Put down your costumes, candy and jacko’
lanterns for a moment: it’s time for a more
spine-chilling aspect of Halloween.
We dug up western Queens’ gruesome
ghost stories and spooky tales — it turns out
that our neighborhood has quite a few (page
16). Next time you picnic near the Hell Gate
Bridge or grab a cocktail at The Astor Room,
you’ll be able to impress your friends with one
of these local legends.
This month, we’re also highlighting some
of the many places you can find live music
(page 32), as well as readers’ music-themed
Instagram photos (page 10).
Plus, we’ve got a few recently opened spots
in Astoria where you can try new food: frozen
treats at Gelato & Co. (page 22), Hawaiian
KATRINA MEDOFF
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poke at PokeWave (page 38) and Mexican fare at Fresco’s Cantina (page 50).
If you’d like to share any news with us, email katrina@boromag.com.
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6 QUEENS JEANS
8 IT'S HAMMER TIME
10 MUSIC TO OUR EARS
16 OUR HAUNTED HISTORY
22 GET THE SCOOP
32 QUEENS IN TUNE
38 HANGING LOOSE ON A FRESH,
44 BINGE WATCH THIS SERIES
50 THE TACO THE TOWN
54 LIC FLEA & FOOD
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Katrina Medoff // ART DIRECTOR Mickhail Kurov
WRITERS Danielle Brody, Ruthie Darling, Nahirovy Figueroa, Colin Holmes, Katrina Medoff, Estelle Pyper
PHOTOGRAPHERS Ruthie Darling, Daniel Stor, Marie Torio
SALES REPRESENTATIVE Graziella Zerilli // PUBLISHED BY Joshua and Victoria Schneps
CONTENTS
12 OCTOBER 2017 EVENTS
25 BORO DEALS & DISCOUNTS
Exclusive savings, discounts and
freebies for the month of October
in Astoria, LIC and Sunnyside
Street style in Astoria
New brewery in LIC
BORO readers’ music photos
Western Queens ghost stories
Gelato & Co. opens in Astoria
Live music in your
neighborhood
NEW ‘WAVE’
PokeWave is new to Broadway
Comedic web series about
social media
Mexican food at Fresco's
Cantina
Final weeks at the Flea
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