These categories did not have enough votes to have outright winners, so here they are listed alphabetically: EAT Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant ASTORIA Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden Comfortland Jack Jones Queen’s Room The Bier & Cheese Collective Tootles & French DO & SEE Best Club (social) ASTORIA Albatross Icon Ladies First Astoria Outerboro Sports Best… Read more »
Month: December 2025
BOAST: Best of Astoria & LIC 2025 Winners – By the Numbers
Here are the BOAST: Best of Astoria & LIC 2025 Winners, by the numbers. Categories per section EAT: 25 DO & SEE: 18 DRINK: 17 Winners by location (subway stop in parentheses) 30th Ave (N/W): 47 Astoria-Ditmars Blvd (N/W): 43 Vernon-Jackson Ave (7): 29 Broadway (N/W): 22 Court Square (E/G/M/7): 16 31st Ave: 11 Queensboro… Read more »
BOAST: Best of Astoria & LIC 2025 Winners – Full List
Here is the full list of the BOAST: Best of Astoria & LIC 2025 winners! Since there were so many more survey responses for Astoria than LIC, in each category the Astoria winners are placed first to third, and the LIC winners are listed alphabetically. EAT Best American Restaurant ASTORIA 1. Tootles & French 2…. Read more »
The BOAST: Best of Astoria & LIC 2025 Survey is LIVE!
The BOAST: Best of Astoria & LIC 2025 Survey is LIVE at boast.nyc/survey, and will be until Wednesday, Dec. 17, so please fill it out before then. Like in past years, there are three sections, EAT, DRINK and DO & SEE, and each category has a place for Astoria and another for LIC. Fill out… 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.