Astoria
Discover trendy restaurants, modern art, and waterfront properties all in this northern Queens neighborhood. You’ll find Astoria’s laid back rhythm and lower price points a refreshing respite from nearby Midtown Manhattan.
Things to Do
Astoria Park Flanked by the Hell Gate Channel and Triborough Bridge, Astoria Park is a spectacle in every season. The park features running tracks, hiking trails, a skate park and tennis courts, as well as the City’s largest public pool. It’s no wonder joggers flock to the park’s perimeter, scenically situated along the East River facing Randall’s Island. Just as intriguing is what’s happening beneath the surface: the Hell Gate Channel holds some of the New York Harbor’s deepest waters, with dangerous reefs and sunken treasure from 1700s Royal Navy ships.
HiFi Records & Café HiFi Records is an independent record shop and café, opened in 2015 by passionate audiophile Javi Velazquez. Crate diggers will find new and used vinyl spanning every genre, with an emphasis on world music. Expand your horizons with their selection of Arabian jazz and psychedelic cumbia—though you’ll also find well-known artists like Jimi Hendrix and David Bowie on the shelves.
The Bonnie One of the most celebrated cocktail bars in the borough, The Bonnie has seating in an outdoor garden, on the sidewalk for parties of four or fewer and indoors. The creative cocktails are a major draw: reward yourself after a day of sightseeing with a cup of their garden sangria, an old-fashioned on draft or one of their drinks with punny names, like Shroom for Improvement—gin, Salers aperitif, shiitake-infused vermouth and grapefruit bitters. The dinner menu includes elevated pub food like a vegan “pastrami” Reuben and a dry-aged burger; weekend brunch offers chicken schnitzel and waffles, French toast sticks and loaded tots.
Plan Your Trip
Directions to Astoria (Queens) with public transportation
The following transit lines have routes that pass near Astoria:
- Bus: M60-SBS, Q102, Q19, Q18
- Train: BABYLON BRANCH, FAR ROCKAWAY BRANCH, LONG BEACH BRANCH, PORT WASHINGTON BRANCH
- Subway: N, W, E, F, M
Get Involved
Support Astoria Park Alliance As an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, we rely on the support in all forms from our community. Public donations allow us to host public programming events and purchase tools and equipment used in beautifying the park.
Love our movie nights? Played in the renovated bocce court? Browsed our Little Free Library? Thrilled to see a litter free shoreline? If the answer to any of these is yes, you can be a big part of supporting all of those projects.
A very special thanks goes to all of the partners that have empowered our work in Astoria Park!
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