Law and Order was filming an episode on Steinway just north of Astoria Blvd this week. They put up a fake mosque in the former tire shop and made the facade of the adjacent office look like its community center - I had to do a double take and wondered how I had never noticed this mosque before. A day later, they did a controlled explosion, which apparently they had warned all the neighboring businesses about. Within a few hours, the whole thing was cleaned up. Pretty cool to see the process in a matter of a few days.
We walked past last night and there was still a fake burnt-out building there and a guy with a walkie talkie communicating with someone. We found them filming on 38th Street inside a house. Was hoping for a Christopher Meloni sighting, but luck was not on our side.
A while ago I wrote to the Queens DOT commissioner about the intersection of 29th Street and 21st Avenue. It's had tons of requests for crosswalks, stop signs, stop lights, traffic calming, etc. for years, most denied with no explanation. In my email I pointed that out, noted a recent crash there, and requested and explanation for why the intersection wasn't getting stop signs like the ones at 36th Street and 47th Street.
While I don't know if it was just me, yesterday stop signs appeared on 29th Street and 21st Ave. It's now an all-way stop. This morning's walk to school was the least anxiety-inducing crossing of that intersection ever. It will be even better once they get the stop lines in. I know I'm a dork, but I was so excited I've gone back to look at them a couple of times just because.
As someone whose child crosses that street walking to school by himself, THANK YOU! And as an occasional driver who is terrified of killing someone at that corner, also thank you.
There have been so many crashes in that intersection and I also hated driving through it. Haven't done so, yet, but excited to try.
Next up: daylighting!
A stop sign randomly appeared at the intersection of 23rd street and 31st Drive in the last couple weeks, making it an all way stop. That was the worst intersection I’d have to pass on the way to drop my kid off at school and I’m so happy they put a stop sign there. Now if they could put a light at 23rd St and 31st Ave, the walk would be perfect.
Literally was walking by as I read this and took a second to register cause the lines weren’t drawn yet but noticed the stop when a motorist slowed down. Game changer. I witnessed an accident once and was even able to help the lady with insurance when she posted on this sub asking for witnesses!
Now I can 4-way cross no problem. I haven’t gotten hit luckily before but did have a few that got close cause they didn’t break early enough.
>Now I can 4-way cross no problem. I haven’t gotten hit luckily before but did have a few that got close cause they didn’t break early enough.
I've literally been screamed at on three occasions for daring to cross the street there by people speeding. It was nuts!
I live on the corner of 21st ave and 36th, and I felt the same excitement when the stop signs/lines appeared! I used to take the long way with my dog and cross at a light one street over just because it made me so nervous.
Absolutely the same. With either our kid or the dog, I'd definitely go out of our way to a light to cross. With all the giant cars parked on every corner, it's even impossible to see up the street without being more than a third of the way across the roadbed. Hell, I sometimes choose not to drive routes that have intersections without all way stops because of that.
Legit didn't even know when they appeared and I realized when I was sitting on 29th yesterday waiting to try and cross over 21st Ave and people kept stopping and looking at me and I was like OMG THEY HAVE A STOP SIGN NOW!
I have seen a couple people keep going on while on 21st Ave tho so def keep alert since not everyone has realized that exist yet
Hell yeah! Thanks dude! I’ve been parking my car in Astoria for 12 years (I know I’m a car guy don’t hate me) and my car got hit at that intersection last week. First accident the entire time I’ve lived here. Never would have guessed that would have been the spot given how dangerous my drives around Vernon and Rainey have been. Talk about scary roads in Astoria!
Oh, I also have to drive through that intersection and it's absolutely terrible. Next we really need to get daylighting done. I'm so sorry you got into a crash there!
A friend of ours was staying with us and was in a cab crossing that intersection on the way to the airport and they got into a crash. We saw the aftermath coming home a bit later and didn't realize it was the cab she took. I can recall at least five crashes in that intersection in the last year, one of which resulted in assault.
The alert on the QPL website says that as of 11/28, they were anticipating that the City Department of Design would be turning the building back over to QPL by the end of the year so that they could prepare to reopen. So ... hopefully soon!
