Come to Rivercrest on Sunday, February 23, from 3 – 6pm to celebrate the BOAST: Best of Astoria 2019 winners! (Rivercrest is a 2019 winner for Best New Bar.) Go to boast.nyc/party to reserve your tickets. We’ll provide some snacks, and there will be a cash bar.We will also have a raffle with prizes from Astoria Bier & Cheese,… Read more »
Month: January 2020
Extras from the BOAST 2019 Survey
Not everything from the BOAST: Best of Astoria 2019 survey made it onto the site. There were some great write-ups of places that were not winners, and some categories did not have clear winners so they were left off the site entirely. So here they are, the extras from the survey. In both the Best… Read more »
BOAST: Best of Astoria 2019 Winners Announced!
The BOAST: Best of Astoria 2019 winners have been posted to this website and you can see them on the EAT, DRINK, and DO & SEE pages. You can also find them on a map organized by location on the LOCATION page. Thank you to those who filled out the survey, and you may see… Read more »
BOAST: Best of Astoria 2019 Winners – By the Numbers
Here are the numbers for the BOAST: Best of Astoria 2019 Winners Number of Categories EAT: 22 DRINK: 11 DO & SEE: 13 Total: 46 Number of Winners EAT: 84 DRINK: 40 DO & SEE: 42 Total: 166 Winners by Location 36th Ave (N/W): 7 Broadway (N/W): 28 31st Ave: 10 30th Ave (N/W): 33… Read more »
BOAST: Best of Astoria 2019 Winners – Full List
Here are all the BOAST: Best of Astoria 2019 Winners, in a full list. EAT Best American Sanfords Restaurant Queens Comfort Sugar Freak Best Bagels Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company New York City Bagel & Coffee House Lots O Bagels Best Bakery Martha’s Country Bakery Parisi Bakery Artopolis Bakery Best Brazilian Pao De Queijo Kilo… Read more »
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.