Dino's Pizzeria gives back with the goal of keeping the community strong

Dino’s Pizzeria gives back with the goal of keeping the community strong

By Loulou Chryssides Posted: April 15, 2020

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Community is everything to Bruno Carusone, owner of Astoria favorite Dino’s PizzeriaGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. The family-run restaurant has been serving the Astoria neighborhood delicious Italian cuisine since 1957Give_Me_Astoria_image_00028. So when COVID-19 struck the city, the team behind Dino’s ensured that both staff and customers remain as healthy and safe as possibleGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

For starters, Carusone is keeping the full staff on and will pay for anyone who needs leaveGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Thankfully, the staff at Dino’s has managed to stay healthy while continuing to remain pillars of the communityGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

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“[There are] people supporting and donors calling me to donate pies to the hospital, to the 114” said CarusoneGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. He also credits large orders from Give Me Astoria and Queens Feeds Hospitals as major factors keeping business as normal as possibleGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

“If people have the ability to keep donating, it’s a boost of morality” said CarusoneGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

In addition to continuing to serve its neighborhood, the team at Dino’s Pizzeria has taken it a step furtherGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. For anyone who is unable to pick up groceries or prescriptions, Dino’s Pizzeria will personally send a delivery worker to do soGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

Give Me Astoria would like to thank MrGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Carusone and the team at Dino’s Pizzeria for all of their efforts to support the community at this time, in addition to their donation to feed our essential workersGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. If you would like to learn more about Dino’s Pizzeria, you may visit their website and InstagramGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

Additionally, if you would like to learn more about Give Me Astoria’s efforts to partner with restaurants and feed healthcare and essential workers, please visit our official GoFundMe page hereGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.