Posts Tagged ‘Astoria’
Sensory Stories Exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image
It looks like the Museum of the Moving Image kicked off a really cool exhibition! It’s called Sensory Stories: An Exhibition of New Narrative Experiences, and it’s going on from April 18th to July 26th, In the Amphitheater Gallery and additional spaces. Here’s a little bit about it: Sparked by recent developments in…
Read MoreCelebrate Diversity in Astoria
This weekend, the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition is helping us celebrate diversity. They’re having an International Culture Festival! The festival will feature performances, food, music and dance from all over the world! It sounds like a good time – who’s going?
Read MoreGraffiti Art in Astoria
There’s no doubt Astoria has its fair share of artists, and lots of those are graffiti artists. While there is the unsightly “tagging,” that covers many parts of the neighborhood, there’s also gorgeous murals that take up large walls in places like Welling Court – done by renown artists, such as Mast. Photographer Sarah…
Read MoreFive Favorite Gyros in Astoria: Do You Agree?
An Astoria local just put out a list of his five favorite gyros on First We Feast, and we’re wondering if you think he’s got it right! Now – if you’re going to have gyro anywhere in New York City, it needs to be Astoria. No where else has nearly enough Greek men who know the…
Read MoreAngela Calisti: Making Astoria Beautiful
For the past fifteen years, Angela Calisti has learned nearly everything there is to know about hair. From the very first day she started studying hair styling in high school, she fell in love. “Growing up, my sisters and her friends went to cosmetology school,” she remembers fondly, “And they’d come home…
Read MoreSteinway Street Festival This Sunday
Street festival season is easily our favorite season in Astoria, and it’s finally kicked off! This Sunday, the Central Astoria LDC is having their annual Steinway Street Festival, and we are so there. Who else is coming? We’re excited for the food, vendors, and the Cirque de Soleil performers!
Read MoreAstor Room’s Week of Events
The Astor Room is quickly winning our hearts with their events. From Actoria to their special occasions, we always have a really good time. The latest they’ve got is an entire WEEK of events, leading up to a big Mother’s Day Celebration. We’re definitely excited that their back lot patio is open! It’s a…
Read MoreNew York Cares Day and Beyond!
It’s New York Cares Day, and volunteers are hard at work cleaning up Astoria Park! We think that’s awesome – and want to continue the clean up and revitalization of our parks. The best way to keep our neighborhood looking awesome is to take care of it year round – and we have some tips…
Read MoreAstoria Named Most Polluted Neighborhood
Usually when we see Astoria at the top of a list, it’s for “Most diverse,” or “Most places to buy a frappe,” or “Most restaurants occupying one tiny blog,” but we’ve got a new honor…which isn’t really an honor at all – we’ve been rated most polluted neighborhood. This is definitely not something great.…
Read More‘We Are Stars’ Episode 4
Episode 4 of the ‘We Are Stars,’ the web-series filmed in Astoria, is here! This one’s called Supply and Demand, and there’s even more shots of Astoria than ever before! Check it out below: Episode 4 “Supply & Demand”Episode 4 “Supply & Demand” Posted by We Are Stars on Monday, April 13, 2015…
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