This weekend should be nice and sunny, a welcome relief from that gross rain from last weekend. That sure was a bummer, and it cancelled a ...

I was heading back from an awful allergic day in NJ when driving over the Queensboro Bridge, i spied the prettiest sight. The fog all the wa...

Happy Earth Day! Planning some remodeling? Need some materials for your fixer upper? Well we've got the right place for you right here n...

this was originally posted to my other blog Gud Stuf NYC is anyone else happy to see the meat supplier on Astoria Blvd. and 37th Street go? ...

Today I learned that this week is Spa Week in NYC (4/17-23). This means that each spa treatment you go for this week - at participating sp...

Walking down 36th Street the other day made me feel like i was back in Portugal, maybe even Deutschland somewhere. I had never really looked...

Well, this weekend is a big one for some of us - the completing of our tax returns. I admit, I'll be filling them out at some point thi...

Yup, methinks its going to be another Astorian favorite....a cafe! Surprise! On 30th Ave. and 36th St. it used to be a cafe with a chicken ...

So says conductor Joe Nunez, who makes the subway announcements on the W line, in reference to the results in from the new Straphangers cam...

Wanna spend some tax return money to spring-ify your wardrobe and/or house? Well, the folks at Plum Boutique can help. They've gotten ...

What great weather we finally had this week! Saturday will be rainy (yet warm) but Sunday should be nice and sunny. It has been great runn...

OH THE HOTNESS!!! SPARROW BAR corner of 24 avenue and 29 street They're throwin a big ole 80's HAIR PARTY! Eighties music, dance, dr...

Normally I'd say "hot" in place of "iced" but that would not complement the content of this post. As I stepped into...

I posted earlier this week about Trader Joe's opening, as well as the Shake Shack , two fabulous non-Astoria places worth a trip to. ...

I have heard so many good things about Mundo ! I haven't tried it yet, but really want to, and will once my bank account gets back in...

It really is spring... i don't lie, April showers are getting a head start this weekend! If pigging out this winter has got you down st...

Recently I discovered our Google Overlords have developed a new Google Blog Search , the function of which is pretty explanatory. Type in As...

It's nice to see the different cultures and people getting along here in Astoria. From Greek News : Members of the Dar Al-Dawah Mosque ...

Well, another weekend is upon us. And it's not just any old weekend, it's St. Patrick's Day weekend! Be Irish for a day and par...

Of course, the most obvious big event this weekend is on Friday --- that would be St. Patrick's Day. However, as far as I'm concern...