Posts Tagged ‘Queens’
Fun On The Waterfront For Summer 2016
Warmer weather is promised to us and we have been patiently waiting, as evident as this week, we have had a patch of chill in the air and honestly, we’re over it. We want Summer, we want it now, and we are planning for it! A great thing about Summer time in the city is…
Read More2nd Annual International Cultural Festival Next Weekend!
The Central Astoria Local Development Coalition, which is an Astoria-based not-for-profit organization is coming back to host the 2nd International Cultural Festival, coming up next Saturday, May on the 21st on the Great Lawn in Astoria Park, and it's shaping up to be a big one. Last year's celebrations were filled with events, foods, music and Astorians from…
Read MoreConductor Punched For Not Going To Astoria
On May 7th, a 29 year old conductor was travelling northbound on an N train at the 49th Street Seventh Avenue station when a man asked him "is the Q train going to Astoria?". After the conductor replied with, "no, just the N", the man standing on the platform punched him in the face and…
Read MoreThe Wheels Are In Motion For The Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar
The wheels are in motion for the Brooklyn-Queens Connector system that would connect neighborhoods along the waterfront in Brooklyn and Queens by way of a streetcar. Well at least the talks have started in a series of visioning sessions, the first open discussion was this past Monday, May 9th at the Variety Boys & Girls…
Read More‘Spelling Bee’ Musical Bringing The Laughs And The Spelling To Astoria!
Now this is a treat. It started 5th of May and is going right through till May 28th. It's the hilarious version of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, performed by the Astoria Performing Arts Center and showing at the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church (30-44 Crescent Street). The new musical comedy is based…
Read MoreGet Those Bets On As We Ride Into The Kentucky Derby, At The Bonnie!
The Kentucky Derby, or as we know it – 'The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports' or 'The Run For The Roses- is perhaps one of the biggest horse races in the world. The first leg of the tripple crown, it starts on the first Saturday of May, capping the 2 week long Kentucky Derby Festival…
Read MoreShore Blvd Redesign Starting This Month
Well it was the central topic of one of the most heated debates in Astoria since gentrification began moving in – what to do about Shore Blvd. Close it or let it be was the question on everyone's lips, with half of Astoria for the closure of the road due to complaints about illegal racing,…
Read MoreThe Top Places To Celebrate Cinco De Mayo In Astoria.
It’s that time of the year again when we celebrate the Mexican Army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, and, not Mexico’s independence day which is celebrated on September 16th. Unfortunately, somewhere down the line and across the border, we lost sight of that and embraced the…
Read MoreLet’s Head Over to The Bonnie & Stay Awhile!
A great thing about the warmer weather is that it allows us to get out and explore what the neighborhood has to offer, escape from our apartment and let the wind run freely in our hair. Unfortunately, that has not been the case this week, with gloomy skies, rain and a chill in the air,…
Read MoreUber Is Celebrating 5th Birthday With FREE Pizza, At Rizzo’s!
Come in tomorrow May 4th, for a free slice between 11am–6pm, all you have to do is have the Uber App. That's right everybody, Uber is celebrating its 5th birthday right here in Astoria with free slices from 11am till 6pm for anyone that has the Uber app, could we be any happier right now?! So…
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