Posts Tagged ‘Queens’
What’s Going On With The R?
‘Infrequent and unreliable’ are just two words that have been used to describe the R Train recently. ‘Rarely’ is also a name that some people call the train that is lacking, to say the least, in on time performance. For many communities, the R is their only transit line. It makes stops in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn. Which…
Read MoreLil BUB Is Coming To Astoria
Looks like everybody is going crazy for kittens in the last few years. The online craze of watching our feline friends behaving absolutely adorably cute has swept through the internet, and created an international monster of a brand. Recently, The Museum of the Moving Image has featured an exhibit – “How Cats Took Over the Internet”…
Read MoreThe Passion Behind Ancient Astoria
The ever changing landscape of Astoria has been a much debated issue over the last few years. The rapid growth of population is bringing not only more change, but also numerous developments; which are continuously switching old for new. This has increased the cost of living, and some would say has extinguished the character of old…
Read MoreRizzo’s Fine Pizza Feeding Us For Years
We know em, we love em, and we can never get enough of em. Rizzo's in Astoria has been around for quite a while, serving up slices to generations of Astorians for nearly 60 years. Here's a little meet and greet with the gang behind the pizza, courtesy of DNAinfo. *Featured Image Via DNAinfo.
Read MoreAstoria/LIC, Healthiest in Queens
Well we all know how wonderful it is living in Astoria, and now it seems we're not only enjoying the diversity in cuisine, but we're also the healthiest too. According to the 2015 Community Health Profiles' recent study by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), life expectancy in Astoria and Long Island City is 82.2 years with…
Read MoreWheelchair Bandit Strikes Again
You may remember last June when wheelchair bound Astoria man Kelvin Dennison, 23, rolled into Santander Bank, located at 37-10 Broadway and handed the teller note saying 'Give me all you have I have a gun'. He was arrested for the crime but it appears he's at it again. This time, according to Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, the…
Read MoreThe Breakfast Shack is Coming to Astoria
Coming soon to Astoria's Athens Square Park, The Breakfast Shack food truck will be bringing everything from pancakes, omelettes, home fries, bourbon-braised short ribs and more to Astoria residents. Brought to us by Bayside native Joe Demato, it will be welcome addition to the neighborhood. Demato has been cooking from an early age says QNS, helping…
Read MoreMuseum of the Moving Image: Top 2015 Movie Picks
Well it's that time of the year again, a time for all critics, reviewers and movie enthusiasts to settle down and pick their top movies of 2015. Now of course we've all had favorites last year. Mad Max Fury Road, Star Wars The Force Awakens, Ex Machina, The Reverant, The Hateful Eight and many more have…
Read MoreStray Cat Home To Be Demolished
A row of vacant buildings located on the corner of Hoyt Avenue South and 29th Street in Astoria are set to be demolished according to applications filed into the Department of Buildings by the owner. The buildings have been home to a bunch of stray cats for many years now, who are regularly fed by…
Read MoreTwo Guys From Astoria
If you want your nostalgic strings pulled in the coming year, then 'Two Guys From Astoria' at the Greater Astoria Historical Society is probably who you should go and see. Joe Cicchelli Jr and Steven Fella grew up in Astoria, right on 44th street. Their talk, which includes a slideshow, will showcase all the hip and…
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