Today Long Island

Astoria Queens is located in the North Western secion of Queens, New York. Running along the east river in Long Island City it's very close to Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn.

Take the N or W lines rwith stops at Ditmars Blvd, Astoria Blvd, 30th Ave, Broadway, 36th Ave, 39th Ave, and also Queens Plaza. The bus lines - Q18, Q19, Q19A Q102, Q103, and Q101 also run through Astoria.

Visit Astoria Park, the Museum of the Moving Image , Socrates Sculpture Park or Kaufman Astoria Studios where Sesame Street is filmed.

Astoria has become the hottest, most popular neighborhood in Queens. It's very close to Manhattan. It has a real neighborhood vibe with many great places to eat and shop. Immigrants from around the world have brought to Astoria the most Eclectic Mix of Café’s Restaurants, Greek, Chzeck, French, Italian, Hungarian, Spain, Thai, Chinese Buffet, Japanese, Brazilian, Mexican, Indian, Columbian etc. On any single corner it's possible to see four restaurants, each representing a cuisine from a different continent.

Tourists and locals can always find some type of diversion or leisure activities. Summer time has lots of street fairs. diverse population is supported by a variety of specialty stores as well.

Astoria Dining:

Astoria is famous for it's sandwich shops - here is a great sampling: