KATRINA MEDOFF editor-in-chief 6 COLORS OF THE WIND Street style in Astoria 14 THE NOVEMBER NOVELISTS OF WESTERN QUEENS Residents take on 50,000-word challenge 22 CLOSE TO HOME New play deals with homelessness in NYC 32 SIMPLE BEAUTY Astoria graphic designer 38 BUILT TO LAST Classic menswear on Ditmars 44 ONWARD AND UPWARD Bath product shop moves and expands 50 THE BAR NEXT DOOR LIC bar brings community together with events 52 FIRED UP Paleo and vegan eats at Korean restaurant 26 MAP IT DIRECTORY Your go-to guide for the best shops, food, art, nightlife and more in western Queens 28 MAP IT: WESTERN QUEENS THE NOVEMBER Novelists of Western Queens 14 editoR-IN-CHIEF Katrina Medoff // art director Jonathan Rodriguez // graphic designerS Stephen Reina, Nirmal Singh writers Hayley Bridgewater, Awura Ama Barnie-Duah, Ruthie Darling, Katrina Medoff, Estelle Pyper, Antonella Saravia photographers Ruthie Darling SALES REPRESENTATI VE Graziella Zerilli // Published by Joshua and Victoria Schneps PB | BOROMAG.COM | october 2016 Dear western Queens, Thanksgiving is coming up, and this year, we at BORO are thankful for YOU! (It’s cheesy, but seriously — a magazine is nothing without its readers.) Just as leaves are falling from the trees, people all over western Queens seem to be turning over a new leaf this autumn: Several residents are taking on new writing projects during National Novel Writing Month (page 14); a play tackling the issue of homelessness is premiering at APAC (page 22); a new menswear store with classic fashions opened on Ditmars (page 38); and The Little Soap Shop moved locations to 23rd Avenue and changed its name — after all, it’s not so little anymore (page 44). Got any stories you’d like to share with BORO? Send them to katrina@boromag.com. And connect with us on social media — you can find us on Twitter (@BOROMAG) and Instagram (@boromagazine). Wishing you a happy Thanksgiving, Katrina Medoff 4 | BOROMAG.COM | NOVEMBER 2016 FEATURES DEPARTMENTS BUILT TO LAST 38 CONTENTS 12 NOVEMBER 2016 EVENTS 25 BORO DEALS & DISCOUNTS Exclusive savings, discounts and freebies for the month of November in Astoria, LIC and Sunnyside All materials Copyright © 2015 BORO / All rights reserved. Opinions and claims made by advertisers are advertisers’ claims only. BORO Magazine accepts no responsibility for any claims made by advertisers. BORO Magazine reserves the right to publish any images without providing photo/image credit. No part of this publication may be reproduced without permission of the publisher.
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