What do you think of the potential WLA changes? Have you ever thought about leaving Astoria? Why leave Astoria??? Aside from Mundo and Thai Pavillion shutting its doors; the countless wads of dog poop on my particular block which is an obvious reflection of the quality of people who live here; garbage cans at the end of streets?
Is Astoria convenient to the city? Is it relatively safe? Is it worth it? Kiss My Asstoria! For my part, I love Astoria and think its got the friendliest people in NYC, and is growing healthily.
We are close enough to the city and at the same time have the neighborhood feeling that I never get in Manhattan. The last one left in the neighborhood out of my very large Astoria raised family.
Even though Astoria has changed a lot over the years, I still love it, it is all I know. Every neighborhood changes, how can they not?
For now, I will not leave Astoria! I have only been an Astoria since Manhattan girl before then. This place feels like home. There are , posts in 23, topics by 5, members since While one morning in there were members logged on at once, the number of online users fluctuated between 20 and 34 during the days I visited. The message boards are divided into three broad categories — Get Connected , e.
Unfortunately it is not easy to navigate. That information is surely useful to a historian, if they would only think to examine such an inscrutable title. The domain is paid through , and it certainly does not seem like a very expensive site to run, meaning Astorians. This blog was created in by founder Ran Craycraft who left Astoria for LA for work in , prompting several ironic headlines.
Why Leave Astoria? It is like a private social network for Astoria. Anyone can create a profile on WLA? Unlike Astorians. They have profile pages with photo albums, group information, event information, discussion forum posts, and the option to write their own blog. The community consists of 10, members with 2, individual blogs. Anyone can then post an event to the general calendar, making WLA? Local historians would be interested in the regular features comparing and rating local businesses and the blog posts that either celebrate or bemoan new arrivals.
Until moving in , Mr. It is hard to gauge the future of Why Leave Astoria? The current domain expires in July of this year, and its founder and longtime caretaker is no longer directly involved. There is a very real, open, and engaged neighborhood community here that regularly interacts both online and in person, but the overall impression is very ephemeral.
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