Astoria, NYC: Everything You Didn't Know 

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My Grandmother was born in Astoria in 1919, on Steinway Street. She lived to be 102 years old. Her Grandmother worked at the studio in Astoria during the silent movie era.

When you go to New York…definitely book Tommy for a tour…so worth it…he’s definitely fun and very informative…plus, whatever place you tour, he know cool local spots to eat and drink at in whatever area you tour with him…going back to NYC next summer, will definitely hit him up..

Greetings from a Greek American in Astoria! Thank you for honoring our neighborhood! Your Greek accent was spot on, by the way!!

Me and my wife are from the south and when we spent three months in NY to experience someplace new, we ended up staying in Astoria for a majority of that time after Airbnb hopping. We’re coming back again this weekend and I’m so excited to be in this neighborhood again

Astoria is freaking LIFE… when I was a little girl in the 80s it was filled with so manny amazing Greeks.. my aunty married a super cool Greek .. so I’d visit on weekends !!! And then I moved there in 2012 till 2018… love love love it and miss it… …

Hey Tom!!! One of your best videos. Great stories about LaGuardia airport and “the bridges”. I laughed my way through this one! Bravo!!

When Tommy D posts a new video, I feel like I’m walkin’ on sunshine…straight to Astoria!

Thanks once again for the diversity of Astoria Queens. Our landlord was I was a child immigrated from Greece after WWll. He would tell me stories of the about how poor everyone was during and after the war.

From a Greek living in Astoria, thank you for coming to our neighborhood! If you had passed from my house a couple of blocks from Kauffman studios I would have treated you with Greek hospitality for some delicious Greek food!! 🥂🍾🍢🥗🧆🥘🫕 😘

I’ve lived in NYC for 9 years, have been to most of these areas and still watch a lot of your videos !!! Do you still do standup in New York??

Hi Tom! I just recently came across your videos a week ago, as I was doing research on a trip to NYC for my birthday in December....I am HOOKED! After watching your videos, I feel like a born and breed New Yorka! (I'm a Midwest girl from Ohio🤣) YOU ROCK!!!

Hi, I grew up in Astoria first in Queens Bridge projects, then in the story of projects, then moved to 42nd St., just off of Stanley Street right by Kaufman Studios. There’s a bunch of stuff filmed there one of them was the wiz with Michael Jackson the other thing is there was two buildings that used to be army barracks that me and my friend used to hang out there especially in winter times, the Kaufman studios took over those Buildings most people don’t know, but there is a tunnel connecting the two buildings underneath the street from one building to the other when the cop chases us in one building, we used to go down the tunnel up to other building. Astoria Queens always be a part of me no matter where I live. I miss it so much now I’m in Wisconsin big difference. Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it very much.

always enjoy the intermittent dialogue between you and Eric or Phil 😁 keep the videos keep on coming

Tom, the beard is looking tremendous. Also, the new renovations to LaGuardia seem to have finally brought respect to Fiorello’s name!

I love all the information Tom has to give!! I grew up in New Jersey so I went to NYC a lot, especially Gramercy Park area. Lots of great history and nice to see the areas I went to growing up.

I never been to Astoria but I used to always catch the Long Island Rail Road to Penn Station back in 2000. Too much fun.

I have been watching Tom's videos for a hot minute, and I have to say this one made me chuckle the most. Thumbs up to tomdnyc great content here.

Video I've been waiting for for a loooong time!!

PLEASE PLEASE DO MORE OF QUEENS !!!! JAMAICA, HOLLIS, FAR ROCK!!

Two things: 1) Astoria will always have a place in my heart 2) You can't convince me you're not Father John Misty's long lost brother

This is weirdly my ideal and dream city. I'm an international student and moving to Boston but would love to live here long term

I need to pause the video because I’m about to go down a rabbit hole about the iconic blue and white NYC Greek paper coffee cup. Be right back!

Spent my childhood in Astoria before my family moved us to South Jersey for high school 😖 So many great memories in Astoria Park, ICYP baseball in Ditmars, OLMC Catholic School before it became an all girl’s school, learned to ride a bike and hoop at Hoyt Playground ☺️ now I’m in Oahu but will be. visiting in September Great upload 🤙🏽

hahah the shudder speed/angle is doing something magical when you move your hands man, I for one love this new motion blur effect haha

Awesome Time! I'm hoping to get one of the NYC housing lotteries out there! Otherwise can't move lmao. Always interesting and entertaining and educational!

Great vid, Tom! My wife and I love watching them. One note, you may want to consider a “flashing lights” warning if you do something similar to the epic fact bit. I have a few epileptic friends and that would have been rough for them. Looking forward to the next one!

Enjoy your video about Astoria. I first came out here in 1973 . Thanks for the history. I learned lot's of facts.

Thank you for the tour Tom!!!!

Another gem by TomDNYC!

Informative as always Tom.

Awesome history-- thank you for sharing. You are so funny- glad I found your tours, etc....take care.

Thank you! Love learning more about NYC!

Awesome as usual Tom!! We need a Long Island City Vid.

Love your videos! Please do one on Woodhaven, Queens. Lots of interesting history there.

Glad you brought up Innovation QNS. Hell of a job as always.

Just about had an aneurism when the flashing happened lol

Now that action kid isn't covering New York city and the neighboring boroughs it's a good opportunity to take over the area and walk the city and get up the vacuum action kids left behind..like your hip approach

Tom I love your videos so much. I think they are informative in a great, funny way. Just wondering how do you remember such specific dates, and where do you get most of your historical info at for such old pieces of info. Keep up the videos. I’ll keep watching for sure!

