ditmars

While enjoying some choice eats on Ditmars Blvd last weekend, I got to chatting with one of the business owners on the strip and the subject of Emeril’s apparent restaurant (…)

It’s time for our favorite posts here at WHA- rumors! Standard disclaimer here- these are 100% unconfirmed, so use with caution. Have you heard a juicy rumor lately? Email us (…)

We just came across the great sounding event, perfect for this time of year, and it happens TONIGHT—Keg The Halls! It combines delicious beer, tasty snacks, excellent folks, and the (…)

  Our first week of giveaways is now complete, but we’re ending on a caffeine high thanks to 60 Beans (one of our favorite neighborhood coffee shops)! Today’s giveaway winner (…)

Thanks to a WHA tipster, we’ve learned that the old Waltz-Astoria space (23-14 Ditmars, which was vacated earlier this spring, is going to be home a crepe joint. I walked (…)

Last week we pondered what might actually be going into the old Teddy’s Florist/Grocery space—kebabs or pizza? Looks like we got our answer in Truva Cafe & Grill. The sign (…)

While walking home from my early morning swim, I spotted a sign that I had been looking for over the past couple weeks—the flyer announcing the Hell Gate Horror!! Indeed, (…)

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 (…)

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting with John Zervoulakos, who I originally know as friend to one of our favorite ‘cue masters, Tyson Ho. John was also a pit (…)

A sort of “build a bear” teddy bear-building shop is opening next month in Astoria—Teddy Mountain will open up in the Ditmars area at 29-21 21st Ave. That location is (…)

The good folks at 60 Beans let everyone know they were opening this morning, so we decided to check it out. We showed you details of the space about a (…)

Last week, Emily and I spent some time at 60 Beans, the new third-wave coffeehouse opening up on Ditmars and 36th Street. Things were still under construction but we were (…)

We’ve recently heard that the Korean coffee mega-chain, Caffe Bene, has stepped forward further into western Queens (they’ve had a location in Flushing since last year), with two places planned (…)

We wanted to update you on 60 Beans, the new cafe from the folks at Brooklyn Bagel, located on Ditmars at 36th Street. Here’s a gorgeous rendering of the space (…)

In our post about Mike’s Diner renovations, we mentioned the big blue plywood fence across the street around the northwest subway staircase. We got curious about what exactly they are (…)