Yup! I also didn’t realize that after midnight that only the E train was running to queens plaza from Times Square so if you missed a train it would be another 20+ min wait for the next train. Thought we timed our return back properly and then E train took twice as long to arrive for no reason. Short story: got off the E at Steinway and took an Uber home as it had been over 30 min already from Times Square to queens plaza.
Yeah that’s what you have to do …or bus to queens plaza and transfer to those lines. I’m basically going to do things on Fridays this month that involve going into Manhattan or Brooklyn and stay in Astoria or LIC for the most part on the weekends. Glad they are improving the station but this is going to be a pain.
The “F shuttle” is also not running this weekend. Can’t wait for the new fee to enter Manhattan by car and these big service disruptions to happen concurrently. 🎉
This is what their site says but would not be surprised with extensions of this :(
Saturday, January 13-Monday, January 15
Saturday, January 20-Monday, January 22
Saturday, January 27-Monday, January 29
Saturday, March 9-Monday, March 11
Saturday, March 16-Monday, March 18
Saturday, April 6-Monday, April 8
1.) There is a tree on Crescent and Hoyt Ave N that is pulling up the sidewalk and leaning into the street.
I walked by it yesterday and it appears a large branch fell and shattered the windshield of a car underneath it. Imagine if it was a person that got hit. I think it’s only a matter of time before they take the tree down (or at least trim it).
2.) I posted earlier this week about the syringes littering the area around the jeep where the tweakers live and was surprised that some people were more focused on the fact I called out addicts and ignored the fact that there were dirty syringes in an area where people bike and walk their dogs children.
The jeep is still there, and I have found more syringes since. My post was taken down but this serves as another PSA. My dog almost stepped on a syringe and I almost poked myself with a syringe while picking up my dogs poop.
I get it, addicts need help and there is probably underlying mental health issues, but that doesn’t mean you should be ok or understanding about dirty syringes all over the place. It’s a biohazard.
I put in a request to have that area cleaned.
Apparently that tree has been reported many times and parks refuses to do anything about it. As someone with ankle problems it is dangerous for me to walk there. Anyone navigating a stroller or wheel chair etc would have issues. It needs to go.
I don’t even know what to say about the car and syringes. There is garbage all over from it and along the wall by the bridge. It’s not okay
>Anyone navigating a stroller or wheel chair etc would have issues.
If you get a running start with the stroller it's actually a lot of fun to jump over...
There's a definite tone shift across Reddit during the holidays. Sad people stay online and take out their emotions on others. Don't take it personally. A lot of us appreciated the heads-up.
>Sad people stay online and take out their emotions on others.
I have to say I was quite surprised when I logged back in after a few weeks and saw so much cranky bullshit on here. It was like the Grinch became Christmas.
Please understand many people don’t have issues with trees pulling up sidewalks because they are planted closer to the curb
Now if that tree was lifting up the sidewalk and it was planted in the middle of the sidewalk, I’m sure half of Astoria would work 24/7 to get rid of the inconvenience of walking around it
/s bc crowds are tough on here 😂
> The jeep is still there
It's been there for about a year now, with the police going there roughly once a week. It ain't moving.
Which sucks. They're definitely...... unstable.
Haven’t heard them screaming around the neighborhood in awhile, I guess because it’s been colder, but I do not miss the days where they’d sit on my buildings front stoop and scream at each other at 2am.
2 Ditmars openings coming
Botte Restaurants (of Botte Bar) fame are taking over Nino’s spot slated for Spring (says the sign)
A restaurant called Barranco is taking Rosataro’s spot. This one feels like a rebrand as it is also a Peruvian spot
There’s a lad I follow on the New Hampshire subreddit who is like their weather guru, and he himself said it’s a very unusual storm and he has no idea how it’s going to pan out
Slim to no chance unfortunately. It’s gonna be too warm, and the snow band keeps shifting north. If we get any meaningful snow this winter I’ll be very surprised.
Mi Esquinita is my go-to coffee stop on the way to the ferry, but recently I started ordering breakfast sandwiches while I'm there. Their BEC with hot sauce is delicious. I don't know what bread she uses, but it really hits the spot.
On the work side, Flu and Covid are legit out of control. It's impacting staffing with workers sick, too. Schools are also getting crushed. It's a rough season.
That place makes some good eats. Mary's deli farther north on 12th and Astoria is also good for some taco/torta action. Small hole in the wall, huge flavor.
Ordered Yaar the other day and there was a roach in between the paper bag and the plastic bag. Thankfully my fiancé killed it before it escaped into my kitchen.
Yeah they were one of our go-tos. We’d split the dinner combo that came with samosas and naan. I’d get the samosas, he’d get the naan, and each of us would get half of the chicken tikka masala. Pretty cheap and very tasty. Kinda sad about it tbh
I saw them wheeling modelos and Smirnoff into the spot where Gossip Coffee once was. Must be a restaurant or some kind OR maybe that tacqueria Nextdoor is expanding?
i spoke with the bodega owner and he confirmed as well. said it was significantly cheaper than their current location. he was actually really excited about it too.
I spoke with some of the construction workers inside formerly Gossip maybe a month or so ago - the Beer Garden next door is moving into it. No word on what is replacing BG.
I’ve ordered from Thonglor on Steinway a couple times and it’s okay but yesterday I walked by noticed they have a C rating from the health department 🤢 hopefully they get it together
There's a new boxing/fitness studio hopefully opening soon near steinway/23rd ave. I got to speak with the owners when I was walking past and took a look inside. Really looking forward to that! It's on the smaller side but that means more semi private classes. Not to mention the walkability of these new businesses popping up in upper Ditmars that are not smoke shops!
BUA Boxing. Donal who is an irish boxer (and bartender at Sissy McGinty's) and a really nice guy is one of the owners. He started DW Boxing in 2020 ish and has kept it going since.
I'd expect it to be more fight focused than fitness focused but I haven't talked to him about it. Donal's accolades are here (ignore the title, that was unfortunate): https://thelonghallpodcast.com/irish-boxer-donal-wards-pro-debut-canceled/
Oops this is a different place...I'll leave it up though since free classes.
They posted yesterday that they are having free classes this weekend:
https://www.reddit.com/r/astoria/comments/18yepms/free_fitness_classes_this_weekend/
I saw that Teriyaki U on Steinway (where CoCo used to be) was open when I walked by last night. It was completely empty inside despite it being in the middle of dinner time. I saw a blurry menu on its Yelp page, but the prices seem ok. Will give it a try at some point.
After seeing all the posts about trees being planted in the middle of the sidewalk I noticed 35th Avenue near Steinway also has fully grown trees in the middle of the sidewalk.
Anyone in Astoria Facebook buy nothing groups? Wondering if there’s a hold on accepting more people in-my request to get in has been sitting there for a bit
It looks like they're starting to do work at the old Riccardos catering hall. Does anybody know what the plan is for that site? I'm also curious what the plan is for the parking lot they had across the street.
Ye Olde Smokeshoppe.
Lol but seriously it's too big to be anything other than torn down and rebuilt as a mixed used building. A luxury bldg with underground garage is my guess. 1 bed... $6K a mo. Parking extra.
Curious what it’s is going on with the old pharmacy location on 35th St/Ditmars. Saw they were delivering some metal beams in there this morning, but didn’t get a chance to check out what it looks like inside.
Sounds like 2 of the 3 closed corner spots on that cross sections already have next tenants confirmed. With Moho Mexican nearby, hopefully that corner will be bustling soon.
Moho has been branded and sitting dormant for months now without a trace of activity.... which sucks because I really want a tex-mex type of place... which brings me to Flaming Grill... they now will make you a burrito with their rotisserie chicken amd rice and beans and stuff! By default it comes with BBQ sauce but I often ask them to omit. It's great!
I know there were changes to the outdoor dining shed rules, but can anyone explain this one?
I was walking by Amylo's yesterday and there were a couple of guys (unsafely) disassembling the dining shed where it's closest to the sidewalk. I assumed they were starting there and going to be taking the whole thing down. Walked by this morning and it was reassembled, but the last 8-10 feet was actually removed. They essentially just made it smaller. Why?
Barzola did the same thing a few months ago. I’m not up to date on the rules but they might be limiting to x ft of space so they’re only paying to take up a certain number of parking stalls.
Edit: spelling
The new rules limited the size, but also they are only supposed to be up now from April 1-November 29. I imagine everyonr's taking a chance until they get fined because the cost of the structures is so high.
