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Falafels Are For Lovers: Middle Eastern Community of Astoria

November 21, 2015 Jason Tougaw 3 Comments Archive

Astoria, Queens is super diverse. There’s a large Greek population too, which I wrote a previous post about. I love Middle Eastern food. I’ve been a falafel fanatic for a few years now and I’m always on the look out for a good falafel. I get very attached to the idea of falafels. They have extreme sentimental […]

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Mediterranean Paradise: The Greek Community of Astoria

November 5, 2015 Jason Tougaw 2 Comments Archive

Astoria, Queens is a very diverse, large neighborhood. It has a really big Greek community with a lot of great restaurants and markets serving the area, specializing in Mediterranean delicacies, basically straight from Greece. You can find really good Greek desserts here such as baklava: And spanakopita, spinach pie, which has become pretty mainstream and is […]

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A Story About Astoria

October 13, 2015 Jason Tougaw 4 Comments Archive

There are tons of great aspects of Astoria, Queens. First off, it’s diverse. There are Greek and Middle Eastern parts to it, that I will talk about in future blog posts. Here is a picture of the view from Astoria Park, a very cool aspect of Astoria and perfect on a warm, summer night. You […]

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A few Questions for Christopher

October 15, 2014 Jason Tougaw 1 Comment Archive

” But the fact that 2000 years ago someone thought like Marcus Aurelius? It makes you wonder why we can’t have that sort of leadership now.”

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“Lights, Camera, Astoria!” and “Single Stream” at the Museum of the Moving Image

October 27, 2013 Jason Tougaw Archive

I love books. I live on books. I relish the smell of paper, and I love the dry, soft feel of the spine of an old book. Tablets are, for me, a sacrilege, and, until recently, I rarely, if ever, … Continue reading →

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