A Look at Astoria-Ditmars, Queens | Block by Block | The New York Times 

+Bella ughhhh i wanted to grab him from the screen and punch him!

Manhattan is New York County, to be fair. Most Brooklyn and Queens natives call Manhattan "the City."

RB Zee 🛡️🛡️🛡️ Yes Its the City but each Borough Is still New York City

Exactly. It's a very subtle thing....how native NYers, or else those-in-the-know, refer to Manhattan. If we say we are 'going into the city', that means Manhattan. But when we refer to NYC or more succintly 'New York', we mean the entire city and all the five boroughs that comprise it.

Bella There is only one “human” on the screen ay 0:19. So, why did you feel it necessary to point out someone’s ethnicity?

Var.40 I was there before the Greeks moved in !! ACTUALLY, GREEKS LIVED THERE BEFORE THE GREEKS MOVED IN !!! EVERY RACE, CREED, ETC. LIVED THERE

Cypriots!

So true. Sniff.

It's all getting gentrified,however you feel on Immigration,you have to admit these new people coming in have no culture.

I wouldn’t say that, it’s less however there are still some very nice and beautiful sights and food in the neighborhood.

Its even worse post pandemic.

The crowd that lives there now leaves fast too. No one stays there too long.

🙌🙌🙌🙌 ~ I've been to Astoria NYC and its got the Greek "flavour" ~ But Not like Melb. Aust. (Oakleigh in particular)😃😃

I think it's Thessaloniki is the second not Melbourne

Yess I know Olympia Valance is from there

​@@totsmini3105I've been to both places, Astoria is better, everything is close distance. Melbourne you need a car

U totally agree

Also, there's a huge difference between the rumble of an Amtrak train quickly speeding by, versus...er... I don't know.... the above-ground N train squealing to a stop at Astoria-Ditmars and then the subsequent 'WHHHHOOOO' sound of the brakes/exhaust...or whatever makes that sound...or the N rounding the curve by Queensboro Plaza...

if

Steven Essig If what??

I would also love to see TNYT visit Richmond & South Richmond Hill, Queens. There's a lot to see, eat & do out here too!!!

LO by

Gloria Jandovitz Why you wrote LO by????

Ikr, I still live around there though.

Sebastien Vrod YES, YOU ARE CORRECT !! Born & Raised there !!!

Not really. Steinway street is still bustling.

#SZSkincare Me Too !!! Two blocks away from Where George’s Parents lived (Seinfeld TV show) Between Ditmars Blvd & 23rd Ave.

Moncho Mendez - Rivas LONG ISLAND CITY HS HERE !!! 29St Ditmars Blvd - Steinway St Ditmars Blvd

My first grade school was P.S. 17 on 30th ave.

...and I blame the local politicians, whom I never hear saying one word about all of this....and I blame REBNY.... local realtors...scum 'developers' and the greedy landlords who, instead of just being happy with enough rent to cover expensese plus a bit of cushion, always want moremoremore. Granted, it's generally the local realtors who plant the idea in the landlords heads of 'oh....$1800 is too low for your 1BR....we should be asking for $2100...that's the 'going rate' now...' And sadly, many landlords go right along with the realtor instead of questioning it or saying 'yeah, but you know...I'm happy just getting $1800'. Course, the local realtors always want to push for higher rents, because it means more commission/% for them! Steinway is 'littered' with empty storefronts now. Many blocks have MULTIPLE empty storefronts. It's depressing. On just about every side street, there are anywhere from 1-3 home lots which have been RAZED, with new 'luxury apartment buildings' going up, typically in ugly cookie-cutter style. Streets are more clogged than ever with cars, and most bike lanes that have been added were very poorly thought out. (A mere 'white line' down the side of a narrow street does NOTHING to protect cyclists from cars, esp parked cars and where cyclists can get 'doored'.) DoT and NYPD do nothing about rampant double-parking, parking in bus stops, idling in bike lanes, etc. Now we have more Citibikes on the street, and even mopeds ('Revel') now. Astoria streets have become the Wild West. Everyone now wants a bigger, more 'badass' SUV. It's gotta be a NavigatorEscaladeHummerRangeRoverDenaliYukonF150JeepSuburban or similar. Utterly ridiculous for such vehicles to be in a place like NYC...a supposed 'walking city'! What's next, GM coming out with a line of small army tanks for the American driver? Where are the 'urban planners' for NYC? Nowhere to be found.

Gentrification is good it turns crap all neighborhoods to nice ones

@@douglasw1545 Not every Neighborhood has to be country club material,I'd rather some places to be a little more dangerous and poorer,but have more culture.

@@douglasw1545 yeah but Astoria was never, ever a “crap” neighborhood. It was once a solid working class, blue collar town where a kid could grow up comfortably. Families with children are fleeing Astoria, you don’t even see them walking around anymore. It’s sad to see if you grew up there.

​@@yippee2000wow, very well said my friend!! You forgot to add road rage too! one crazy lady dragged a poor delivery guy down 35th st near ditmars without stopping. killing him and got away with it. All because she wanted to pass an Uber driver looking for his costumer. So said may the Mexican guy rest in peace

The area immediately surrounding the subway is definitely a show of how Astoria has been gentrified, one business after the other being swapped out for either unaffordable apartments or multi-trillion dollar stores. They took The Igloo and the Pizza Palace and for what? The 4th chain donut store in a 30-second radius?

InBoccaChiusa Me too !!

@@gerryk3114 I went to Bryant High School and Queens College. I haven't been there in a very long time.

if you can get there, do so being there is an everlasting experience, I still remember my first ti going while still in high school but, if you're uptight or conservative I'd strongly suggest you skip it altogether

It’s still that way. Visited Astoria multiple times this year and still feels that way

So are you still there (2023)?

That's every street in NYC now. It's part of the decay that hipsters dreamed of and dumb people cherish.

That’s cause that area looks like Beirut these days. Nasty hookah bars everywhere. Disgusting.

No... you must be Abby Normal

No it's very expensive not worth it.

Well good luck with finding a one bedroom for at least $1800. Is that too much?

That's the best part or depending where in Astoria, the R train! 🦜

Astoria has become very dangerous in the last couple of years.

There are plenty of black people in Astoria. Rappers Nas, Tragedy Ghaddafi , NBA player Ron Artest and many others are from Astoria

james morton When I grew up in Astoria, we Had Every Color, Religion etc. WE ALL GOT ALONG !!! NEVER PLAYED THE RACE CARD !! No Need to !! MY HIGH SCHOOL HAD EVERYTHING (Long Island City HS)

Greeks are gone. Most have fled to college point, Whitestone and Long Island. They still own most of the buildings though, but the Greek feel of the neighborhood is long gone.

@@obabas80 And astoria has become very dangerous in the last couple of years.

If it wasn't for the Greeks, Astoria would be dead boring town! The Greeks built this city!

​@@gregchris418Astoria was here before greeks ever stepped foot there and it's named after john jacob astor a german american businessman so there's clearly nothing greek about astoria just because some ethnicity decides to move there all of a sudden it's greek ? Foh with that mindset.

​@@user-yp9zy1yc2n nothing Greek about Astoria? Really? I guess you didn't watch the video, just read the comments. Btw, That's a very ignorant comment to make, and you call yourself elinas, what a joke! Guess what vlaho, B4 astor there were Indians.

Lol, yeah right.

America is a melting pot. If there's many different cultures and races together getting along and living in an area, that's about as American as you can get. thts the america im proud of.