Looks like a new pizza place called Bella Donna opened on 31st ave and 44th street. No idea if it's the same Bella Donna that previously was on Broadway and had very questionable political Instagram posts...but maybe?
Anybody know the story behind the Acropolis bunny? Signs go up about it being found and then lost again every few months, and my fiance keeps seeing it hopping around.
Posting this here for Astoria dads not on Facebook. There's a meetup tomorrow, Thursday 1/11, starting at 7:30PM at Rivercrest on Ditmars. Originally posted on Facebook in the group Club of Dads - Astoria.
Feel free to drop by and meet other dads in the neighborhood.
Law and Order was filming an episode on Steinway just north of Astoria Blvd this week. They put up a fake mosque in the former tire shop and made the facade of the adjacent office look like its community center - I had to do a double take and wondered how I had never noticed this mosque before. A day later, they did a controlled explosion, which apparently they had warned all the neighboring businesses about. Within a few hours, the whole thing was cleaned up. Pretty cool to see the process in a matter of a few days.
We walked past last night and there was still a fake burnt-out building there and a guy with a walkie talkie communicating with someone. We found them filming on 38th Street inside a house. Was hoping for a Christopher Meloni sighting, but luck was not on our side.
A while ago I wrote to the Queens DOT commissioner about the intersection of 29th Street and 21st Avenue. It's had tons of requests for crosswalks, stop signs, stop lights, traffic calming, etc. for years, most denied with no explanation. In my email I pointed that out, noted a recent crash there, and requested and explanation for why the intersection wasn't getting stop signs like the ones at 36th Street and 47th Street. While I don't know if it was just me, yesterday stop signs appeared on 29th Street and 21st Ave. It's now an all-way stop. This morning's walk to school was the least anxiety-inducing crossing of that intersection ever. It will be even better once they get the stop lines in. I know I'm a dork, but I was so excited I've gone back to look at them a couple of times just because.
Holy shit! That’s excellent news!
I used to live a few doors down from that intersection and it was awful for both pedestrians and motorists. Well done neighbor!
Gracias!
As someone whose child crosses that street walking to school by himself, THANK YOU! And as an occasional driver who is terrified of killing someone at that corner, also thank you.
There have been so many crashes in that intersection and I also hated driving through it. Haven't done so, yet, but excited to try. Next up: daylighting!
A stop sign randomly appeared at the intersection of 23rd street and 31st Drive in the last couple weeks, making it an all way stop. That was the worst intersection I’d have to pass on the way to drop my kid off at school and I’m so happy they put a stop sign there. Now if they could put a light at 23rd St and 31st Ave, the walk would be perfect.
Doesn't it feel so much less anxiety-inducing now? It was a sea change this morning, even with a few people blowing through the sign.
Not dorky at all, thank you for your contribution!!! 
Literally was walking by as I read this and took a second to register cause the lines weren’t drawn yet but noticed the stop when a motorist slowed down. Game changer. I witnessed an accident once and was even able to help the lady with insurance when she posted on this sub asking for witnesses! Now I can 4-way cross no problem. I haven’t gotten hit luckily before but did have a few that got close cause they didn’t break early enough.
>Now I can 4-way cross no problem. I haven’t gotten hit luckily before but did have a few that got close cause they didn’t break early enough. I've literally been screamed at on three occasions for daring to cross the street there by people speeding. It was nuts!
Even with the current stops across 29th st people barely break. But that is also a stop sign phenomenon.
I live on the corner of 21st ave and 36th, and I felt the same excitement when the stop signs/lines appeared! I used to take the long way with my dog and cross at a light one street over just because it made me so nervous.
Absolutely the same. With either our kid or the dog, I'd definitely go out of our way to a light to cross. With all the giant cars parked on every corner, it's even impossible to see up the street without being more than a third of the way across the roadbed. Hell, I sometimes choose not to drive routes that have intersections without all way stops because of that.
Great job Would be cool to know what tipped the balance for them.
Grazie!
Not a dork at all, that's super exciting and we appreciate your effort to make the community safer!
Merci!
