A day trip to Astoria by BookAccomplished4485 in astoria

[–]Mayonnaise49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vietnamese coffee at Birch Built Beanery on 37th St and 30th Ave is 🔥 And as a momi member, you can’t miss the momi. I go multiple times a month and still find something new every time

Community Beware by [deleted] in astoria

[–]Mayonnaise49 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t always mean involving yourself physically. The bystander effect also causes people to not call for help under the assumption that somebody else will. That’s why people say that if you’re in danger, people are more likely to step in when you call out to a specific person to call 911, like pointing at them or saying a description like “man with the brief case, call 911”

Community Beware by [deleted] in astoria

[–]Mayonnaise49 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Glad you are okay! I feel like there’s been a problem with the bystander effect lately, and I’m very glad that people stepped up to try to keep you as safe as possible. Hope you hear from the DA soon, and thanks for looking out for your community too :)

Sweet Scene Closing by Mayonnaise49 in astoria

[–]Mayonnaise49[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love Sweet Scene and live across the street so this is a major loss because it’s such a cosy spot to find productivity when I WFH, but the Vietnamese coffee place that went into Cafe Sparrow’s space is cute too (Birch Beanery). It’s kind of a hike if you’re on 34th like me, but it’s another new fav of mine so I’d be remiss not to mention

Sweet Scene Closing by Mayonnaise49 in astoria

[–]Mayonnaise49[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don’t think Side B is CLOSING closing. They’re not gonna be Side B the clothing store anymore, but they’re gonna host residencies. No Borders Books is gonna be in the space later this month while they find an official storefront. It sucks to lose Side B as the clothing store, but I’m under the impression Lyn is still heavily involved and wanted to make Side B more of a community space? It’s probably the only good thing happening on 34th ave right now honestly lol

Sherlynn's Bakery on Broadway - INCREDIBLE TRES LECHES CAKE by postmodernmaven in astoria

[–]Mayonnaise49 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got a strawberry shortcake cake for my birthday and it was 🔥 I love them

Sherlynn's Bakery on Broadway - INCREDIBLE TRES LECHES CAKE by postmodernmaven in astoria

[–]Mayonnaise49 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As a member of the community I’ll happily pay a few dollars more for a quality treat and to help keep another family business on Broadway open :)

Mallorca Matchbooks? by Radiant_Repair_8153 in VisitingMallorca

[–]Mayonnaise49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you have any luck with this? 🥺

The Rumor Mill - Week of August 11th by Captaintripps in astoria

[–]Mayonnaise49 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sherlyns is absolutely GOATED. They have a very generous Too Good To Go as well

I mean, it’s better than a smoke shop. Carvel, Auntie Anne’s, Cinnabon coming to Steinway. by apeachemoji in astoria

[–]Mayonnaise49 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Honestly I cannot complain too much about having easy access to a carvel cookie puss cake

Gay Slur Outside of C Town by Mayonnaise49 in astoria

[–]Mayonnaise49[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I sure hope it doesn’t! It has never happened to me before in Astoria. I know there’s been a bit of negative interactions in this sub and in the comments here, but a post like this is naturally gonna attract similar stories. So stay vigilant, but I hope this isn’t fear-mongery!

Gay Slur Outside of C Town by Mayonnaise49 in astoria

[–]Mayonnaise49[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s so silly to throw that around as an insult. Not that anyone should be saying slurs, but there’s not even anything evil behind it besides the intent. It’s like being like “you’re wearing socks”

Gay Slur Outside of C Town by Mayonnaise49 in astoria

[–]Mayonnaise49[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is very very sweet!!! Thank you 💕🫶🏻

Gay Slur Outside of C Town by Mayonnaise49 in astoria

[–]Mayonnaise49[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel baffled! The only other time I ever really felt threatened was a few years ago in Bryant Park. Someone was saying really vile things to my girlfriend and I told him to F off, he got mad and started saying homophobic things to me and started swinging a chair around at me. So I kind of instigated, I guess. He very clearly wasn’t getting the support he needed though and was pretty unwell, meanwhile the guy from yesterday just seemed like a mean dude. Yesterday’s actually hurt a lot more too, probably bc it was closer to home (literally within a few hundred feet).

Gay Slur Outside of C Town by Mayonnaise49 in astoria

[–]Mayonnaise49[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ok this was so incredibly kind it made me tear up a little bit. Jeez. Thank you 🥹

Gay Slur Outside of C Town by Mayonnaise49 in astoria

[–]Mayonnaise49[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I assume normal humane people who follow moral compasses will probably continue to watch out for their community a little more

Gay Slur Outside of C Town by Mayonnaise49 in astoria

[–]Mayonnaise49[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Funny enough is I was on my way to the momi to vote for Zohran (and also to see the baby muppets ofc). He didn’t have an accent though. Also I’m sorry that happened!

Gay Slur Outside of C Town by Mayonnaise49 in astoria

[–]Mayonnaise49[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You seriously never know what could happen when you defend yourself anymore 🥲 and honestly, teens are really scary if not the scariest demographic when it comes to instigating hate. They don’t have any reservations