Astoria (New York City, New York)

USA / New Jersey / West New York / New York City, New York
 neighbourhood, draw only border, residential neighbourhood
Astoria is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is home to a diverse population of Greeks, Italians, Arabs, Eastern Europeans, Latinos, and Ex-Manhattanites.

It is located in the northwestern corner of the borough of Queens within Queens Community Board 1 and is a part of the larger Long Island City district. It includes within it the sub-neighborhoods of Ditmars-Steinway in the north and Astoria Heights in the northeast. Astoria is bounded by the East River and is adjacent to three other Queens neighborhoods: Ravenswood (bordering at Broadway & 31st street), Sunnyside (bordering at Northern Boulevard), and Woodside (bordering at 68th Street). Astoria is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 114th Precinct.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astoria,_Queens
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Coordinates:   40°46'12"N   73°55'9"W

Comments

  • Greatest place to live during the early 1940's and I am in my late 70's (age that is)
  • Famous for Greeks but increasingly being taken over by Yuppies and Hipsters
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