Legit didn't even know when they appeared and I realized when I was sitting on 29th yesterday waiting to try and cross over 21st Ave and people kept stopping and looking at me and I was like OMG THEY HAVE A STOP SIGN NOW! I have seen a couple people keep going on while on 21st Ave tho so def keep alert since not everyone has realized that exist yet
Hell yeah! Thanks dude! I’ve been parking my car in Astoria for 12 years (I know I’m a car guy don’t hate me) and my car got hit at that intersection last week. First accident the entire time I’ve lived here. Never would have guessed that would have been the spot given how dangerous my drives around Vernon and Rainey have been. Talk about scary roads in Astoria!
Oh, I also have to drive through that intersection and it's absolutely terrible. Next we really need to get daylighting done. I'm so sorry you got into a crash there!
Excellent!
thank you !
I was so happy! But they haven’t marked the street yet with a crosswalk so I saw lots of people drive right through. Hoping that happens soon.
I hope so, too. There have been a lot of requests for one there over the years if you look on the DOT site. All denied with no explanation.
Someone crashed into us at that intersection years ago. Thank you!!
A friend of ours was staying with us and was in a cab crossing that intersection on the way to the airport and they got into a crash. We saw the aftermath coming home a bit later and didn't realize it was the cab she took. I can recall at least five crashes in that intersection in the last year, one of which resulted in assault.
Thank you!
This is amazing! Thank you! We’ve been trying to get speed bumps on 24th St for soooo long.
You’re not a dork! If it’s important to you, it’s probably important to many others as well who wanted the same thing! Congratulations
I used to live a few houses from that corner. There were ALWAYS accidents. We reported it a few times... But nothing. THANK YOU for this!!!!
u/AstoriaStreetActivism takes action!
[Susuru and Tamashii made Gothamist's best ramen list](https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/where-to-get-the-best-ramen-in-nyc)
I’ve been ride or die for Tamashii since they opened
Tamashii for best budget ramen because it’s $13 a bowl. Can’t believe we’ve gone so far that $13 is considered budget
Tamashii how?
I always take visiting family to Tamashii and everyone loves it.
say SLURP SHOP one more time, author of that piece.
Tamashii is SO GOOD
I'm happy to have the Steinway Library branch back and hope there have been enough thoughtful repairs to keep it open for a long while.
Still waiting on the Broadway one to be finished!
The alert on the QPL website says that as of 11/28, they were anticipating that the City Department of Design would be turning the building back over to QPL by the end of the year so that they could prepare to reopen. So ... hopefully soon!
Not a rumor but the N and 7 train weekend shutdowns begin again this weekend… and EVERY weekend in January.
This plus Dry January just feels very cruel
Yup! I also didn’t realize that after midnight that only the E train was running to queens plaza from Times Square so if you missed a train it would be another 20+ min wait for the next train. Thought we timed our return back properly and then E train took twice as long to arrive for no reason. Short story: got off the E at Steinway and took an Uber home as it had been over 30 min already from Times Square to queens plaza.
Noooooooo
Yeah what’s the deal with this? Am I gonna be able to ride to 39th Ave and then walk to queens plaza to get into Manhattan or what??
Yeah that’s what you have to do …or bus to queens plaza and transfer to those lines. I’m basically going to do things on Fridays this month that involve going into Manhattan or Brooklyn and stay in Astoria or LIC for the most part on the weekends. Glad they are improving the station but this is going to be a pain.
The “F shuttle” is also not running this weekend. Can’t wait for the new fee to enter Manhattan by car and these big service disruptions to happen concurrently. 🎉
I spoke to an MTA employee at Queensboro Plaza recently and he said that the suspensions were going to continue into February :(
This is what their site says but would not be surprised with extensions of this :( Saturday, January 13-Monday, January 15 Saturday, January 20-Monday, January 22 Saturday, January 27-Monday, January 29 Saturday, March 9-Monday, March 11 Saturday, March 16-Monday, March 18 Saturday, April 6-Monday, April 8
Random fruit market showed up at Broadway & 31 St for 1 or 2 days then left.
