CIANA Explains: The Indigenous History of Astoria, CIANA, November 23, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2024. "Five years later, in 1652, the first inhabitant of now-Astoria, British-born William Hallett, relocated to New Netherland from Greenwich, Connecticut and on December 1 was sold Benfyn’s land on Hellgate Neck by Stuyvesant, supposedly in coordination with the Native Americans. Hallett’s stay did not last long; in 1655, his farm was burnt down by Natives, likely the Canarsee, so he moved further inland to Flushing."
Nevius, James. Long Island City's forgotten history", Curbed NY, November 16, 2018. Accessed January 1, 2024. "Today’s Long Island City neighborhood is a sliver of the old city. When that municipality was incorporated in 1870, it comprised nearly everything west of 49th Street, from the Newtown Creek on the south (still the border with Brooklyn) to the East River on the north. Steinway, Astoria, and Hunter’s Point were part of the city, along with mostly forgotten areas such as Newtown, Ravenswood, Blissville, and Dutch Kills."
Jones, Delmos J.; Joan Turner; Joan Montbach (December 1992). "Declining Social Services and the Threat to Social Reproduction: An Urban Dilemma". City & Society. 6 (2): 99–114. doi:10.1525/city.1992.6.2.99.
A Guide to Recognizing Your SaintsArchived November 3, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Film Education. Accessed May 19, 2022. "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is based on director Dito Montiel's youth during the mid-eighties in the tough neighbourhood of Astoria, Queens."
"7 Questions with Christian Finnegan | First Order Historians". Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016. "But the thing I'm most excited about is being the primary investor in my wife's new venue, Q.E.D: A Place to Show and Tell. It's a space for writers, storytellers, actors, comedians, poets and creative types in our longtime neighborhood of Astoria, Queens."
BiographyArchived August 3, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, Frankie "The Butcher" Bonsangue. Accessed May 19, 2022. "I was born and raised in Astoria, Queens. I come from a long line of butchers."
"Garden City resident meets with candidate for governor"Archived March 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, The Garden City News, September 13, 2018. Accessed February 29, 2020. "Former Libertarian State Chair Richard Cooper (right) of Garden City recently spoke with Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Larry Sharpe of Astoria at a Manhattan fundraiser."
Connolly, Chris. "'Voicing' her thoughts"Archived August 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Long Island Herald, September 27, 2012. Accessed September 25, 2016. "The Astoria-born Martinez, whose family moved to Baldwin when she was 4, is energetic and slightly unpolished, but she's also earnest and has an obvious love of music."
Resnick, Leah. "Joe Bastianich's Transformation Is Seriously Turning Heads"Archived May 19, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Mashed, December 16, 2021. Accessed May 19, 2022. "Growing up, Joe Bastianich showed little interest in the culinary world. Born in Astoria, Queens to parents who both worked in the restaurant business, he knew firsthand how financially insecure it could be."
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"Jack Kelly". Matinee Classics. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2019. Accessed February 2014.
Lewis, Dan. "Joe Fights His Identity"Archived May 19, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, December 13, 1970. Accessed May 19, 2022. "Peter Boyle played the title role of Joe, the hippie-hating hardhat from Astoria, Queens. Many passersby recognize him on the streets of New York and assume he shares Joe's attitudes. He doesn't."
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Rapacciuolo, Anthon. "Living the Dream at The People's Court"Archived January 25, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, New York Lifestyles Magazine, April 2016. Accessed February 29, 2020. "Born in Astoria, Queens Judge Milian moved with her family at the age of 8 to Miami, Florida where she later graduated the University of Miami summa cum laude."
Carr, David. "A Film Pays Tough-Eyed Homage to Astoria, Queens"Archived March 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, July 11, 2006. Accessed February 29, 2020. "Dito Montiel, a guy from Astoria, Queens, pulled off the trifecta, with a bit of help from Robert Downey Jr. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, a movie based on a memoir of the same name, will be out this fall."
Litsky, Frank. "Al Oerter, Olympic Discus Champion, Is Dead at 71"Archived August 1, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, October 2, 2007. Accessed November 19, 2007. "Alfred Oerter Jr. was born Sept. 19, 1936, in Astoria, Queens, and grew up on Long Island, in New Hyde Park. At Sewanhaka High School, he was a sprinter and then a miler."
Berkow, Ira. "On Baseball; Ford Highlight Film Started Early"Archived July 27, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, August 17, 2000. Accessed November 3, 2007. "Vivid in my memory is Stengel's shrug, palms up at his sides, gesturing in response to the mixture of cheers for Ford and boos for his removal. It was a display of sympathy for the kid from Astoria, Queens, who just a few years earlier was playing in street stickball games, and now under a national spotlight and World Series pressure had pitched so beautifully."
