Astoria The Second Best Thrift Shop Is Going Out of Business by Meg Cotner Gotta love that sign, especially as we near Halloween. We heard through the grapevine that The Second Best Thrift Shop on Astoria Blvd near 31st Street is going out of (…)
Astoria Long Island City Halloween 2014 Events in Astoria and LIC by Meg Cotner It’s that time again! Halloween is just a few weeks away. There are plenty of things going on leading up to and on that day, so here’s our roundup of (…)
Astoria Astoria Art Festival 2014 Event List and Map by Meg Cotner The Astoria Art Festival is almost here! It kicks off on Friday October 10 with ten days worth of events. Curious to know more? Let’s go! Friday October 10, 9 p.m. (…)
Astoria Long Island City Sunnyside 2014 Open House NY Weekend in Astoria, LIC, and Sunnyside by Meg Cotner It’s almost that time again—time for Open House NY Weekend! These two days—October 11 and 12 this year, as well as October 10 for Factory Friday—where you get the chance (…)
Astoria Long Island City Sunnyside Welling Court Mural Project Plays Key Role in This Year’s Open House NY Weekend by Meg Cotner While we wait with bated breath for the 12th Annual Open House NY Weekend listings to hit the online stands, we wanted to let you know about how Astoria has (…)
Astoria Q.E.D. – Skill Share, Comedy, and Community Coming to Astoria by Meg Cotner Back during this summer’s World Cup days (those were awesome), I hung out with Kambri Crews over charcoal grilled chicken and homemade lemonade at Zorba’s, discussing her newest project, Q.E.D., (…)
Astoria Long Island City QNS Collective Launch Party by Emily Rios Last week we told you about the exciting week of activities, workshops, and networking events taking place during QNS Collective Cowork Week. We Heart Astoria—along with some of our favorite (…)
Astoria TRU Astoria Opening on Ditmars Blvd at 36th Street by Meg Cotner This post has been edited. A while back we mentioned that the folks from Avenue Cafe were opening up a new spot on Ditmars, and we now know the name—TRU (…)
Astoria Sekend Sun Cocktail Bar Coming to Astoria by Meg Cotner Everyone loves a cocktail. Through an accidental intersection of curious information, we’ve learned that a new cocktail bar is coming to Broadway. Jay Zimmerman and Derrek Vernon of Brooklyn’s ba’sik (…)
Astoria An Interview With Drew DeGeer of XXX Coffee by Meg Cotner If you’ve been to the Socrates Greenmarket, you no doubt have spied the table that is home to XXX Coffee. They serve iced coffee and pourovers, brew with Chemex and (…)
Astoria Long Island City We Heart Astoria Food Talk – Summer Scavenger Hunt Edition by Judith Rich We Heart Astoria Food Talk covers our summer scavenger hunt, 50 things to do before the end of summer, Brick Cafe’s wine Wednesday, El Ay Si’s new digital presence and more.
Astoria 2014 Shore Fest is Almost Here! by Meg Cotner The Astoria Park Shore Fest is back again this year! And it starts this weekend, Sunday, August 3—can you believe it’s almost August? This summer has just flown by. Shore (…)
Astoria Long Island City Sunnyside 50 Things to Do Before the End of Summer by Emily Rios We suggest 50 great things to do in Astoria, LIC and beyond before the summer ends (food, shopping, sports, community events) – a must read list!
Astoria Where to Watch the World Cup in Astoria and LIC by Meg Cotner Yesterday we brought you several suggestions from Dan Rich for watching the World Cup in Astoria, which starts today at 4 p.m. with a hot match between Brazil and Croatia, (…)
Astoria Long Island City Everyday Brunch in Astoria and LIC by Judith Rich Astoria and LIC restaurants that serve brunch on weekdays – Sanfords, Snowdonia, The Shady Lady, BK Bagel and more!