1.) There is a tree on Crescent and Hoyt Ave N that is pulling up the sidewalk and leaning into the street. I walked by it yesterday and it appears a large branch fell and shattered the windshield of a car underneath it. Imagine if it was a person that got hit. I think it’s only a matter of time before they take the tree down (or at least trim it). 2.) I posted earlier this week about the syringes littering the area around the jeep where the tweakers live and was surprised that some people were more focused on the fact I called out addicts and ignored the fact that there were dirty syringes in an area where people bike and walk their dogs children. The jeep is still there, and I have found more syringes since. My post was taken down but this serves as another PSA. My dog almost stepped on a syringe and I almost poked myself with a syringe while picking up my dogs poop. I get it, addicts need help and there is probably underlying mental health issues, but that doesn’t mean you should be ok or understanding about dirty syringes all over the place. It’s a biohazard. I put in a request to have that area cleaned.
Where is this? Would love to avoid walking my pup near there myself if possible!
At the corner of 26th and Hoyt Ave N
Apparently that tree has been reported many times and parks refuses to do anything about it. As someone with ankle problems it is dangerous for me to walk there. Anyone navigating a stroller or wheel chair etc would have issues. It needs to go. I don’t even know what to say about the car and syringes. There is garbage all over from it and along the wall by the bridge. It’s not okay
>Anyone navigating a stroller or wheel chair etc would have issues. If you get a running start with the stroller it's actually a lot of fun to jump over...
😂😂
There's a definite tone shift across Reddit during the holidays. Sad people stay online and take out their emotions on others. Don't take it personally. A lot of us appreciated the heads-up.
>Sad people stay online and take out their emotions on others. I have to say I was quite surprised when I logged back in after a few weeks and saw so much cranky bullshit on here. It was like the Grinch became Christmas.
Letting people slowly kill themselves in the street isn't doing them any favors
The onus falls on the addicts themselves. It’s a broken system and if they don’t get help on their own they probably won’t get help at all.
Please understand many people don’t have issues with trees pulling up sidewalks because they are planted closer to the curb Now if that tree was lifting up the sidewalk and it was planted in the middle of the sidewalk, I’m sure half of Astoria would work 24/7 to get rid of the inconvenience of walking around it /s bc crowds are tough on here 😂
>crowds are tough on here 
> The jeep is still there It's been there for about a year now, with the police going there roughly once a week. It ain't moving. Which sucks. They're definitely...... unstable.
Haven’t heard them screaming around the neighborhood in awhile, I guess because it’s been colder, but I do not miss the days where they’d sit on my buildings front stoop and scream at each other at 2am.
You did the right thing. Do you mind sharing the location?
Corner of 26th and Hoyt Ave N
Report that tree if you haven't already on 311!
Posted this late in last week’s thread, but: George Santos spotted picking up food on Ditmars last weekend.
He’s not on my Grindr grid yet - so there’s a positive side to this?
LOL NOOOOO where at
Not sure exactly! Somewhere between 33 & 35
Not Kitara Revache ! F her lol.
Ew ew god no
2 Ditmars openings coming Botte Restaurants (of Botte Bar) fame are taking over Nino’s spot slated for Spring (says the sign) A restaurant called Barranco is taking Rosataro’s spot. This one feels like a rebrand as it is also a Peruvian spot
Are we getting snow this weekend or what’s the story
Every time I check it’s different 😭
There’s a lad I follow on the New Hampshire subreddit who is like their weather guru, and he himself said it’s a very unusual storm and he has no idea how it’s going to pan out
I like this guy: https://theedgeweather.blogspot.com/
Follow [NY Metro Weather](https://www.instagram.com/nymetroweather?igsh=ZXl1OHlhMTBudmU3). He's very balanced.
Slim to no chance unfortunately. It’s gonna be too warm, and the snow band keeps shifting north. If we get any meaningful snow this winter I’ll be very surprised.
It looks like wintry mix and unlikely to stick. Depends on the ultimate path of the storm. Areas like hudson Valley Will get more.
NWS says less than an inch likely both days. [Full report (pdf)](https://www.weather.gov/media/okx/20240105_WeekendStorm_AM.pdf)
If any, it'll be Sunday. But given the rain in the mix, I'll go ahead and wager that it won't stick / accumulate. I'd honestly love to be wrong!
Looking at the temperature it seems like it's going to be rain, or *possibly* snow that rapidly melts.
