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Restaurant sustains a sense of home as a Polish neighborhood dwindles

March 31st, 2017  |  by  |  published in Make food great again: Print, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

The plate of Polish specialties – three pierogis, two potato pancakes, polish kielbasa, hunter’s stew and stuffed cabbage.

Although the Polish community is shrinking in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Karczma hangs on as one of the last remaining Polish restaurants.

The changing Astoria dining scene

May 8th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Community, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

The changing Astoria dining scene

Rent in Astoria is being driven up by a new, young and affluent set of residents. But the changes in the restaurant scene don’t follow the typical gentrification narrative.

Restaurant Central

May 5th, 2014  |  by  |  published in slider | Leave A Comment »

Mussels in beer at Snowdonia gastropub in Astoria, Queens. Photo: Esha Mahajan.

The bar and restaurant scene in Astoria is shifting; the trend rewards what’s new and leaves some long-time businesses behind.