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Astoria Pretty

all the little reasons we stick around (in spite of the trashed streets and vinyl overhangs)

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Outdoor dining on a beautiful Saturday afternoon.

Outdoor dining on a beautiful Saturday afternoon.

Brand new in our neighborhood: Boulangerie et Patisserie Pistache at 35th Street and Ditmars Blvd.

Brand new in our neighborhood: Boulangerie et Patisserie Pistache at 35th Street and Ditmars Blvd.

Welcome to Astoria. (Mural under the Hell Gate Bridge on Steinway Street and 23rd Road)

Welcome to Astoria. (Mural under the Hell Gate Bridge on Steinway Street and 23rd Road)

How friends communicate when they’re seated next to each other in the year 2012. (Manhattan-bound Q express train)

How friends communicate when they’re seated next to each other in the year 2012. (Manhattan-bound Q express train)

AstoriaPretty stoop on 23rd St. near 25th Road.

AstoriaPretty stoop on 23rd St. near 25th Road.

Six minutes into The Accidental Husband, a 2008 rom-com, you’ll see some very familiar shots of our Hell Gate Bridge—two of the main characters live in Astoria—and there’s lots of other nice footage of other neighborhoods in Queens too!

Six minutes into The Accidental Husband, a 2008 rom-com, you’ll see some very familiar shots of our Hell Gate Bridge—two of the main characters live in Astoria—and there’s lots of other nice footage of other neighborhoods in Queens too!

We don’t need a trip to a botanical garden—we’ve got pink tree-lined streets.

We don’t need a trip to a botanical garden—we’ve got pink tree-lined streets.

Right about now it feels pretty good to have a place like 16 Handles to get our fro-yo on.

Right about now it feels pretty good to have a place like 16 Handles to get our fro-yo on.


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