post is brought to you by GreenChip, a new electronics recycling facility that’s opened right here in Astoria. Thank you for supporting the businesses that support We Heart Astoria. (…)

So that Chipotle rumor seems to finally be true. The Queens Gazette announced via Instagram today that Chipotle is taking over the old Payless Shoe space at 31-73 Steinway Street. While (…)

Hey, Astoria, we’re *almost* back. Did you miss us? We missed you. Let’s do a quick link round up of some exciting things before we get to the big news: (…)

When QWNS Cafe arrived into our Instagram feed, we were loving all the gorgeous baked goods and couldn’t wait to learn more about this neighborhood newcomer. We finally had our (…)

A Child’s Daycation Playspace (ACD) is a family-owned business that opened in November 2017, after the owner, who has provided in-home child care in Astoria for over 10 years, noticed a (…)