Levy, Kayla. "Astoria Greek Orthodox Ritual Reported As 'Dangerous Incident'"Archived May 19, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Astoria-Long Island City, NY Patch, May 4, 2021. Accessed May 19, 2022. "The conversation continued on Twitter, where Panayiota Bertzikis, a veteran and women's rights activist from Astoria, Tweeted about the Citizen app incident — and others like it, where she said people targeted Orthodox Easter festivities in Astoria."
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Coppock, Kristen. "Filmmaker brings 'The Camden 28' to the nation's attention on PBS"Archived December 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Burlington County Times, September 11, 2007. Accessed May 19, 2008. "A graduate of Holy Cross High School in Delran, the self-professed history buff, who lives in Astoria, N.Y., said he was especially curious why such an important event had happened so close to his hometown, and no one he had grown up with knew about it. He wanted to change that."
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Marzlock, Ron. "Ozone Park girl Lauper didn't always just have fun"Archived March 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Queens Chronicle, November 21, 2019. Accessed February 29, 2019. "Frederick married Domenica Gallo, 10 years his junior, in Queens in April 1951. She preferred to be called by her middle name, Katrine. Their first child, Ellen, was born in November 1951 followed by Cynthia Ann in June 1953 – she was born in Astoria – and a son, Frederick Jr., in 1958."
Guillaume, Kristine. "Astoria Takes The Stage, Page, And Screen"Archived January 13, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Queens Gazette, July 29, 2015. Accessed January 13, 2022. "Best known for his 2010 lead role as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network, Jesse Eisenberg was born in Astoria in 1983."
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Butler, Dylan. "The Butler Did It: Soccer star pays tribute to Megaloudis sister"Archived March 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, QNS.com, April 7, 2004. Accessed February 29, 2020. "Nick Megaloudis, who grew up in Astoria and played at Long Island City High School and Long Island University, was on a soccer field in Florida when his cell phone rang at about 4:45 p.m."
Parry, Bill. "Public Advocate race down to seventeen candidates including three from Queens"Archived March 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, QNS.com, January 31, 2019. Accessed February 29, 2020. "The city's Board of Election announced that state Assemblyman Ron Kim, City Councilman Eric Ulrich and Astoria resident Nomiki Konst had made the ballot along with front runners such as Assemblyman Michael Blake of the Bronx, City Councilman Jumaane Williams of Brooklyn and former Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito."
"Astoria's Own Top Five"Archived October 25, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, Queens Scene, June 1, 2014. Accessed October 24, 2021. "You may have heard that Christopher Walken and Tony Bennett are from Astoria, but did you know we can also boast giving rise to Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, Twisted Sister lead singer Dee Snider and Friends' David Schwimmer?"
"Film Celebrates Queens Logic"Archived October 9, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Queens Scene, April 1, 2015. Accessed October 9, 2022. "Queens Logic. The very essence of our community – a certain kind of logic that comes with living in the most diverse area in the world.... Almost the entire move was filmed in Astoria, save for a Manhattan scene here and there."
Gioino, Catherina. "On Location In Astoria – The Accidental Husband"Archived December 10, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Queens Scene, March 1, 2015. Accessed May 19, 2022. "This month's On Location in Astoria selection is 2008's The Accidental Husband, starring Uma Thurman, Colin Firth and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.... But back to the main reason why we're here – Astoria. Patrick lives on the second floor above the Samosa Palace Restaurant, on 33rd Street and 23rd Avenue. Though the restaurant is now a laundromat, the rest remains the same."
"Funny Pages"Archived October 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Queens Tribune. Accessed October 23, 2007. "A part of Astoria funnyman Ted Alexandro could be seen in the July issue of Maxim magazine."
Wolf, Gregory H. Billy LoesArchived November 17, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed November 17, 2021. "William Loes was born on December 13, 1929, in Long Island City, New York, and was raised in Astoria, about a half-hour from Ebbets Field."
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Lawrence, Andrew. "Where are they now: Catching up with Chamique Holdsclaw"Archived March 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Sports Illustrated, July 10, 2014. Accessed February 29, 2020. "Back in the late-90s, when women's pro basketball was still in its infancy, respect for a certain 6-foot-3 Tennessee forward's game ran so high that Slam magazine featured her on its cover in a Knicks jersey with the headline, 'Is the NBA ready for Chamique Holdsclaw?' The Astoria, Queens native had just led the Lady Vols to their third straight national title and Holdsclaw seemed ready to assume the greatest-women's-player-of-all-time mantle."
