Because of the blue light many, many people living in Astoria thought:
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it was the end of the world
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alien invasion.
It is a very Greek neighborhood. I don't know what that has to do with anything but God love 'em. God bless the people who were working there last night. I have friends who live very nearby there so I'm praying for them
It is indeed close to Riker's Island and LaGuardia Airport. I read that flights got cancelled.