8 Cozy Spots with Fireplaces for Curling Up in the Cold by Claire Leaden When the weather outside is frightful, a fire sure is delightful… Which is why we’ve rounded up bars and restaurants in Astoria and surrounding neighborhoods that have a fireplace you (…)
Astoria Jackson Heights Sunnyside Tree Lightings in Astoria (& Nearby) That Will Get You in the Holiday Spirit by Claire Leaden One of the nicest parts of the holiday season each year is the variety of tree lightings (and post office lightings? see below!). Here’s our roundup for this year—we’ll add (…)
Astoria Reminder: Support Local Biz This Weekend With Shop Small Astoria! by Claire Leaden Tomorrow, November 30 is Small Business Saturday! The tradition was started 10 years ago by American Express, in order to “bring communities together in support of their favorite small businesses.” (…)
Astoria A Guide to All The Holiday Markets In Astoria by Claire Leaden Since Thanksgiving is so late this year, it already feels like the holidays are upon us — which means you need to start checking off your gift-giving list! Instead of (…)
Astoria Step into LIC’s Most Stylish Art Galleries This Weekend at LIC OPEN ARTS by Claire Leaden If you’ve ever strolled past any of the gorgeous, curated art galleries in Long Island City, but felt too intimated to walk in or didn’t quite know how the process (…)
Astoria 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 (…)
10 Local Astorians On Running the NYC Marathon This Weekend – And Where to Spectate Locally! by Claire Leaden The 49th Annual TCS NYC Marathon is THIS Sunday, November 3! The iconic race is a huge part of NYC culture, and was run by over 50,000 people from 129 (…)
Astoria 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 The Official Astoria Fall Bucket List by Claire Leaden With Halloween next week and Thanksgiving a month away, we are fully in fall. That means there’s only a month or two left to fully enjoy what everyone’s favorite season has (…)
Halloween 2019 in Astoria by Claire Leaden It’s time for our annual Halloween roundup! We’ve captured events all over the neighborhood, ranging from the most fun activities for your kids and where to dress up your pup, (…)
Long Island City 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 (…)
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 (…)
Astoria Local Theatre, Performance Art and Storytelling Festivals: Fall 2019 Arts Roundup by Claire Leaden Happy Fall! Here’s a round-up of all of the amazing arts programming going on this season, as we share from time to time. Enjoy and let us know what you’re (…)
Ladies First Astoria Self-Defense Workshop Will Help Empower You to Feel Safe by Claire Leaden Ladies First Astoria (LFA) is hosting the second workshop in their sexual harassment series, all about self-defense this Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the International Training Center of New York. (…)
Astoria 7th Annual NYC CUPCAKE RUN This Weekend: Get Your Exclusive Sign-Up Discount Here by Claire Leaden Now this sounds like MY kind of run… Stopping to eat delicious cupcakes along the running route? That’s one way to keep runners motivated! Yes, it’s time for the (…)