Welcome to the end of summer; that gets a frownie face from me. This weekend, of course, is Labor Day, so enjoy a few more days off before ...

Sometimes I walk home behind the newish Staples in the Ditmars neighborhood. It's a most unusual street in Astoria, in that it has a wo...

Awhile back i wondered about Apollon . Many of you seemed to be familiar with the place and spoke of it being a restaurant/cafe/bar/club typ...

Kristie from Kristees passed on the notice that the September edition of Lucky Magazine has rated Kristees as One of the Top 100 Stores to ...

Now Thursdays at Bungalo (32-03 Broadway) are their hot Latin night. Good to know if you're looking for some salsa with your cocktail...

This past May was Bike New York , a cycling tour that visits all 5 boroughs. I was running that day down around Astoria Park, where one of ...

Just got this in my email box - it sounds promising! HipNoHop What: Let the local musicians entertain you with free music that blends all s...

Looks like a nice, comfortable weekend coming up! Highs in the upper 70s with a little bit of clouds. This will be a great weekend for a c...

So earlier this week, our favorite local tea shop and CSA pickup spot the Freeze Peach got a new awning! Hopefully now people won't have...

Greek 33rd Street Mural Originally uploaded by mcotner This is the other mural on 33rd Street, across from the newly painted one I...

There was chatter here and there about Tony Bourdain coming to town to eat at Ali's Kabab Cafe as part of his No Reservations show on th...

33rd Street Mural Originally uploaded by mcotner This used to be a mural about firemen and 9/11, I think. Or maybe just about brav...

We don't hear of this kind of assault in our neighborhood too often, so when it happens it can scare the holy hell out of us (well me an...

OK people, there is no excuse to miss this (unless you hate him) I am posting this way in advance... for dorks like me :) Clear your calenda...

Today, SmarterTravel published an article called Take a walk on the local side of five top cities , and Astoria is one of them! Barcelona...

What a pleasure it was to be on the Brian Lehrer Show talking about Queens and blogging! This was the first time I’d been on the radi...

As the writer and editor of OuterB , I've been invited to be on the Brian Lehrer Show TODAY! The subject will be Queens bloggers...

There's music at the park on Thursday, The Glenn Miller Orchestra will be over near Shore Blvd. and the river. Come after work and bring...

Welcome to the first weekend in August! I'm amazed how time flies - seems like just yesterday we were ringing in the new year. It'...

I've been eating at Alba's Pizza for a couple years now, mainly because it's so convenient, being up the street and all. I was ...