Butler, Bethonie via The Washington Post. "New SNL member chided for racial slurs"Archived December 10, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Telegram & Gazette, September 15, 2019. Accessed May 19, 2022. "After Gillis' DC Drafthouse gig, he appeared on Counter Currents, a podcast that features interviews with the venue's headliners but is produced independently. In the episode, Gillis talks about moving to New York's Astoria neighborhood earlier this year, and asserts he was the 'biggest comic in Philly' before moving to New York."
"Funny Pages"Archived October 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Queens Tribune. Accessed October 23, 2007. "A part of Astoria funnyman Ted Alexandro could be seen in the July issue of Maxim magazine."
Resnick, Leah. "Joe Bastianich's Transformation Is Seriously Turning Heads"Archived May 19, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Mashed, December 16, 2021. Accessed May 19, 2022. "Growing up, Joe Bastianich showed little interest in the culinary world. Born in Astoria, Queens to parents who both worked in the restaurant business, he knew firsthand how financially insecure it could be."
BiographyArchived August 3, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, Frankie "The Butcher" Bonsangue. Accessed May 19, 2022. "I was born and raised in Astoria, Queens. I come from a long line of butchers."
"Astoria's Own Top Five"Archived October 25, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, Queens Scene, June 1, 2014. Accessed October 24, 2021. "You may have heard that Christopher Walken and Tony Bennett are from Astoria, but did you know we can also boast giving rise to Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, Twisted Sister lead singer Dee Snider and Friends' David Schwimmer?"
Coppock, Kristen. "Filmmaker brings 'The Camden 28' to the nation's attention on PBS"Archived December 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Burlington County Times, September 11, 2007. Accessed May 19, 2008. "A graduate of Holy Cross High School in Delran, the self-professed history buff, who lives in Astoria, N.Y., said he was especially curious why such an important event had happened so close to his hometown, and no one he had grown up with knew about it. He wanted to change that."
"Jack Kelly". Matinee Classics. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2019. Accessed February 2014.
Marzlock, Ron. "Ozone Park girl Lauper didn't always just have fun"Archived March 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Queens Chronicle, November 21, 2019. Accessed February 29, 2019. "Frederick married Domenica Gallo, 10 years his junior, in Queens in April 1951. She preferred to be called by her middle name, Katrine. Their first child, Ellen, was born in November 1951 followed by Cynthia Ann in June 1953 – she was born in Astoria – and a son, Frederick Jr., in 1958."
Wolf, Gregory H. Billy LoesArchived November 17, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed November 17, 2021. "William Loes was born on December 13, 1929, in Long Island City, New York, and was raised in Astoria, about a half-hour from Ebbets Field."
Connolly, Chris. "'Voicing' her thoughts"Archived August 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Long Island Herald, September 27, 2012. Accessed September 25, 2016. "The Astoria-born Martinez, whose family moved to Baldwin when she was 4, is energetic and slightly unpolished, but she's also earnest and has an obvious love of music."
Butler, Dylan. "The Butler Did It: Soccer star pays tribute to Megaloudis sister"Archived March 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, QNS.com, April 7, 2004. Accessed February 29, 2020. "Nick Megaloudis, who grew up in Astoria and played at Long Island City High School and Long Island University, was on a soccer field in Florida when his cell phone rang at about 4:45 p.m."
Rapacciuolo, Anthon. "Living the Dream at The People's Court"Archived January 25, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, New York Lifestyles Magazine, April 2016. Accessed February 29, 2020. "Born in Astoria, Queens Judge Milian moved with her family at the age of 8 to Miami, Florida where she later graduated the University of Miami summa cum laude."
Carr, David. "A Film Pays Tough-Eyed Homage to Astoria, Queens"Archived March 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, July 11, 2006. Accessed February 29, 2020. "Dito Montiel, a guy from Astoria, Queens, pulled off the trifecta, with a bit of help from Robert Downey Jr. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, a movie based on a memoir of the same name, will be out this fall."
Litsky, Frank. "Al Oerter, Olympic Discus Champion, Is Dead at 71"Archived August 1, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, October 2, 2007. Accessed November 19, 2007. "Alfred Oerter Jr. was born Sept. 19, 1936, in Astoria, Queens, and grew up on Long Island, in New Hyde Park. At Sewanhaka High School, he was a sprinter and then a miler."
