Astoria, Queens is the northwest corner of Queens, across the East River from Manhattan. It’s the home of the Museum of the Moving Image, Noguchi Museum, and Socrates Sculpture Park.
Ditmars Blvd | Astoria Blvd
East River | Astoria | 49th St
36th Ave
The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (Triborough) and Hell Gate Bridge leap across the East River from Astoria Park.
Steinway St is one of the commercial strips. It’s named after the piano maker who still has a factory in the neighborhood.
Cultural Venues in Astoria, Queens
Museum of the Moving Image
The Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) in Astoria, Queens is NYC’s museum of film,…
Socrates Sculpture Park
Socrates Sculpture Park is the only New York City park dedicated to outdoor sculpture. Visit…
Latin Culture in Astoria, Queens
Shakespeare in the Park Goes Mobile with Much Ado About Nothing
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November 2022
The 12th Queens World Film Festival 2022 brings 157 films from 27 countries to the Queens Theatre, Flushing Town Hall, Museum of the Moving Image, Kaufman Astoria Studios and The Local, in Queens, Tuesday-Sunday, November 1-6, 2022. From $15. 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇲🇽 🇵🇷 🇪🇸
Parks
Astoria Park is the big park. There are also Hallets Point, Socrates Sculpture Park and Rainey Park.
Astoria Communities
The neighborhood was first settled in the 1600s by Dutch, English and German immigrants. Irish followed, then Italians. The Bohemian Hall (1910) beer garden is a remnant.
It became NYC’s Greek neighborhood in the 1960s. Steinway St between 28th Ave and Astoria Blvd was a “Little Egypt” in the 1990s. A Brazilian community grew up around 36th Avenue.
The Spanish community is big enough to support two social clubs: Circulo Español and Casa Galicia.
Astoria Government
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The neighborhood is New York City Council District 22 and New York City Council District 26.
The neighborhood is Queens Community District 1 which works with the Queens Borough President.
The neighborhood is represented by New York Congressional District 12 and New York Congressional District 14.