You may have walked by Mike’s Diner on 31st Street and seen the big plywood fence around the front (matches, to some extent, the gigantic blue plywood fence around the (…)
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We heard the news last week that beloved live music space (and home to giant slices of cheesecake and watermelon icys) Waltz-Astoria is closing… but opening up in a new (…)
I was away on the west coast for a week and when I came back, I noticed this update on the Bareburger Facebook page: ATTENTION DITMARS BARES: Our Ditmars location (…)
We wrote the other day of the vacancies on Ditmars, and a while back talked about all the coffee action coming to this part of Astoria. On that same trip (…)
Recently, I took a walk down Ditmars and saw lots happening, both with established businesses and those that are opening soon. Many of the restaurants are going strong—MP Taverna, Watawa, (…)
Bistro 33’s final day is Sunday, February 23, and they invite everyone to come down for food and drink specials that day, including late night bar fun.
Astoria’s Nook n’crannie on Ditmars is closing and everything is 50% off right now.
We’re happy that Lucy checked out Bubba’s and had a good experience. Those crab cakes are making my mouth water! -Meg Running errands on Ditmars, I notice that the place (…)
Welcome to the latest WHA series, My Astoria, where we ask prominent Astorians what they love about the neighborhood. Today I’m thrilled to share Adam Kuban’s Astoria. While I’ve never (…)
MP Taverna has arrived in Astoria, and has brought fresh and delicious Greek food with it. Here are Judith and Meg’s take on the dishes they tried last week.
Astoria’s new MP Taverna will have their grand opening is on Monday, April 22.
The Sweet Spot, a bar/lounge opening up in the old OTB space on 31st Street near the Ditmars subway stop, is getting closer to their opening, with the plywood removed and new windows up.
One of my favorite places in the neighborhood is Rose & Joe’s bakery. They are a traditional NYC Italian bakery, selling Italian cookies, breads, little panini, pound cakes, muffins, croissants, (…)