Levy, Kayla. "Astoria Greek Orthodox Ritual Reported As 'Dangerous Incident'"Archived May 19, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Astoria-Long Island City, NY Patch, May 4, 2021. Accessed May 19, 2022. "The conversation continued on Twitter, where Panayiota Bertzikis, a veteran and women's rights activist from Astoria, Tweeted about the Citizen app incident — and others like it, where she said people targeted Orthodox Easter festivities in Astoria."
Guillaume, Kristine. "Astoria Takes The Stage, Page, And Screen"Archived January 13, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Queens Gazette, July 29, 2015. Accessed January 13, 2022. "Best known for his 2010 lead role as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network, Jesse Eisenberg was born in Astoria in 1983."
"7 Questions with Christian Finnegan | First Order Historians". Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016. "But the thing I'm most excited about is being the primary investor in my wife's new venue, Q.E.D: A Place to Show and Tell. It's a space for writers, storytellers, actors, comedians, poets and creative types in our longtime neighborhood of Astoria, Queens."
Berkow, Ira. "On Baseball; Ford Highlight Film Started Early"Archived July 27, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, August 17, 2000. Accessed November 3, 2007. "Vivid in my memory is Stengel's shrug, palms up at his sides, gesturing in response to the mixture of cheers for Ford and boos for his removal. It was a display of sympathy for the kid from Astoria, Queens, who just a few years earlier was playing in street stickball games, and now under a national spotlight and World Series pressure had pitched so beautifully."
Butler, Bethonie via The Washington Post. "New SNL member chided for racial slurs"Archived December 10, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Telegram & Gazette, September 15, 2019. Accessed May 19, 2022. "After Gillis' DC Drafthouse gig, he appeared on Counter Currents, a podcast that features interviews with the venue's headliners but is produced independently. In the episode, Gillis talks about moving to New York's Astoria neighborhood earlier this year, and asserts he was the 'biggest comic in Philly' before moving to New York."
Lawrence, Andrew. "Where are they now: Catching up with Chamique Holdsclaw"Archived March 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Sports Illustrated, July 10, 2014. Accessed February 29, 2020. "Back in the late-90s, when women's pro basketball was still in its infancy, respect for a certain 6-foot-3 Tennessee forward's game ran so high that Slam magazine featured her on its cover in a Knicks jersey with the headline, 'Is the NBA ready for Chamique Holdsclaw?' The Astoria, Queens native had just led the Lady Vols to their third straight national title and Holdsclaw seemed ready to assume the greatest-women's-player-of-all-time mantle."
Parry, Bill. "Public Advocate race down to seventeen candidates including three from Queens"Archived March 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, QNS.com, January 31, 2019. Accessed February 29, 2020. "The city's Board of Election announced that state Assemblyman Ron Kim, City Councilman Eric Ulrich and Astoria resident Nomiki Konst had made the ballot along with front runners such as Assemblyman Michael Blake of the Bronx, City Councilman Jumaane Williams of Brooklyn and former Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito."
"Garden City resident meets with candidate for governor"Archived March 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, The Garden City News, September 13, 2018. Accessed February 29, 2020. "Former Libertarian State Chair Richard Cooper (right) of Garden City recently spoke with Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Larry Sharpe of Astoria at a Manhattan fundraiser."
Lewis, Dan. "Joe Fights His Identity"Archived May 19, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, The Record, December 13, 1970. Accessed May 19, 2022. "Peter Boyle played the title role of Joe, the hippie-hating hardhat from Astoria, Queens. Many passersby recognize him on the streets of New York and assume he shares Joe's attitudes. He doesn't."
"Film Celebrates Queens Logic"Archived October 9, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Queens Scene, April 1, 2015. Accessed October 9, 2022. "Queens Logic. The very essence of our community – a certain kind of logic that comes with living in the most diverse area in the world.... Almost the entire move was filmed in Astoria, save for a Manhattan scene here and there."
A Guide to Recognizing Your SaintsArchived November 3, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Film Education. Accessed May 19, 2022. "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is based on director Dito Montiel's youth during the mid-eighties in the tough neighbourhood of Astoria, Queens."
Gioino, Catherina. "On Location In Astoria – The Accidental Husband"Archived December 10, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Queens Scene, March 1, 2015. Accessed May 19, 2022. "This month's On Location in Astoria selection is 2008's The Accidental Husband, starring Uma Thurman, Colin Firth and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.... But back to the main reason why we're here – Astoria. Patrick lives on the second floor above the Samosa Palace Restaurant, on 33rd Street and 23rd Avenue. Though the restaurant is now a laundromat, the rest remains the same."
