Posts Tagged ‘Queens’
The Bonnie’s Brass & Boil Is Bringing New Orleans To Astoria
Saturday June 18th, bring your friends and your appetite to The Bonnie, for The Bonnie’s Brass & Boil, New Orleans style crawfish boil event! The menu’s inspired by all things Jazz Fest and New Orleans, with crawfish with corn and potatoes, savory and sweet beignets, fried green tomatoes, gumbo, and a ton of Hurrincanes and Abita…
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 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…
Read MoreThe W Train To Start Service This November
As reported earlier in the year, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced plans to bring back the W train and it looks like service will start as soon as this November. The annual operating cost is gauged to be around $13.7 million which is already approved in the MTA’s budget and the plan is up for…
Read MoreFood and Drink Specials For The 2016 Copa America Centenatio At Astoria Tavern!
The 2016 Copa America Centenatio or 2016 Centennial Copa America, is celebrating 100 years this year, making it the oldest international continental football competition, and the American Outlaws Queens is putting together the perfect celebrations. 16 teams from the Americas will compete in 10 cities across the U.S in 32 matches from June 3rd to…
Read MoreThe ‘Donutccino’ Takes Over NYC
We live in a world of hybrids. No longer satisfied with the singular version of something, we simply put two things together and enjoy. The cronut for example has been just that kind of hybrid that will that food lovers to another level. But now, we think we've found a level even the Cronut inventor…
Read MoreAstoria Apartment Building Sells For Over $7 Million
The records are being broken in Astoria. This year we saw a record breaking house sell for $2 million, and now it's a whole apartment building that's breaking records. The 19 unit apartment building which sits on 23-35 29th Avenue, sold for a cushy $7,230,000. The building is four stories high, and is mixed with rent…
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