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More Winter Weather Updates
We’ve got the latest on updates from the NYPD regarding tonight’s blizzard: As a result of the large winter storm expected to hit the New York City region this evening, the following closures and alerts have been announced: Beginning at 11:00 pm tonight, January 26th, New York City streets will only be available…
Read MoreWin a Valentine’s Day Dinner for Two at The Astor Room
Want to treat your sweetheart like Hollywood royalty? Take them to The Astor Room for Valentine’s Day! It’s on us! Here’s what you’ll be getting – FOR FREE! Sound good? Just enter below: * Email * First Name * Last Name * = Required Field *Offer is for first seating from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m
Read MoreWinter Blizzard Hits New York
If you haven’t been keeping up with the news – there’s a huge blizzard coming our way. The blizzard is putting the city on high alert, and sanitation crews are already in the midst of salting and plowing. (We’re guessing they’re still reeling from that one time New York came to a stand-still in…
Read MorePoetry Prize Started in Honor of Cyclist
Hoyt Jacobs was a proud Queens resident – he studied at Queens College, tutored at Brooklyn College, and regularly rode his bike throughout the neighborhood. His life was unfortunately cut short during a routine bike ride in LIC, close to Astoria, when he was hit by a private garbage truck at 7:10 pm,…
Read MoreAustralia Day Was a Success!
Last night, we joined forces with The Thirsty Koala, and threw an awesome Australia day party. It was a huge success. Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Celebrated annually on January 26th, it marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British Ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales,…
Read MoreLauren Cornea: The Mom That’s Doing it All
Lauren Cornea is an Astoria mom that is showing the world you can juggle a career, kids, and so much more – and be absolutely amazing at all your jobs. Lauren is a real estate agent here in Astoria – and that involves a lot of leg work. You need to be aware…
Read MoreQuontic in the Community
When you think “banking,” you don’t really think of a friendly, home-like place – but there’s one bank in Astoria that’s trying to rethink the way you feel about banks. Quontic Bank has been a permanent fixture in Astoria for years– their orange interior and friendly bankers are an easy thing to get used to. But…
Read MoreBuy One, Get One Free Entrees at Katch This Weekend
Katch Astoria is one of our favorite sports bars – but they’ve also got an awesome menu. One of our favorite things to do is stop by Katch for brunch…and by that we mean we end up sticking around for half the day, drinking and eating. Katch just revealed their new brunch menu, and…
Read MoreBohemian Hall’s Annual Porkfest is Back
“Masopust” (porkfest) is an age long Bohemian and Moravian tradition going back all the way to the 13th century. The word it-self translates into ‘good bye meat”. Traditionally, “Masopust” takes place before the start of “Lent”, a forty day span of prayer, fasting and penance, and is celebrated for a duration of three days preceding…
Read MoreHallet’s Cove Construction to Begin
It seems like we were just going back and forth on the Hallet’s Cove Development – but it’s time to start building. Development seemed unsure, but the Durst Organization paid a whopping $100,000,000 to gain a 90% stake in the development – which shows they really wanted it built – and now it’s moving full…
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