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It’s All About The Loukoumades At Cafe Boulis
Let’s talk Loukoumades. Let’s talk soft, round doughy goodness that melts in your mouth, as sprinkled sugar fills your palate with sweet honey filling that only one place can give you. We’re talking Cafe Boulis. And we’re talking the Greek equivalent of the New York City donut. With a few minor differences. For starters, the Loukoumades…
Read MoreThe Small Place Packing A Big Punch; 3E Taste Of Thai
Continuing on our small but tasty exploration through Astoria’s cuisiney goodness, we stumble upon this absolute Thai gem, right on Broadway! 3E Taste of Thai is located at 34-16 Broadway. It’s a rather small place when first spotting it. If not for the large Three on its black awning over the entrance, you could just as easily…
Read MoreJuuz Me, A Healthy Must For Astorians
This health centric quaint little spot is located on 19-23 Ditmars Blvd and is a blast to visit. Stepping inside, there isn’t any grand designs or extravagant themes. It’s simple. And in its own simplistic way, full of character. Mostly due to the people behind the bar. Cute little signs adorn a few walls. Wooden benches and…
Read MoreThieves Use ATM Skimmers To Steal Cash And Identity
Tis the season for cheer and presents. It’s also the season for all your presents and holiday money to magically disappear at the hands of many holiday thieves doing the rounds this year. As police warn residents to be careful this season, Astoria has seen its own increase in crime, there is ample reason to…
Read MoreGuy Steals 55 Tubes of Toothpaste from Rite Aid
Sometimes you just need to brush. This holiday shopper decided to forgo the paying and get straight to the taking when he decided to steal toothpaste (of all things), from Rite Aid. The product of choice? Colgate and Sensodyne, of course. According to NYPD, a man in a black coat and hoodie entered the Rite…
Read MoreTrestle To Take On Broadway
There’s a new restaurant coming to Broadway. Trestle will be taking up the spot that once belonged to Astoria Pizza, a pizzeria that quickly went out of business. The American Bar and Bistro will be set to open some time next year, with refitting and renovations taking place right now. We’ve been past there, however…
Read MoreCabbie Gropes 11 Year Old Girl
A cab driver forced an 11 year old girl into his cab and proceeded to touch her early Sunday, according to the NYPD. The girl had left her home upset after getting bullied at her school. She had planned to go to a cousins home in Astoria from her own home in Ridgewood. Unfortunately, the…
Read MoreChristian Non Profit Evicts Tenants Before Christmas
35 tenants of the New York School of Urban Ministry (NYCUM), on 31-10 47th St, have been sent eviction notices. The notices inform tenants that they need to vacate the premises on or before December 31st. The evictions are raising a lot of anger in the community, especially when they come from the Christian non profit…
Read MoreAstoria Heights Playground Closed For $5.2M Overhaul
The Astoria Heights Park on 46th Street, between 30th and 31st Avenues is set for a year long hiatus, as it receives a $5.2M overhaul. In more than 20 years the park hadn’t seen so much as a replacement bench, and now it’s set to get quite the makeover. Last Thursday the construction project was…
Read More@ASTORYOFASTORIA 2ND ANNUAL HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER
Popular Astoria Instagram account @astoryofastoria, is hosting their 2nd annual holiday fundraiser on Wednesday, December 14th, at Studio Square. This year, once again, the gang have teamed up with Urban Upbound, an Astoria-based organization which is focused on providing residents of public housing neighborhoods the tools and the resources needed in order to achieve economic…
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