Astoria
Queens
Where it is. Astoria is in the northwest corner of Queens, on the East River across from Randalls Island and the Upper East Side. The RFK and Hell Gate bridges cross the river at Astoria Park, and the elevated N and W trains run along 31st Street through the middle of the neighborhood.
Everyday life. Astoria is a busy, walkable neighborhood built around a few main streets. 30th Avenue and Ditmars Boulevard have cafés, bakeries and restaurants, Steinway Street is the main shopping strip, and the N and W trains along 31st Street tie it all together. Greek tavernas, Middle Eastern cafés and the Bohemian Hall beer garden, open since 1910, are local mainstays.
The homes. More than half of Astoria’s homes are in rental apartment buildings, most of them prewar, and nearly a third are in one- to three-family brick houses. Condos make up about one in ten homes, almost all in buildings put up since 2000, and co-ops are rare.
Standouts. Astoria Park has the city’s largest public pool, a running track and long views of the river, and Socrates Sculpture Park sits on the waterfront to the south. Kaufman Astoria Studios, where films and TV shows are made, and the Museum of the Moving Image are here too.
Key Details
- Trains
- NWMR
- Homes
- Brick 1–3 family houses, prewar rentals, newer condos, a few co-ops
- Schools
- District 30 · PS 122, PS 234
- Main Streets
- Ditmars Blvd · 30th Ave · Steinway St
- Parks
- Astoria Park · Socrates Sculpture Park
- Nearby
- Long Island City · Sunnyside · Jackson Heights
Commute by Transit
- ~20 minLaGuardia
- ~25 minGrand Central
- ~30 minPenn Station
Typical weekday times
Why People Choose It
The foodAstoria Park and the waterfrontA range of home types
Location
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Around the Neighborhood
Ditmars and Astoria Park for the quietest blocks and the waterfront; 30th Avenue for dining; Broadway near the studios; Steinway Street’s commercial corridor.
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