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Hallets Point peninsula in Astoria—the area south of 26th Avenue is home to a 55% child poverty rate. It is, of course, also the potential future home to Astoria Cove. This (…)

Earlier this year we learned that the Macy’s 4th of July fireworks extravaganza was moving back to the East River, and the idea of that was very exciting, especially for (…)

Enjoy this comprehensive list and map of the local Astoria and LIC restaurants and bars that will be participating in Yelp Drinks 2014 Queens. Save up to 50% on delicious cocktails made in Queens.

So, have you watched the inaugural season of Orange Is The New Black, a series based on the memoir of Piper Kerman about life in a women’s prison upstate? I (…)

This Sunday cozy up by the fire and let your creative side shine. Join other Queens literary folks in cozy carriage house in the back of LIC Bar for a night (…)

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, (…)

For the past 6 years in the month of September, there’s been a community shoreline cleanup along the shore in Astoria Park.  Often it has coincided with the day of (…)

Green Shores NYC is holding a series of listening sessions regarding the Astoria/LIC waterfront. Tonight’s session focuses on the Hallets Point area. Sounds like it is worth checking out. Here (…)

One of the most unusual and interesting festivals in NYC is the musical saw festival, which has been going on in Astoria for 8 years now. In fact, Astoria has (…)

The Queens Art Express returns! In its second year, it will “feature performances, exhibitions, art events and great places to eat in the unique cultural communities along the route of (…)

To many of my friends, it’s no secret that I’m a big fan of The Giving Tree Yoga Studio.  It’s a lovely space, with a great vibe and community. Anne-Margaret (…)

This Saturday marks the end of this current musical season for the Astoria Symphony.  Their final concert of the year features an evening of music inspired by triumphant love in (…)

Just received this from the Western Queens Compost Initiative – the film, No Impact Man, is about a year in the life of blogger Colin Bevan, when he decided to (…)

The Astoria Scum River Bridge appeared one day under the 33rd Street Hell Gate Bridge viaduct approach, to the fascination, appreciation, and curiosity of Astorians living nearby. Built by Jason (…)

A very important and potentially fascinating event is coming Astoria’s way in the next day. Wednesday night, April 7, Democracy for New York City (DFNYC) presents their monthly Linkup, which (…)