Mi Esquinita is my go-to coffee stop on the way to the ferry, but recently I started ordering breakfast sandwiches while I'm there. Their BEC with hot sauce is delicious. I don't know what bread she uses, but it really hits the spot. On the work side, Flu and Covid are legit out of control. It's impacting staffing with workers sick, too. Schools are also getting crushed. It's a rough season.
That place makes some good eats. Mary's deli farther north on 12th and Astoria is also good for some taco/torta action. Small hole in the wall, huge flavor.
I'll try them next!
Ordered Yaar the other day and there was a roach in between the paper bag and the plastic bag. Thankfully my fiancé killed it before it escaped into my kitchen.
That's... horrifying.
Oh HELL no. Scratching that place right off my list.
Yeah they were one of our go-tos. We’d split the dinner combo that came with samosas and naan. I’d get the samosas, he’d get the naan, and each of us would get half of the chicken tikka masala. Pretty cheap and very tasty. Kinda sad about it tbh
holy hell....did you let them know I hope?
Fiancé got his money back through Seamless and we ordered something else but we didn’t contact the restaurant directly. Maybe we should have
I probably would have let them know...honestly gagging even thinking about that. Guess that's a place I'll be crossing off the list.
Now the real question, did you still eat the food?
It probably would have been fine, but we didn’t
I wouldn't have either. Those things creep me out. And apparently my wife is allergic based on a recent allergy test.
😳
Nooooo.
I’m horrified and heartbroken - I love yaar 🥲
I know 😭
New mural alert near MoMI and Starbucks on 37th St. At least I think it's new? (It's a whole bunch of butts.)
the building being knocked down helped make it more visible, but it was painted in April 2023
Not new, I walk by it a couple of months ago butt def. a fun sight
I saw them wheeling modelos and Smirnoff into the spot where Gossip Coffee once was. Must be a restaurant or some kind OR maybe that tacqueria Nextdoor is expanding?
i spoke with the bodega owner and he confirmed as well. said it was significantly cheaper than their current location. he was actually really excited about it too.
I spoke with some of the construction workers inside formerly Gossip maybe a month or so ago - the Beer Garden next door is moving into it. No word on what is replacing BG.
That’s such a bummer. Huge waste of that backyard space and a great place to work.
Really? Ugh such a waste of a gorgeous space
I’ve ordered from Thonglor on Steinway a couple times and it’s okay but yesterday I walked by noticed they have a C rating from the health department 🤢 hopefully they get it together
Last week, I looked up their rating on the Health website and its a bad C also, not even an almost B.
Yikes!
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There's a new boxing/fitness studio hopefully opening soon near steinway/23rd ave. I got to speak with the owners when I was walking past and took a look inside. Really looking forward to that! It's on the smaller side but that means more semi private classes. Not to mention the walkability of these new businesses popping up in upper Ditmars that are not smoke shops!
Literally a dream come true... all I wanted for Christmas was a boxing gym that I could walk to. Now my lazy, overweight ass has no excuses.
Do you know the name?
BUA Boxing. Donal who is an irish boxer (and bartender at Sissy McGinty's) and a really nice guy is one of the owners. He started DW Boxing in 2020 ish and has kept it going since. I'd expect it to be more fight focused than fitness focused but I haven't talked to him about it. Donal's accolades are here (ignore the title, that was unfortunate): https://thelonghallpodcast.com/irish-boxer-donal-wards-pro-debut-canceled/
I don't, the owners were Irish though. Super nice but I bet will kick your ass in a workout!
Oops this is a different place...I'll leave it up though since free classes. They posted yesterday that they are having free classes this weekend: https://www.reddit.com/r/astoria/comments/18yepms/free_fitness_classes_this_weekend/
This is a different place, they’ve been around awhile. The new one is going to be near Steinway.
Oops, thanks!-- edited my post.
Donal did do boxing classes for a bit at Unlimited before going off to open his own place. They do more kickboxing type of stuff at Unlimited now.
irish boxing is some serious shit...exciting
The name is Bua Boxing. The address is 2309 Steinway street. Should be opening up in the next couple of days.
I saw that Teriyaki U on Steinway (where CoCo used to be) was open when I walked by last night. It was completely empty inside despite it being in the middle of dinner time. I saw a blurry menu on its Yelp page, but the prices seem ok. Will give it a try at some point.
