Heads-up: subways won’t be running in Astoria on N/W line for 8 non-consecutive weekends, from the end of May through September. This starts tonight at midnight! The hours are 12:01am on Saturday through 5am on Monday (or Tuesday if it’s a holiday weekend). Affected weekends: May 20-22, May 27-30, June 3-5, Aug 12-14, Aug. 19-21,… Read more »
Month: May 2017
New Spring Menu at Kurry Qulture
Kurry Qulture has been on our radar for quite some time. We were finally able to check them out this week, and we were not disappointed. We tried a wide variety of excellent Indian cuisine. Located on 30th Avenue, it used to be the cocktail bar Bourbon & Vine. I visited Bourbon & Vine a few times,… Read more »
Review of Raisin
Grasping for a Glimmer of Sunshine: Lisa Huberman on Raisin at Astoria Performing Arts Center There’s something that is so comforting about jazz music on a rainy evening—the melancholy mixed with seductive combination of nostalgia and longing. Astoria Performing Arts Center’s deeply felt, soulful revival of Raisin left me warmed and transported on the misty… Read more »
Ticket Giveaway
Relationsh*t’s 3rd Anniversary Show is Friday, May 12, 9:30-11pm at QED, and we are giving away two tickets to the show to the first person who responds! Either comment on this post, fill out the Contact form, or email us at [email protected]. That’s it!
Featured BOAST Location
MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org
An exhibition space rather than a collecting institution, MoMA PS1 devotes its energy and resources to displaying the most experimental art in the world, and supports innovation in contemporary art. Warm Up, a popular program on Saturdays in the summer, takes place in the courtyard where DJs spin and people dance for hours.