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A 35-year-old man was found dead inside the men's room of the Perkins location on Amboy Road in Eltingville.

(Staten Island Advance/Mira Wassef)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A 35-year-old man was found dead at Perkins Restaurant in Eltingville Wednesday afternoon, police said.

The male was found in the men's room of the eatery at 4370 Amboy Road at approximately 2:25 p.m., an NYPD spokesperson said.

The incident is being investigated as a possible overdose after a needle was found close to the body, according to multiple law enforcement sources with knowledge of the investigation.

Sources identified the man as Michael Frazer. Public records indicate he lives in New Dorp.

The city's medical examiner will determine the cause of death.

The discovery was made just three hours before the start of kids night at the restaurant, which is every Wednesday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The eatery gears the night toward its younger patrons with costumed characters and face painting.

One mother who was going to the restaurant with her young son emailed the Advance to express her concern.

"I was supposed to take my 6-year-old son and meet friends, but were re-directed to other locations, only to find out later why Amboy Road was closed," she wrote.

"It was dangerously within a time frame when young children would be there."