Here's how six restaurants in Astoria and Long Island City handle outdoor dining.

A husband-wife team run Trattoria Ora, a new Italian restaurant in Astoria. I met them and tasted a few popular dishes.

I went to a DIY pizza class at new restaurant, Macoletta, and made a Neapolitan style pie.

Longtime hospitality veterans partnered with a chef and baker to open QWNS, an organic cafe in Astoria.