In the midst of the city's current burger craze there lies an endearing little diner that sits on the side of the Grand Central Parkway ...

We all hate roaches, even if we've never had them in our apartment (the other night I saw one lumbering down the streets of Manhattan, e...

This Friday go get your wine on! Omega Wines and Spirits (29-15 23rd Ave) are having a wine tasting from 6-9pm of Georgian Wines. Nice peop...

For better or worse, (I'm sure most feel strongly one way or the other), Astoria's been outed by the New York Times Style section. S...

While walking home from a delicious lunch at Watawa with friends, I spied a flyer announcing a Power Outage related event: Join Congresswoma...

The New York Daily News reports that city emergency officials are still pissed about the 10-day Western Queens Blackout (duh). They "...

Massacre Originally uploaded by mcotner . Posted near the entrance to the N/W on Ditmars, by an enthusiastic Yankee fan, apparently...

On Saturday we decided to take Meg's sagacious recommendation for weekend fun off this very site's invaluable Astoria Weekend Editio...

Just learned in the past day or so that there is another - albeit brief - summer film festival happening in the heart of Astoria. The Astor...

So, my friend Eric has let me know about some great live music and hot DJ action going on locally at Bungalo, every Tuesday night. He's...

Weather looks great for this weekend, which is good for regular events around town: yoga and tai chi at Socrates; canoe rides at the LIC Bo...

Wandering the freezer section of C-Town can be a daunting experience for the best of us. Meg, Sooz and I are therefore thrilled to tell you ...

You may remember back in the spring i paid a little visit to a cute as a button shop over on 36th St named Plum Boutique. Well, i'm her...

So after last week's bad vibes at the Astoria pool (19th Street and 24th Avenue) , i thought it might be a good thing to try to show t...

Well, as you know, power issues are still in the forefront of many of our minds here in Western Queens. Worry about the power possibly goin...

Hello Astorians! I hope all is well - er - other than your little power situation going on over there (yikes!). Things are wonderfully cool ...

Well i guess it comes and goes these days huh? Yesterday had me in a tizzy! We lost power from about 10am to 7pm last night- not fun . I...

And here we go ladies and gents, still in the news.... Astoria's Blackout . Lets all hope for the best this weekend, meaning full electr...

... and I are about the only things actually left from Astoria on This Show Again !!! No seriously, Mike became a family man and moved to sp...

Well, it's been quite a week...and potentially quite a weekend. No power or very little power throughout Astoria/LIC (and Woodside/Sunn...