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 »
Category: BOAST survey
From the survey, but no winners in these categories
These categories did not have enough votes to have outright winners, so here they are listed alphabetically: EATBest Kid-Friendly RestaurantASTORIABareburgerComfortlandJack Jones GastropubMom’s Kitchen & BarRivercrest DRINKBest Coffee and TeaASTORIABalanceroKinship CoffeeMighty Oak RoastersQueen’s RoomUnder Pressure CoffeeLICSweetleaf Coffee Roasters DO & SEEBest Club (social)ASTORIALadies First AstoriaNYC FootyWandering Jews of Astoria Best Kid-Friendly ActivityASTORIAAstoria Park playgroundThe Honey House… Read more »
BOAST: Best of Astoria & LIC 2024 Survey is LIVE
The BOAST: Best of Astoria & LIC 2024 Survey is LIVE and the link is boast.nyc/survey! It will be open until Monday, Dec. 9. There are three pages (EAT, DRINK, and DO & SEE) and 62 categories total, including Best Ice Cream or Gelato, Best Healthy Food Option and Best Smoothie, which are new this… Read more »
The BOAST: Best of Astoria & LIC 2023 Survey is LIVE!
The BOAST: Best of Astoria & LIC 2023 Survey is LIVE! The link is boast.nyc/survey and it will be open until Sunday, Dec. 17. There are three pages (EAT, DRINK, and DO & SEE) and 60 categories total. As usual, the categories are all write-in. We want to hear from you, so please think about your… Read more »
The BOAST: Best of Astoria & LIC 2022 Survey is LIVE and due on Friday, Dec. 23!
The BOAST: Best of Astoria & LIC 2022 Survey is LIVE! The site is boast.nyc/survey. Please fill it out by Friday, December 23, and be sure to add your name and email at the end of the survey for a chance to win a prize. We always appreciate short write-ups with your entries, and please share the… Read more »
BOAST: Best of Astoria & LIC 2021 Survey is LIVE
Let us know your favorites in the BOAST: Best of Astoria & LIC 2021 Survey! The BOAST: Best of Astoria & LIC 2021 Survey is LIVE! The site is boast.nyc/survey. Please fill it out by December 28, 2021, and be sure to add your name and email at the end of the survey for a chance… Read more »
Extras from the Survey
Not everything from the BOAST: Best of Astoria 2020 survey made it onto the site. Here are some noteworthy categories and entries, in alphabetical order. (Please check to make sure they are open before going.) Best Brazilian Food Barzola Favela Grill Pao de Queijo Best Date Spot Mosaic Sanfords Astoria Sweet Afton The Ditty (It’s… Read more »
The BOAST: Best of Astoria 2020 Survey is LIVE
The BOAST: Best of Astoria 2020 Survey is LIVE! The site is boast.nyc/survey. Please fill it out by December 24, 2020, and be sure to add your name and email at the end of the survey for a chance to win a prize. We always appreciate short write-ups with your entries. It’s been a very… Read more »
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 Survey and NYE in Astoria
Last chance to vote for your favorites in the BOAST: Best of Astoria 2019 Survey We have extended the BOAST: Best of Astoria 2019 Survey to Sunday, December 29. If you know Astoria, and haven’t filled it out yet, please do! At the end of the survey, if you enter your name and email, you… 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.