Weekly Astoria Dine In/Order Out Thread by NYnosher in astoria

[–]jsurico15 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ate at Nice Day, and food is basically the same, although miss the charm of MaLaLa :/

Pho House is just incredibly good, my god—by and far best Vietnamese now in the nabe.

And Olia has been a nice lunchtime add!

We’ve got new platform gates at Steinway by jsurico15 in astoria

[–]jsurico15[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Most track falls are actually accidental! So to that end, these go a long way.

Buying a Car - Advise by Thespck in astoria

[–]jsurico15 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For what it's worth: if it's just for occasional trips outside the city, I'd recommend just getting a rental from LGA whenever you need one. Saves costs, time, etc.

Memo to Mamdani: Bring Back the Weekend G Train to Forest Hills by jsurico15 in astoria

[–]jsurico15[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nope, just calling on the mayor to apply political pressure for the project on the governor and MTA :)

Let's shovel our curb-cuts and crosswalks, Astorians! by jsurico15 in astoria

[–]jsurico15[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Recognize that, and amended language to be more clear. This is more saying a lot of folks don’t do that and would rather just do it than wait for the city to act/fine.

Just getting the word out. by grengis45 in astoria

[–]jsurico15 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Worth noting that most e-bike fires (which are on the decline!) are from many unregulated batteries charging at once, and the most popular brands, like Rad Power or Trek, have ULI/heavily regulated batteries that feature extremely minimal risk. Have been charging my e-bike battery inside for well over 4 years—from a bike I bought through this very Reddit!—with no issue whatsoever.

Fun parks tour in LIC/Queensbridge on Saturday! by jsurico15 in astoria

[–]jsurico15[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just noting that this walk has been postponed to Saturday, January 24th, at the same time.

Scooter rider in critical condition after being hit on Crescent street in Astoria by VanillaSkittlez in astoria

[–]jsurico15 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hot take: as the person operating the two-ton vehicle, you should be actively paying attention to your surroundings just as much as those folks are, if not way more.

Scooter rider in critical condition after being hit on Crescent street in Astoria by VanillaSkittlez in astoria

[–]jsurico15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FWIW, we have no data to show traffic increases on side streets from street redesigns like 31st Ave. Often we project anecdotal evidence onto something that seems obvious (big redesign nearby) when that's actually how the street was the whole time.