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Go east young man…I can’t.
Ugh. I invent myself madder every date I write one of these now. It just dawns on me how messed up 31st and Astoria Blvd is and how unlikely it is that it can even be saved in my lifetime.
But without further to-do…
OK, so the doodles are moving up in technology, as you can well see. We’…
P.O. 11105. DUMP!
What the hell has happened to the post office on 31st Street?! (the one under the tracks, just north of 23rd St).
Here, look:
It’s become an unbelievably crummy dump! I’ve been noticing a regular degradation for about two months now, but it REALLY sank in the other day when I went in and…
No, it’s not in Astoria…
…but everyone in Astoria commutes!
Here’s a pitch for a new photographic exhibit being opened that weekend by a co-worker of mine here at the news, Eileen. I hope it includes a pic of a packed N-train at 5 p.m. so we can all truly appreciate it.
On the way to somewhere else…
TRANSPOR…
Traffic, Part III
To anyone who thinks I am exaggerating how not good it’s getting at 31st and Astoria Blvd…
here’s my corner Friday night at 5pm. And my corner is one enlarged block north of said intersection:
So there’s a typical Friday night on my corner. And it leads us to our moment point about the probl…
Traffic, Part II
Well let me start my follow-up, FINALLY, on the traffic situation at 31st Street and Astoria Blvd. by saying that…It took me 10 minutes to EXIT the Grand Central Parkway at the 31st St. (formerly Hoyt Ave) ramp on Saturday evening.
10 minutes to get off the parkway and get to the ligh…
New Zagat’s entries in Astoria — 2007
Looks like Bistro 33, Island, Momento and Ovelia (where I brunched final week with Drillbit and our new missus-es) have all made the new Zagat’s Guide. Congrats! Astoria’s lengthy list of entries just keeps growing. And rightfully so.Trattoria L’Incontro is one of the only two Queens resta…
The new Bohemians
The NY Times visits Bohemian corridor in Astoria:
Welcome. But Don’t shout Them German
You invent out that, Pete?
Original post by Queens Crapper
The Worst Team Money Could Rent
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On that wonderful day when the MLB playoffs start, let us look back in derision upon some of the worst cogs EVER in the finely-oiled machine that is the Yankees “dynasty.” I put it in quotes…
Good daylight!
Nothing like waking up in the morning afternoon, tearing open the shutters and throwing up the sash for some light and seeing that:
And there it still sits, with visions of “Maximum Overdrive” dancing in my head as I prep my morning afternoon coffee.
More on traffic to come…I went and t…
Worsening traffic at Astoria Blvd/Hoyt/GCP/31st
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I’m actually going to take and post some pictures to pinpoint my new-found theory here that week, but I just wanted to open the forum to discussion first and throw that out there…
Traffic…
Gone and done it…
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So I went and got married. More details to follow, but for now, here’s your proof:
BEFORE:
DURING:
AFTER:
As you can see, I rather enjoyed myself. Perfect day, perfect lady and…
CITY’S FINEST GET NEW ASTORIA MEMORIAL
Cops unveiled a high-tech memorial headstone yesterday in Astoria’s St. Michael’s Cemetery to honor the 23 police officers killed on 9/11. Medallions placed next to each name contain pictures and biographies accessible via hand-held computers computers available at the cemetery’s front office.
Or…
Caught on Tape: increasingly Rats!
This week Inside Edition aired footage of rats in some of New York’s increasingly popular restaurants. The statement the program sent out states: “In middle to late August, Inside Edition’s ‘Rat Patrol’ took to the streets of Manhattan amidst 1am and 4am peering their cameras and flashlights i…
