Posts by sonia
N/Q Train Suspended in Astoria After Possible Suicide
N/Q train service in Astoria has been suspended following initial reports of a death on the train tracks – being reported as a possible suicide. The MTA website has been updated with the following: Due to police investigation of a customer injury at 36 Av, the following service changes are in effect: There is…
Read MoreDance Astoria Returns!
We’re so excited to be once again sponsoring the annual Dance Astoria showcase! The event, being held this year at the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden, is always filled with massive amounts of talent, and a huge audience. Headed by Stephanie Deere and Nicole Ohr, the event aims to bring dance to…
Read MoreWelling Court to Host Annual Event
Welling Court is like a world in it’s own. It’s right next door to where we first started Give Me Astoria, so we spent a lot of time exploring the murals and art. It’s a part of Astoria that’s nearly solely dedicated to graffiti – breath-taking, huge, beautiful graffiti. Each year, graffiti artists…
Read MoreSTIX Astoria Proves Everything Tastes Better on a Stick
We’ve been talking about STIX for a while now, and with the opening of their fourth location in Astoria, we were extra excited. Last time, we told you all about STIX and its origins. Stathis Antonakopoulos loved food on sticks so much, he decided to open a restaurant that featured lots of skewered options –…
Read MoreNathaniel Felder: The Man Behind the Food
If you ever run into Nathaniel Felder, or Nate as most call him, it’ll probably be in between putting the final touches on a dish, or running around managing the Astor Room. He’s a chef by trade, having grown up learning to cook from his mother, who learned from her Romanian-Italian mother-in-law, a woman…
Read MoreThe Best Sushi in Astoria
Time for our next poll, Astoria! You know we love food, so naturally this is another food poll. We’re spreading our wings this time, and making it Asian inspired! What we want to know is who has the absolute best sushi in Astoria. As always, we won’t give our input – this is all about what you…
Read MoreThe Best Coffee Shop in Astoria is…
Astoria Coffee! Very fitting, right? Astoria Coffee was founded by coffee-couple Dennis Lee and Liz Wick, born from their passion for hospitality. Dennis spent time teaching earth science and music in New York City public schools, as well as building guitars, and Liz is a practice manager at a retina surgeons office. So…
Read MoreBikers Against Breast Cancer Ride
Every year, Shareing and Careing puts together their Bikers Against Breast Cancer ride, and it is seriously a site to behold! There’s hundreds of bikers lined up, revving their bikes in leather jackets, all coming together for one cause: to held end breast cancer. The money towards research, treatment, and so much more. Here’s what…
Read MoreCarnival For Adults Comes to the Neighborhood
Summer in Astoria is filled with carnivals, street fairs, and rides – but this year, it looks like we’re getting a carnival just for adults! It’s happening at The Creek and The Cave, right next door in LIC. There’ll be lots of booze, fun, and games – everything that proves awesome for a good time!…
Read MoreAstoria May Lose ‘Q’ Train Service
The MTA is making big changes for train service…but some of those changes might not be great for us Astorians. The Q line will be diverted next December to serve the East Side, and as of now there’s no clear answer of whether more Q trains will be allotted for Astoria. That means the…
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