Long Island City

Interested in getting inked? Great news!  Coffey Shop Tattoos, a custom tattoo shop, has opened in Long Island City. Owner Gene Coffey is bringing his signature style to our neighborhood (…)

This Fall, Spaces New York, the biggest co-working space to hit queens yet, is set to open in the Falchi building in Long Island City and comes in at 17,500 square (…)

Before the summer is officially over, you NEED to make sure you’re taking advantage of summer in the city…OUR section of the city, to be exact. You have leftover vacation (…)

Who wants to just go to a bar and drink when you can go to a bar and drink while racking your brain to remember that miscellaneous fact about that (…)

If you’re looking for a new spot to get your laugh on, Long Island City has you covered. The Standing Room comedy club will be moving into the former Laughing (…)

  This Sunday, June 21, over 1,000 musicians will take to the streets to participate in Make Music New York: a free, city-wide outdoor music festival across all five boroughs. Astoria and (…)

Socrates Sculpture Park has always been a favorite of mine. I’ve enjoyed a lot of what the park has to offer, including visiting with friends to check out the art of (…)

Summer is here (whether Mother Nature decides to cooperate or not!) and the Garden at Studio Square wants to shake out the chilly weather blues with a diverse lineup of (…)

  Fans of Shakespeare’s cursed Scottish play are in for a treat with Wombat Theatre Co.’s presentation of Macbeth at the Secret Theatre in Long Island City. The production opened Thursday, April (…)

Multitalented artist Eric Leiser is an award-winning filmmaker, puppeteer, animator, writer, and holographer based out of both New York and LA. Starting this week, he will be sharing his most (…)

A recent rainy Wednesday night was brightened when Bear treated a few of the We Heart Astoria contributors to a sneak peek of their new spring cocktail menu. Many old classics (…)

The Academy Awards may be over, but Queens movie buffs are lucky enough to have another film event to look forward to: the Queens World Film Festival! Featuring 117 films from 30 countries, (…)

Celebrating their twelfth season, the Astoria Symphony Orchestra will bring the music of Mozart, Brahms, and Barber to Long Island City High School on Sunday, March 15 at 5 p.m. Concertgoers (…)

(Image via New York Mag) We recently stumbled upon this New York Post article that claims some in Long Island City want the neighborhood name permanently changed to LIC. Officials (…)

Monday haiku about Long Island City