National chain Panera Bread aims to give back at a local level

For thirty years, Panera Bread has served hundreds of cities throughout the country. Now, more than ever, Panera Bread is committed to helping its customers and the community at large. One such example? The launch of Panera Grocery, which allows customers to purchase items such as milk, produce, and bread alongside their order. Panera Grocery…

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Fitrition: focused on finding the positive in the face of COVID-19

Fitrition Juice Bar

Image via Fitrition (@fitritionjuicebar) Instagram. The team behind Fitrition, the popular health-food store and juice bar, is choosing to find positivity where they can. Despite a significant drop in sales because of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Fitrition is grateful to keep employees healthy and safe, and to be able to serve its community the freshest…

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Team behind multiple Astoria ventures matching food donations to hospitals

Blend Astoria

Image via Blend Astoria (@blendastoria) Instagram. The team behind Astoria’s Slice, Blend, and The Social are keeping busy giving back to our healthcare heroes at this time. While The Social was forced to temporarily close its doors, both Slice and Blend’s Astoria locations remain active to the community they call home. Thus far, the restaurant’s…

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Tea and Milk continues to give back to the community!

Tea and Milk NY

Image via Tea and Milk (@teaandmilkny) Instagram. Despite being forced to temporarily close due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Astoria’s Tea and Milk is continuing to find ways to focus on the positive and give back to the community it calls home. Fortunately, Tea and Milk has been able to keep much of its staff…

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Astoria’s Shore Boulevard closed to vehicular traffic indefinitely

Clive Cadillo

Image by Clive Cadillo. Shore Boulevard, located in Astoria Park, has been closed indefinitely to traffic in an effort to increase social distancing measures. The decision comes following the amount of traffic despite efforts to keep residents complying with social distancing orders. It should be noted that Shore Boulevard still remains open for pedestrians. The…

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How does COVID-19 affect Astoria real estate? A conversation with NY Space Finders’ Anthony Lo Verme

Anthony Lo Verme NY Space Finders

Image via NY Space Finders. The COVID-19 pandemic has put everything on pause, including the real estate market. Both sales and rentals are at a standstill, with no definite end in sight just yet. Give Me Astoria had the chance to speak with NY Space Finders’ Anthony Lo Verme, and learned the following: We are…

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Give Me Astoria has raised over $10,000 to help feed healthcare and essential workers

Give Me Astoria fundraiser

With the incredible help of our amazing readers and followers’ donations, Give Me Astoria has been able to raise over $10,000 thus far in our mission to help healthcare and essential workers! In a few weeks, with the help of the outpouring of support from our community, we have been able to greatly help both…

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Helping our local restaurants: an interview with Walid Idriss of Macoletta NY

Macoletta NY

Image via Macoletta NY (@macolettany) Instagram. Since its opening in 2018, Macoletta NY has served the neighborhood thousands of delicious specialty pies. Located at 28-15 24th Avenue, Macoletta has fast become a community favorite, even offering community initiatives such as cooking classes, which its team hopes to start again once it is safe to do…

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Dino’s Pizzeria gives back with the goal of keeping the community strong

Dino's Pizzeria

Image via Dino’s Pizzeria (@dinos_pizzeria) Instagram. Community is everything to Bruno Carusone, owner of Astoria favorite Dino’s Pizzeria. The family-run restaurant has been serving the Astoria neighborhood delicious Italian cuisine since 1957. So when COVID-19 struck the city, the team behind Dino’s ensured that both staff and customers remain as healthy and safe as possible.…

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Family-owned Trestle Astoria continues to persevere in the face of COVID-19

Trestle Astoria

Image via Trestle Astoria (@trestleastoria) Instagram. Family-owned Trestle Astoria is proud to be part of our community, especially at a time such as this. “People have really shown that they care about the community and the workers, and their neighborhood in general” says Jacqueline Kelly, General Manager of Trestle Astoria. Brother/sister duo Joey Brown (owner)…

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