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Astoria Home Sales See Major Drop Off In 2023: Study
People are not buying homes in Astoria in 2023 at nearly the same rate as last year.

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Coral Murphy Marcos is a reporter from Manatí, Puerto Rico, and currently based in New York City. (coral.murphy@patch.com)
People are not buying homes in Astoria in 2023 at nearly the same rate as last year.

There were 76 more Forest Hills homes bought in the first three months of 2022 than in the first three months of 2023.
Do you live in a hot spot for rats?
This week, city inspectors found lead in Prospect Heights, broken doors in Yorkville, mice infestation in Rego Park, and more.
Germaine is threading longtime residents with newcomers lesson by lesson, from learning how to sew on a button to hemming a pair of pants.
Vong Pak’s Binari will perform Korean folk music in the ballroom located at 208 Totten Ave. at 3 p.m.
Northwell Health Physician Partners, located at 21-21 31st St., offers specialists in cardiology, family medicine, and gastroenterology.
Friends and family will convene at the corner of 108th Street and 62nd Drive to co-name the street in honor of Joseph Hennessy.
Kyle Corman was last seen leaving his home on 44th Drive, near 23rd Street, on May 31 about 2 p.m., authorities said.
The owner of Andrew Bellucci’s Pizzeria collapsed while working at the pizza joint and was taken to Mount Sinai in Queens, where he died.
Derek Myers, 31, said he sent at least seven $150 payments to Santos' director of operations, Vish Burra, to land his job.
“Ron Delsener Presents” will make its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on Sunday, June 11.
A man punched the 19-year-old several times in the face at the Parsons/Archer Avenue station last week, police said.
Two other men, Ronald “Tinard” Washington and Karl Jordan Jr., await a trial in Brooklyn Federal Court early next year, prosecutors said.
The Rolling Library's Queer book fair will take place on Saturday, June 3, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on 31st Avenue and 34th Street.
Joshua Valles, 31, died on May 27 after he was taken to Elmhurst Hospital the week before, according to The New York Times.
A new robot at Forest Hills's hospital will lend a hand to doctors during knee and hip replacement surgeries for a more precise procedure.
The Bay Terrace Car Show will take place on Tuesday, June 13th, starting at 5 p.m. on the corner of 26th Avenue and Bell Boulevard.
A 65-year-old man was arrested after a fatal shooting Wednesday in Kew Gardens, police said.
Richard Feng was last seen leaving his home on Union Street, near 31st Drive, on Tuesday, May 23, about 12 p.m., authorities said.