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Astoria
Tim’s take
He lived in Astoria and treats it as the good version of New York, calling it a "multi-ethnic paradise" and defending its restaurants against Manhattan snobbery 4:49 9:17 17:37. He points to the diversity and the immigrant-owned businesses as the thing itself worth having, the old New York feel he says doesn't survive in Manhattan or most of Brooklyn 1:17:25 8:53. The Ali's Kabab Cafe story is separate from all this — a years-long curiosity about a Bourdain spot that ended with him disgusted by the brains and kidneys he ordered 8:39.
When Amazon's HQ2 lands next door in Long Island City, he treats it as a threat rather than good news, predicting it will drive out the first-generation immigrant businesses he loves and repeat what happened to Williamsburg 0:46 8:53. Rising Queens property values get the same read — inevitable, and not something he's happy about 17:37. Smaller mentions, a bakery delivery and a girlfriend's old commute, are just geography, not commentary 5:30 3:41.
Every Reference (9)
"whatever. Zimmer and Andrew Zimmer. Okay. And they go to a place in Astoria. I'll shout it out because whatever. Can I? Is it legal?"
"you a foodie. As a food connoisseur, you have admitted to me Astoria has great restaurants. It has great restaurants, but I do understand"
"maybe Armenian and they got one in Brooklyn. They got one in Astoria and they delete you know, they're open to they're They're open"
"Tinder because I was working at Whole Foods in Tribeca going from Astoria to Tribeca 40 hours a week working at the fucking juice bar."
Whole Foods, the Vegetable Stand, and Grapes of Wrath Life in LA — Seeking Arrangements (with Wendi Starling)+192s into the segment"Manhattan, which that does. You start talking about Long Island City, Astoria, things like that. Certain parts of Brooklyn, these things are"
NYC Real Estate: Gentrification and the Outer Boroughs — Prove It, You Dumb Fuck!+33s into the segment"One is Virginia, one is Long Island City, which is, I live in Astoria, which is very close to Long Island City. Each headquarters is"
Amazon HQ2 Comes to Long Island City: The Basics — Growing Up Gottschee with Dan St. Germain+11s into the segment"one of the reasons I love Astoria is I walk around and I look at businesses that are owned by people that were cooking that type of food"
Gentrification, Immigrant Businesses, and the Death of Queens' Character — Growing Up Gottschee with Dan St. Germain+139s into the segment"I walked around this area Astoria yesterday and the amount of diversity and the amount of diverse people in different stages of pain walking around you know there"
"kitchen and then i lived in astoria where everybody it's it's a multi-ethnic paradise in queens i"
The Rat Toast Roommate in Flatbush — #279 - Flashmob Omicron Morning Star Bear | The Tim Dillon Show+4s into the segment