Press
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NY1
New Magazine Celebrates Astoria, Long Island City
NY1′s Rocco Vertuccio sat down with Julian Lesser, editor and publisher of BORO Magazine, a new publication dedicated to celebrating Long Island City and Astoria…..read more>>>
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Daily News
New BORO Magazine was Labor of Love
An ambitious Astoria artist has traded in his paintbrush for a publisher’s pen to shine the spotlight on his up-and-coming neighborhood with a brand new magazine….read more>>>
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Peter Valcarcel Blog
Thursday night, the fashionable, the talented and the successful met at the Boro Magazine Fundraising Party at The Foundry in Long Island City.….read more>>>
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Planet Green
Whether Painting or Publishing, Julian Lesser Creates Connection and Community
When I heard that someone was about to start a new magazine called BORO all about my neighborhood—the People’s Republic of Astoria—I was stoked. Then I learned that the man with the vision was none other than Julian Lesser, a popular painter with a very green spirit….read more>>>
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Writing New York: Posts from the Boroughs and Beyond
Neighborhood Pride Moves to Northwest Queens
Brooklyn pride shines forth on shirts and in songs, even with catchy phrases from the borough president on the city-limit signs, but no such in-your-face attitude is found in its neighbor to the north. One young entrepreneur, however, seeks to nurture similar feelings among the residents of his northwestern Queens neighborhood.
Julian Lesser, a 28-year-old publishing newcomer, wants to bolster neighborhood pride and independence by creating a magazine about art, culture, and entertainment … read more>>>
