These days you don't see too many cities/neighborhoods with local, community banks. However, in Astoria they still seem to thrive (at least for the time being!). Within 3 blocks of our apartment there are not one, but two that come to mind (Astoria Federal Savings Bank and Flushing Savings Bank) plus some others that are only found in NYC like Alma Bank. Even living in Manhattan I don't think I ever saw a non-national bank in my neighborhood so I'm quite impressed to have 2 within a few blocks of me, especially with today's banking industry! Yet, another idiosyncrasy that makes Astoria special.
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