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Restaurant Relativity
“STAHLing for Time” with Leo Sacco and Giuseppe Falco – Restauranteurs A rambunctious crowd gathers at Vesta Trattoria and Wine Bar in the form of about ten rollerblading forty-somethings, who, along...
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The Bittersweet Comfort Food of Post-Sandy Astoria
The only purchases I made the day Hurricane Sandy hit were of a couple of six packs and (when my friends and I got tired of the seemingly sensationalized news coverage) some On Demand movies. It was a...
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The Kardashians of Queens
Photo: Kyria Abrahams “Joe brings things to light in his videos, but he’s just being funny,” says Shannon, in his defense. “He’s really looking at behaviors a lot of people do, regardless of their...
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An Ode to Upper Ditmars
Many would view my neighborhood as an indiscriminate place, and I can see why. The “Upper Ditmars” section of Astoria, between Steinway Street and LaGuardia Airport, is middle-class, quiet and safe....
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The Inside Scoop
Photo: Kyria Abrahams “My mother always told me that if you live in a glass house, don’t throw stones at your neighbors. And I live in a glass house,” he says, referring to his windowed truck. He calls...
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Sound of the Underground
Underground Sound was a manifestation of Tuch’s own colorful and open-minded taste though. Beside hip-hop, he stocked plenty of titles from the second coming of the New York hardcore scene. Read the...
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Twilight of the Guardian Angels
It’s Friday night in the West Village, the second night of Fashion Week. I’m wearing a red beret and a white T-shirt with red lettering that spells out “Guardian Angels.” At least I match. Walking the...
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How to Make It in New York
Photo: Jessica Bal From deep down in New York’s underbelly where the city’s infrastructure hides historical treasures, to the pavement where immigrants hock bootleg porno DVDs, to the top of the world...
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Rockabye Revisited
Photo: Bradley Hawks At night, you can almost miss it. Walk along 21st street, then peek down 30th Road—an easily disregarded path compared to the mighty parallel avenues—and you will see a light...
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Band of Gypsies
Photo: Jonathan McPhail “The Beer Garden is packed. Boisterous twenty-somethings behind the Bohemian Hall pound pilsners, while thirty and forty-somethings chase after their gravel-kicking kids who end...
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