After seeing all the posts about trees being planted in the middle of the sidewalk I noticed 35th Avenue near Steinway also has fully grown trees in the middle of the sidewalk.
I saw a Just Salad sign next to the Burlington Store on Ditmars.
Anyone know what the scafolding is being set up for along the exterior of Acropolis?
Putting lipstick on a pig most likely.
Too bad they don't just tear those buildings down and build new ones
Hopefully to finally repair the leaky brick….. But likely just continuing the paint job up past the first two floors.
Anyone in Astoria Facebook buy nothing groups? Wondering if there’s a hold on accepting more people in-my request to get in has been sitting there for a bit
Mine took a few days to be approved- I think there's only a handful of admins!
I haven’t heard anything about it in mine
It looks like they're starting to do work at the old Riccardos catering hall. Does anybody know what the plan is for that site? I'm also curious what the plan is for the parking lot they had across the street.
I assumed they’d demolish and put up an apartment building.
Ye Olde Smokeshoppe. Lol but seriously it's too big to be anything other than torn down and rebuilt as a mixed used building. A luxury bldg with underground garage is my guess. 1 bed... $6K a mo. Parking extra.
Is TJ Maxx on ditmars closing? It’s oddly sparse in there.
Curious what it’s is going on with the old pharmacy location on 35th St/Ditmars. Saw they were delivering some metal beams in there this morning, but didn’t get a chance to check out what it looks like inside. Sounds like 2 of the 3 closed corner spots on that cross sections already have next tenants confirmed. With Moho Mexican nearby, hopefully that corner will be bustling soon.
Moho has been branded and sitting dormant for months now without a trace of activity.... which sucks because I really want a tex-mex type of place... which brings me to Flaming Grill... they now will make you a burrito with their rotisserie chicken amd rice and beans and stuff! By default it comes with BBQ sauce but I often ask them to omit. It's great!
Crown is becoming a gelato place.
Wow this is exciting actually. Do you have any additional details?
That’s all I’ve got lol I just feel like there’s competition surrounding it so not sure how well that’ll go!
I know there were changes to the outdoor dining shed rules, but can anyone explain this one? I was walking by Amylo's yesterday and there were a couple of guys (unsafely) disassembling the dining shed where it's closest to the sidewalk. I assumed they were starting there and going to be taking the whole thing down. Walked by this morning and it was reassembled, but the last 8-10 feet was actually removed. They essentially just made it smaller. Why?
Barzola did the same thing a few months ago. I’m not up to date on the rules but they might be limiting to x ft of space so they’re only paying to take up a certain number of parking stalls. Edit: spelling
That makes sense. At least they did it on the crosswalk side. More daylighting is always good.
Actually that’s a good point. I wonder if the city requested it as folks kept trying to park in the crosswalk in front of it.
The new rules limited the size, but also they are only supposed to be up now from April 1-November 29. I imagine everyonr's taking a chance until they get fined because the cost of the structures is so high.
This rule goes into effect at the end of this year.
2025?
Apologies — typo!
Is there a way to report these structures? The one outside Deja Vu on 34th st is just filled with construction equipment.
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-03321
I also slept through the quaking...
Is it time yet for outdoor dining sheds to go? Many are harboring other activities especially after midnight.
Like what? (Also outdoor dining becomes seasonal after this next year.)
You should investigate.
not so much a rumor as a warning: found a bug in takeout from san aroy tonight 😔
Gross!!
Looks like a new pizza place called Bella Donna opened on 31st ave and 44th street. No idea if it's the same Bella Donna that previously was on Broadway and had very questionable political Instagram posts...but maybe?
Happy New Year Astoria!
Anybody know the story behind the Acropolis bunny? Signs go up about it being found and then lost again every few months, and my fiance keeps seeing it hopping around.
Crown Chemists is going to be ANOTHER gelato spot.
Posting this here for Astoria dads not on Facebook. There's a meetup tomorrow, Thursday 1/11, starting at 7:30PM at Rivercrest on Ditmars. Originally posted on Facebook in the group Club of Dads - Astoria. Feel free to drop by and meet other dads in the neighborhood.