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Streaking Santas Show Astoria Their Stocking Stuffers
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Jaya Saxena
Published Dec 5, 2010
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Jaya Saxena
Published Dec 5, 2010
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It's streaking for charity, and sNSFW! Yesterday, the website Why Leave Astoria? organized a one-mile, non-competitive "Santa Streak." Over 100 Santas started by donating used coats or canned food to register at Hellgate on the Park, which will be distributed to NY Cares or City Harvest charities respectively, and then running down Shore Boulevard to Hellgate Social for what we're guessing was a much needed drink.
It wasn't quite non-competitive (the fastest streaker won a $125 gift certificate to CrossFit Queens), but who needs speed when you have the bragging rights of running through Queens in a speedo?
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