Astoria Archives

Getting to know Frances L. McDonald!

By sonia | July 11, 2014 |

This week’s Human of the Week is Frances Luhmann McDonald, a life-time Astorian, and all around awesome person. How long have you lived in Astoria? I’ve been in Astoria all my life. That’s 81 years! We hear that either Astoria has changed completely, or not at all in the past few decades. What do you…

This is exactly how the Brazil vs. Netherlands game is going to go

By sonia | July 11, 2014 |

So, remember when this happened? It looked a little something like this: and this: So Brazil’s country isn’t too happy with them.. Neymar is going to be sitting there watching his team like: And well, the Netherlands aren’t very happy about their last loss either: So the match will start: And it’s third place, which…

You can never have enough craft beer…right?

By sonia | July 10, 2014 |

There’s a new craft beer bar set to open sometime this August, and we are more than excited. The bar, called Judy and Punch, has already garnered some social media attention, and Astorians are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new spot. The bar is being opened by Gerard Leary, owner of the Lower East Side’s One…

The Inspired Word – Queens’ Best Open Mic

By sonia | July 10, 2014 |

There is an odd thing that happens in a room full of artists – a sort of energy that pulsates. A flowing of creative juices, but a flow that hangs in the air and intertwines itself between chair legs and shoelaces, passing between mic hand offs and clapping palms. The Inspired Word is one of…

Hide yo’ kids, hide yo’ wife, developers are taking over

By sonia | July 10, 2014 |

Are you really surprised we have another story about developers buying up space in Astoria? This time it’s Studio Square. BUT WAIT, DON’T WORRY. THE BEER GARDEN IS STAYING. Now that we’ve all let out a sigh of relief, let’s get to the numbers. The building – located at at 35-37 36th St – sold for…

Let’s get FRESH!

By sonia | July 9, 2014 |

There are few things in the world that can compete with biting into fresh, cold veggies in the summer. And watermelon – oh gosh, the watermelon. We’re so excited that Astoria’s annual green market is back for the summer. The market – located at 14th Street btwn 31st Ave. and 31st Road, is offering up fresh vegetables,…

Orange is the New Black filming in Astoria!

By sonia | July 9, 2014 |

Check out these awesome shots Astorians snapped of the hit TV show filming in the neighborhood:

A New Starbucks?

By sonia | July 8, 2014 |

Astoria is no stranger to coffee shops – we recently told you guys the international coffee chain Cafe Benne plans to open two locations in the neighborhood – and it looks like Starbucks is making their presence known as well. While walking around yesterday, we noticed the big green letters have just gone up on…

The Inspired Word – We’re Sponsoring!

By sonia | July 7, 2014 |

We’ve told you guys time and time again how much we love The Inspired Word – an open mic event that has taken Astoria and New York completely by storm. Curated by long time journalist Michael Geffner, the new Coffeed location has opened to an enormous crowd the past few months. With artists ranging from…

Breathing Life into Astoria’s Libraries

By sonia | July 6, 2014 |

Remember when libraries were the only place to do some research? Nowadays, everything is Wikipedia’d and Smart phone’d, but we really miss the days of heading to the library after school, and scouring through the shelves. We’re glad to report, though, that two of Astoria’s prime libraries are getting revamped. Both the Steinway and Astoria…