Astoria, New York City

Name: Astoria
Address: New York City, United States

#1872 among attractions in New York City

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Astoria is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens. Astoria is bounded by the East River and is adjacent to three other Queens neighborhoods: Long Island City to the southwest, Sunnyside to the southeast, and Woodside to the east. As of 2019, Astoria has an estimated population of 95,446. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°46'1"N, 73°55'16"W

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Northwestern Queens (Astoria)New York City United States

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Astoria – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Socrates Sculpture Park, Gracie Mansion, Municipal Asphalt Plant, Carl Schurz Park.

0.8 miW
Museum, Art museum, Vernacular architecture
Socrates Sculpture Park, New York City
22 min walk • Nestled on the banks of the East River in New York City lies Socrates Sculpture Park, an outdoor museum and public park where art and nature harmoniously intertwine. This unique space in the borough of Queens offers visitors a refreshing escape from the urban bustle...
1.3 miNW
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Gracie Mansion, New York City
34 min walk • Archibald Gracie Mansion is the official residence of the Mayor of New York City. Built in 1799, it is located in Carl Schurz Park, at East End Avenue and 88th Street in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan.
1.4 miNW
Watersports, Swimming pool, Swimming
Municipal Asphalt Plant, New York City
37 min walk • The Municipal Asphalt Plant is a historic building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Originally an asphalt plant, the structure was built between 1941 and 1944 and since 1984 has been home to Asphalt Green, a pool and fitness center.
1.3 miNW
Park, Playground
Carl Schurz Park, New York City
34 min walk • Carl Schurz Park is a 14.9-acre public park in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, named for German-born Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz in 1910, at the edge of what was then the solidly German-American community of Yorkville.
1.1 miN
Bridge
Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, New York City
28 min walk • The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, is a complex of bridges and elevated expressway viaducts in New York City. The bridges link the boroughs of Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx. The viaducts cross Randalls and Wards Islands, previously two islands and now joined by landfill.
0.8 miS
Film and television exhibits
Museum of the Moving Image, New York City
20 min walk • The Museum of the Moving Image is a media museum located in a former building of the historic Astoria Studios, in the Astoria neighborhood in Queens, New York City.
0.8 miN
Park, Lookout
Astoria Park, New York City
21 min walk • Astoria Park is a 59.96-acre public park in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens in New York City. The park is situated on the eastern shore of the Hell Gate, a strait of the East River, between Ditmars Boulevard to the north and Hoyt Avenue to the south.
0.9 miW
Showcase for the art of Isamu Noguchi
The Noguchi Museum, New York City
23 min walk • The Noguchi Museum, chartered as The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, is a museum and sculpture garden in the Long Island City section of Queens, New York City, designed and created by the Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi.
1 miSE
Cemetery
Moore-Jackson Cemetery, New York City
26 min walk • The Moore-Jackson Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the Woodside neighborhood of Queens in New York City, active from 1733 to about 1868. It is one of New York City's few remaining 18th-century cemeteries and is a New York City designated landmark.
0.5 miNE
Nightlife, Neoclassical architecture
Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, New York City
13 min walk • The Bohemian Citizens' Benevolent Society is a private benevolent society founded in 1892 in Astoria, Queens to support Czech and Slovak immigrants to the area, as well as people of Czech and Slovak ancestry. The Society is commonly known as "Bohemian Hall", for the historic structure in which it is located.
~1920 ftS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Trinity Lutheran Church, New York City
10 min walk • Trinity Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran church at 31-18 37th Street in Astoria, Queens, New York. It was designed by John William Cresswell Corbusier and overseen by architect George W. Conable.

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Which popular attractions are close to Astoria?

Nearby attractions include Astoria Center of Israel, New York City (7 min walk), Statue of Christopher Columbus, New York City (8 min walk), Trinity Lutheran Church, New York City (10 min walk), Steinway Street, New York City (12 min walk).

How to get to Astoria by public transport?

The nearest stations to Astoria:

Metro

30th Avenue • Lines: N, W (1 min walk)
Astoria Boulevard • Lines: N, W (8 min walk)

Bus

Astoria Boulevard & 31st Street • Lines: Q19 (7 min walk)
Hoyt Avenue South & 31st Street • Lines: M60 Sbs (8 min walk)