Great video and Funny too. Enjoyed! Thanks Tom

as an astoria resident, i did learn a lot of new things about astoria

i love ur videos!! i’m visiting nyc soon and watching ur videos has me to excited to experience the city and also know some local history :)! i really wish i could book ur tour but the misses has family in nyc and would be annoyed if we didn’t let her family show us around but thank you sm and i hope to book ur tour someday!!

hey tom..appreciate your video....very informative...you have a great personality...funny and smart...

Thanks again John in Chicago

Love your videos! Keep them coming!

You inspired me to order the biography of Robert Moses by Robert Caro. He’s done some great biographical work on Lyndon Johnson, and his wife, Myrna has written a wonderful book on the history of Paris.

Great vid, very interesting, you are a walking talking encyclopedia. Digging your crooner act too, sing it baybee!

Sick Plug!! Another city to add to places to visit. Thank you Tom

A really good tour of part of NYC enjoyed from the comfort of home and my computer.

I’ve 3 years living here thanks for share the history is a great neighborhood

Love your videos, Tomás. 🏆

2:49 I didn't know that they had Santa Clara in New York. That's my brand (I reside in Mexico).

Epic fact alert freezes my PS4. Locks it right up.

Hi tom .. Whtta nice content here.. So keep up.. Btw I'm your subscriber from indonesia and i know your channel from #pandjiPragiwaksono the Indonesian comedian that now settle in NY .. He tells us in one of his weeklyvlog on his RU-vid channel that he really appreciated your work about NY history and shout out about your channel and considering us to subscribe for you and support your work.. So.. here I am 😁👍 Regards from Indonesia

You are giving me ideas to do when I go again to the City

Can you do Kings Highway and Gerritsen Beach Brooklyn? 🙏

Came for the sick plugs and left with so much new knowledge.

Hey Tom was your performance on Flatbush Misdemeanors, great job. Dont know how he sold you on offering a promotion before you even hiring. lol

Greeks...my two best friends in my building were the Natsoulas Brothers, Mike and George. Μιλάμε ελληνικά

Good show. When u talk like a Greek ya gotta put a cigarette in your hand.

Ironically LaGuardia is kinda nice now. :D

I hope you can do a film about the US Tennis Center before the US Open.

Epic Fact Alert lmao!!! I LOVE IT!!!🤣🤣🤣🔥🔥🔥

19:12 - tom: you would go see lolita, ya freak! eric: alright, alright... me: 😭🤣💀

I can not wait to be in the city!

Thats a nice area their is a big bldg their...the Subway El was part of the 2nd ave El this section was not knocked down..

Nice.

Thank you for representing our neighborhood do a video on 14st and 31st one of the roughest neighborhood back in the the days and till today it's aot of crime and gang problem

Aww man you was in my hood and I missed ya.

12:09 New York City's *Bayonne Bridge* arch designed by Othmar Ammann was also influenced by Gustav Lindenthal's Hellgate Gate Bridge. Lindelthal was Ammann's mentor. Or, have you forgotten your roots* after your hoity-toity Aussie videos (sick plugs) mate? :) * St. Pete ... Tampa ... whatever it is. You tuber Nick Johnson did a recent tour of that area. Also, YT Cash Gordon did an gentrification apartment in Ridgewood. (Cue-in Led Zeppelin's "When the Levy Breaks" ... " make a mountain man leave his home . ." )

🎉🎉🎉🎉Epic Fact Alert got me good 👍

I worked in the astoria Powerhouse.and we went to a place called Carls Dairy for the biggest Sandwiches...

I loooove our neighborhood :)

I'm Greek, thanks for this video.

He does tours of New York City which has millions of people living there and yet nobody is following this genius. Stop fucking with his algorithm, please

The flashing segment at the 5:35 mark completely crashes the RU-vid app on PS4, making it impossible to finish the video on there. Aside from that, it could definitely be an issue for anyone that suffers with seizures. Just mentioning it because it could use a warning for those that it effects. But I had to finish watching on my phone because of the former issue as well.

5:32 WARNING!!! Flashing Lights!!!

did i just see you on showtime? 🤣

There was a lord in the 1700s with the name,ditmar. I wonder what role he played in the beginning of Astoria

Just saw you on Flatbush Misdemeanors. Hollywood next🤣

Rienzi pasta Warehouse is in Astoria..

BRO THIS IS SICK, WE KNOW, WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT LOL ! I LIVED IN BROOKLYN BAY RIDGE, COMING FROM DENVER RODE MY BIKE EVERYWHERE. IT WAS SICK MY BROTHER. ( SPICEY )

Tom: "I'm just gettin' started here..."

you forgot to mention that now they call steinway steiami *

Come to Schenectady

Geweldig!

3:21 sounds like an idea for a Jordan Peele movie

Silver cup studios is here too..

my home ayeee

Yes, my neighborhood!

I like Astoria

Bowery bay boat club we had our Con ed parties their!also the Ronzoni Spaghetti company was around here too!

Such as going to where sesame street is taped

I live in Schenectady

When you're bank says NO...Champion says YES! Anyone?? Anyone remember that commercial?? c'mon...whuuuu haaaa!

Siiiiiick...

It was a great area one time like a lot of ethnic areas in NY once were but bad politics and corruption now ruined this beautiful city. I won't touch NY with a 10 foot pole now but when I grew up there in the 80's it was nice.

Pls make a video on governor's island

Wow!

Only place in nyc that u can get real Greek food