KATRINA MEDOFF
editor-in-chief, BORO
SHARING
HERITAGE
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It’s hard to believe that a year ago, New York City
was just starting to shut down because of COVID-19.
Sometimes it feels as if no time at all has passed, and
other times it seems like the pandemic has stretched on
for much, much longer.
Western Queens has suffered through a lot in this
past year, but our community is strong. This month, we
talked to the owners of two businesses that opened in
the midst of the pandemic: Side B, a shop filled with
locally made products (page 14), and Nneji, a West
African restaurant by the owner of Ibari (page 26).
Plus, our neighborhood is looking toward the future.
Learn about the Astoria library renovation (page 21),
and take a peek at a proposed Astoria development’s
plan for a public space on the waterfront (page 22).
To share news with us, email katrina@boromag.
com. You can also connect with us on Instagram
(@boromagazine), Facebook (facebook.com/boromag)
and Twitter (@BOROMAG).
Hoping you and your loved ones are staying healthy,
Katrina Medoff
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Katrina Medoff // ART DIRECTOR Mickhail Kurov
WRITERS Angélica Acevedo, Allison Kridle, Felipe Luque, Katrina Medoff, Bill Parry, Bob Singleton
PHOTOGRAPHERS Felipe Luque
SALES REPRESENTATIVE Alan Gottlieb // PUBLISHED BY Joshua and Victoria Schneps
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CONTENTS
ONE FOR
THE BOOKS
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6 COATS OF QUEENS
Street style in Astoria
10 FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS
Readers Instagrammed their pets
14 COMMUNITY CURATED
New shop Side B features local
vendors
21 ONE FOR THE BOOKS
A peek at the Astoria library
renovation
22 ASTORIA WATERFRONT
Proposed development reveals
public space
LEGENDS OF LIC
Read more about the last mayor
of LIC
26 SHARING HERITAGE
West African goods and cuisine
at Ibari and Nneji
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