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Petey’s Burger Listed As One Of The Best Burgers In America
It seems like Astoria is making every top list when it comes to nightlife and cuisine. Petey’s Burgers has just made Thrillist’s “31 Best Burger Joints In America” and we couldn’t agree more. The Queens burger joint serves up a West Coast style menu and was the only NYC eatery to make Thrillist’s cut. Petey’s…
Read MoreAlbatross In Thrillist Top 11 LGBTQ Bars In NYC
Known as the longest-standing and oldest gay bar in Queens, Albatross used to be a lesbian hangout before changing ownership in 2014 and becoming a hot spot for the LGBTQ community. Tucked away on 3619 24th Ave, just off Broadway, Albatross has seen its fair share of crazy nights. Events are on usually every evening, and…
Read MoreMan Dead After Leaping Off Astoria Platform And Being Struck By R Train
A man was fatally struck Sunday morning after jumping off an Astoria R train platform. The man, who was not immediately identified, jumped in front of the Manhattan-bound R train inside the Steinway Street station. It was around 9:55AM when the incident happened, according to the New York Daily News. The train operator witnessed the…
Read MoreDistrict 22 Participatory Budgeting Meeting
Kick off for Cycle 7 of District 22’s Participatory Budgeting will commence this Saturday 7th from 12PM to 5PM at Astoria Branch Queens Library and Queensboro Public Library Steinway Branch. The community will have the opportunity to help decide how to invest $1 million in the neighborhood by voting for your favorite capital project ideas…
Read MoreGet Ready For Yelp’s Passport To Steinway
Well it seems that even Yelp knows just how cool Astoria really is. With flavors and people from all walks of life, Astoria is one of the most multicultural neighborhoods in New York. From Greek to Italian, from Thai to Turkish, from Malay to Hawaiian; we’ve got it all and then some. Among the many…
Read MoreTarget Store Slated To Open In 2022
Looks like Astoria will be getting a Target. It was announced Tuesday that the small-format location will be opening its doors in 2022 at Ditmars-Steinway. It will be one of three small-format stores located in Queens, with the other in Forest Hills and one being planned for Jackson Heights in 2019. The Astoria store will…
Read More2nd Annual Spring Retail Crawl
This will be the 2nd Spring crawl, and the 5th crawl in total. The Astoria community has rallied behind the collective events and it not only has the event increased overall business in Astoria, but the participants both businesses and the community have responded in kind, each year. Give Me Astoria is happy to promote…
Read MoreDead Baby Found In Astoria Garbage Can
On Saturday, in the Dutch Kills Playground, a baby was found dead in a garbage can. A woman who was passing by the park smelled a foul stench coming from the trash can. At around 10:45AM she neared the garbage can near the basketball court and saw the horrifying site of a baby wrapped up…
Read MoreChop Chop Grub Shop On Ditmars
Chop Chop to Chop Chop Grub Shop on Ditmars for some delicious modern and mixed American cuisine perfect for those lunch time getaways. It’s all in a name, really. Chop Chop fires up their kitchens with flare and passion as Chef Malcom Sanz puts up food focused on scratch cooking, locality and seasonality. It would…
Read MoreQueens Comfort To Close Doors In February
It certainly is a bitter sweet goodbye to a restaurant that was fast becoming an Astoria staple. Queens Comfort announced through social media that they will be closing their doors once and for all on February 4th. The Instagram post read: “We have some bittersweet news we’d like to share. On February 4, 2018, Queens…
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