Astoria 10 Years in Astoria: Sweet Afton by Claire Leaden This week we’re highlighting some of the amazing local businesses celebrating milestone anniversaries as 2019 comes to an end. Happy Astoria-versary! Yesterday was five years. Ruairi Curtin, the owner behind (…)
Astoria Best Of Astoria Boutiques Community Featured Neighborhood Shopping 5 Years in Astoria: Q.E.D. & The Brass Owl by Claire Leaden With 2019 coming to an end ever so swiftly, we decided it would be nice to highlight some of the amazing local businesses celebrating milestone anniversaries this year. Each day (…)
Astoria Arrivals Long Island City News Real Estate Shopping Trader Joe’s is Likely Coming to LIC…(plus a few other openings/closings/rumors) by Claire Leaden Wow, have we been waiting for this news for a while. LIC Post just reported that, according to their real estate broker sources, a Trader Joe’s will be coming to (…)
Astoria Astoria Arrivals Bakeries Community Food and Drink Neighborhood News The Story Behind ‘Bench Flour Bakers’ Coming Soon to 25th Ave (Plus a Sneak Peek!) by Claire Leaden Last month we reported news of Bench Flour Bakers coming to the former Ani’s Pizza space on 25th Ave., and since then we’ve been able to chat with owner Christine (…)
Astoria Community Event Free Jackson Heights Long Island City Neighborhood News Politics Sunnyside Woodside Hear From Queens Borough President Candidates at Open Education Forum Tomorrow by Claire Leaden Tomorrow, December 10 at 7 p.m., educational organizations Zone 126 and the Varsity Boys and Girls Club are hosting an Education Forum with the Queens Borough Presidential Candidates. They are (…)
Astoria Astoria Arrivals Food and Drink Neighborhood News Restaurants Greek Restaurant Newcomer EGEO Will Be Helmed By White House Chef by Claire Leaden When the corner building on 31st St. and 34th Ave. (the former El Boqueron space) was painted a royal blue, it likely reminded its neighbors of the deep blue sea. Well, (…)
Astoria Community Neighborhood News Parks Recreation Next Astoria Park Reconstruction Project: Charybdis Playground by Claire Leaden Have you been enjoying the brand new Astoria Park Track and Field? Well, get ready for more updated Park features. The next reconstruction project includes the Charybdis Playground, located near (…)
Astoria Astoria Arrivals Astoria Closings Food and Drink Neighborhood News Openings, Closing, Rumors: November 2019 by Claire Leaden Believe it or not, a lot has changed in the neighborhood since our last roundup in September. Let us know what else you’ve been noticing! Openings Astoriana Lots of readers (…)
Art Arts and Culture Astoria Event Museums and Galleries News Weekend Second GIF Series “The Situation Room” Opening at MoMI this Friday by Claire Leaden If you’ve been to the Museum of the Moving Image in the past two years (and if you haven’t, you definitely should go asap!), you’ve been greeted by projections of (…)
Arts and Culture Astoria Community Event Music News Theater Weekend APAC (Astoria Performing Arts Center) is Going “Beyond Borders” This Season by Claire Leaden The Astoria Performing Arts Center (or, APAC) has been around for almost 20 years, with a mission to “bring high quality theater to Astoria, Queens and New York City, and to (…)
Astoria Community Featured Free Living Neighborhood News Parks Recreation FIRST LOOK: Astoria Park Track and Field Back Open Today! by Claire Leaden If you’ve been missing the Astoria Park track and soccer field, get excited, because the totally renovated facilities are OPEN—seven months ahead of schedule! The reconstruction project began last fall, (…)
Astoria Astoria Arrivals Astoria Bar Review Astoria Bar Review Bars Beer and Wine Community Food and Drink Food Talk Neighborhood News Restaurants Inside the Long-Awaited RIVERCREST on Ditmars (+ What’s on the Menu) by Claire Leaden One of the top things we’ve gotten questions from readers about this year has been Rivercrest. We reported in January that the restaurant was taking over the long-vacant space under Acropolis (…)
Community Event Free Long Island City Neighborhood News Parks Politics Weekend Bernie Sanders Rally at Queensbridge Park this Saturday–With AOC’s Endorsement? by Claire Leaden Bernie Sanders is coming to Queens–Queensbridge Park, that is. A rally supporting Sanders will take place this Saturday, October 19 at 1 p.m., though the area will be open to (…)
Astoria Community Event Free Neighborhood News Politics Real Estate Learn About Your Tenant Rights in Astoria This Thursday by Claire Leaden Most of us are renters in this city, and when landlords lag on pest control, delay plumbing issues or hike up rent, it’s hard to know exactly what our rights (…)
Bars Beer and Wine Community Event Food and Drink Food Talk Holidays Neighborhood Weekend How to Keep Oktoberfest Going All Month Long by Claire Leaden It’s October, which for beer and brat-lovers means it’s OKTOBERFEST season! Though Oktoberfest technically starts at the end of September and usually finishes the first/second week of October, we rounded (…)