Posts Tagged ‘Astoria’
Get Your Bike On, This Saturday!
This Saturday, June 11th, the wheels are spinning as the LIC Bike Parade rides into Western Queens. The ninth annual event will have all the fun you need for a beautiful Spring Saturday. Crazy costumes, crazy decorated bicycles, human-powered floats and more will all make their way through one thoroughfare and two public spaces. The…
Read MoreMayor de Blasio, De Niro, Alicia Keys And More Take Stage At Museum Of The Moving Image
The Museum of the Moving Image was a star studded scene as Mayor Bill de Blasio celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Mayor's Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting on the Wednesday 8th of June. Alicia Keys, Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and John Leguizamo were the attendees who joined Mayor de Blasio, and were…
Read MoreAstoria Flea & Food Night Market Is Back for Summer ‘16!
The Sun’s shining and we cannot wait to get out! Back at it again for another year is Astoria Flea and Food night market at the historic landmark and the city’s only functioning outdoor film lot, Kaufman Astoria Studios. It looks like this will be an annual festivity because this is the third consecutive year…
Read MoreGuy Steals $11,000 Worth Of Stuff From Astoria Home
On June the 2nd, around 10:30AM, a man broke into an Astoria home on 33rd Street and started grabbing jewelry and appliances before fleeing the scene. The price tag on his bag of goods at the end of the robbery was in access of $11,000. The man, described as Hispanic with a goatee and brown…
Read MoreTwo Women Steal 96 Items From Gap Kids
On May the 14th, at around 11AM, the two women pictured below entered a Gap Kids store on 31-02 Steinway St. They then proceeded to take shirts and tank tops off the shleves and stuff them in a bag, according to police. The two individuals walked casually out of the store, not paying for any…
Read MoreMuhammad Ali ‘The Greatest of All Time’, Dies At 74
He was known for his quick punches, and even quicker tongue. He proclaimed himself 'The Greatest', and then went on to prove it time and time again. He was a boxer, a civil rights champion and one of the most loved sportsman in history. He was born Cassius Marcellus Clay but the world would better know him as…
Read MoreInternational Meat Market: Meat Lovers Heaven, Hidden in Astoria
International Meat Market opened it’s doors nearly 20 years ago, and has been serving up amazing meat ever since. Give Me Astoria sat down with John Stratigakis, the skilled butcher behind it all, and learned everything there is to know about meat. There’s a reason International Meat Market has been around for so long– they…
Read MoreClub Purlieu To Close Its Doors, For Good.
Club Purlieu, on 36-04 34th St is finally closing down. The Astoria night spot has been the center of a lot of attention over the past year, and after protests and rallies by the community, along with community members like Councilmen Jimmy Van Barmer and Costa Constantinides, and a stack of violations, the doors are…
Read MoreThe Original Chicken House, Coming Soon to Broadway!
The Original Chicken House is set to open right here in Astoria, on Broadway, opposite Starbucks. It's looking quite nice inside, and is sure to be a hit among the Chicken lovers in Astoria. We assume it's going to be offering all the goodies we know and love. From the looks of it, the inside…
Read MoreFree Kayaking & Paddling Memorial Day!
This Memorial Day, May 30th, everyone is invited to come have a paddle around and take in the view from Hallets Cove. Flotillas are departing from Socrates Sculpture Park Beach into Hallets Cove, from 1PM to 4PM. As you see the sigths, you'll be able to paddle near East River, taking in some nice spots…
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