Posts by Athena Efter
Healthcare and Our Right to Welfare
On our monthly catch-up with legal counsel Elias Fillas of Sacco and Fillas LLP, we addressed crucial concerns regarding our healthcare system and some of the challenges that stand between Americans and their right to affordable, quality, universal health coverage. GMA: The Affordable Care Act under Obama was supposed to solve the issue of…
Read MoreShould You Stay or Should You Go?
NYC Real Estate and the Housing Market Clash Our GMA team catches up again with Elias Fillas of Sacco & Fillas LLP to get his insight on affordable housing in NYC, how it impacts the current housing crisis, and what it all means for renters in NYC. GMA: Let’s talk about the housing crisis in…
Read MoreFeeling Latin in mini Manhattan
Elementum Hospitality Group ELEVATES THE PERUVIAN FOOD SCENE When he’s not cooking with stars like Natalie Portman, Steven Londono is cooking for Astoria residents, curating menus that focus on classic Peruvian, modern Peruvian and Cuban cuisine. Formerly a chef at the well-known LA hot spot, Guerilla Tacos, working alongside Executive Chef Wes Avilas and…
Read More“Leave the Gun. Take the Cannoli.” …Or the Pizza
When he’s not serving up exceptionally crisp, chewy, bottom–charred, thin crusted slices of pizza with fresh mozzarella and drizzles of tangy tomato sauce, topped off with a twist and grind of black pepper and 18–month–aged Parmigiano Reggiano, he’s stirring up some controversy among Astoria locals. He’s not doing it on purpose. Once a wise guy doesn’t mean always a wise guy, but Andrew Bellucci has ruffled a few feathers with his marketing campaign after…
Read MorePass the Toke, Hold the Smoke
A Deep Dive Into New York’s Marijuana Laws We’ve all heard about the therapeutic benefits of cannabis use. Now that it’s legal in New York State, certain laws still exist and need to be reinforced, but also redefined. GMA reached out to Supervising Partner, Elias Fillas, of Astoria’s own Sacco & Fillas LLP “to get…
Read MoreStriking Gold
Astoria denizens are lining up in droves for a box of glistening gems submerged in oil, sifted through and “dipped in gold.” We aren’t referring to jewelry or bitcoins here, but when it comes to loukoumades, or Greek donuts, a sweet tradition using honey is taken to an elevated level. Purists will still find the…
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