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Astoria, New York is located in Queens County. Zip codes in Astoria, NY include 11102.

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7 hrs ago | Queens Crap

Astoria, LIC outpacing city's growth

Housing flourished in the westernmost part of Queens, as it did in few other areas of the city from 2002 to 2008, according to a new economic snapshot of the neighborhoods of Long Island City and Astoria by New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

Curbed

LIC, Astoria Housing Explodes: Housing in Long Island City and...

Housing in Long Island City and Astoria grew faster between 2002 and 2008 than it did in the city as a whole, according to a new state comptroller's report.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

The Real Deal

LIC, Astoria outpace city in residential growth

Residential growth in Long Island City and Astoria has outpaced the city as a whole, with the area's housing stock rising 4.8 percent from 2002 to 2008, compared to the citywide rate of 3.6 percent.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

Curbed

Astoria Getting in the Downzone: The latest neighborhood to get the...

The latest neighborhood to get the always popular rezoning treatment is Astoria, where the city is close to unveiling a plan that will prevent tall buildings on blocks lined with houses .

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Joey in Astoria

Astorian Weekend Edition 19.11.09

The weekend before Thanksgiving is a good time to chill before all the big holiday get-togethers. Check out a fun, casual eatery, watch football or enjoy a party at the Beer Garden.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Jackson Heights News

Astoria Sports Complex

We have one of the first batting cages ever in the State of New York and with that comes many years of experience.

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New York Daily News

Astoria's tall order: Zoning plan keeps building height down

Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. joins protesters opposed to builders who want to put up structures before zoning law goes into effect.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

Newsday

Tony Bennett makes the rounds in Astoria and Westbury

Tony Bennett and his wife, Susan, walk through the brand-new halls of Astoria's Frank Sinatra School of the Arts and still marvel at all the details they notice for the first time.

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Curbed

It Happened One Weekend: Astoria Finally Manhattanified, Biddings...

Monday, November 16, 2009, by Joey 1) Think hipster coffee shops and wine bars are the ultimate signs of gentrification? Nope, according to a real estate broker in Astoria, it's all about the bitches.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

Albany Times Union

French bulldogs and working-class Queens

The New York Times recently had a story looking at the unexpected popularity of French bulldogs in the Ditmars section of working-class Astoria, Queens.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

Jaunted

Queens: Neighborhoods To Know And Go: NYC's Astoria

Of the five boroughs of New York City , Manhattan is obviously the most visited, most well-known, but whether or not tourists realize it, they actually set foot in another borough first.

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WABC 7

Tuna napolean in Astoria

Tommy Demaros the owner of Cavo said, "A lot of people said we were out of our minds, because there was nothing here." But, Tommy Demaros took on the challenge and opened "Cavo" several blocks away from busy Steinway Street in Astoria.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

The Real Deal

C21 NY Metro absorbs small Queens firm

Marc Lewis, president of Century 21 NY Metro and 575 Madison Avenue In a continuing bid for aggressive expansion, Century 21 NY Metro told The Real Deal today that it has acquired Queens-based sales and rental firm MQ Realty.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

New York Daily News

Queens basement deathtrap got OK twice

TheA QueensA deathtrap where three men perished in a raging fire was twice the target of a city investigation into illegally converted apartments, officials said Sunday.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

Metromix New York

Inside: Spatola Latticini

He's got balls - mozzarella balls! A tour of Queens' homegrown mozz factory. On a secluded residential block in Ridgewood, Queens, lies a squat, two-story factory of wonder.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Real Deal

Openings and closings: Manhattan Inn opens, Uncle George's Greek Taverna closes

From left: the site of the Manhattan Inn at 632 Manhattan Avenue in Brooklyn and Uncle George's Greek Taverna at 3319 Broadway in Astoria Tipsters report that Blarney Stone Pub in the Financial District has been closed for five days.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

About.com

Astorian Weekend Edition - November 4 By Meg of Joey in Astoria

This weekend brings us Leaf Fest , right here at Astoria Park . The Astoria Park Alliance, working with the Queens Botanical Garden/Queens Compost Project, is collecting your fall leaves for compost .

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

NBC New York

Liu Poised to Become 1st Asian in City-Wide Office

Barring an upset of monumental proportions, New York City is expected to elect its first ever Asian-American to citywide office today.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

The Post-Standard

Queens resident gets prison time for DeWitt larceny

A Queens man will spend at least six years in prison as the result of his guilty plea to grand larceny and prison contraband charges, his attorney said.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

1010Wins

SKETCH: Cops: Man Tried to Abduct Boy, 8, in Astoria

The hunt is on for a suspect who allegedly tried to abduct an 8-year-old boy in Queens Wednesday afternoon.

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