Culturally Inclined: A Neighborhood Blog

Astoria is chock-full of restaurants and bars—and luckily it is has an equally impressive number of gyms where you can work out after overindulging in baklava and craft beers. Those who find it difficult to commit… More

  In the early 20th century, when Los Angeles was still desert, Astoria was a motion-picture production mecca. Had not the cheap, sparsely populated land and mild weather of Southern California beckoned, Astoria might well be… More

  Astoria is well known for its Greek restaurants, and deservedly so: As recently as the 1990s, nearly half of the neighborhood’s population was Greek or of Greek descent, and dozens of Greek eateries are still… More

  Astoria is home to a hip, even quirky collection of independent shops. In addition to one of Queens’s only bookstores, the neighborhood boasts what might be the city’s only combination pet store/cafe, a gaming haven,… More

What Astoria lacks in a large music venue it more than makes up for in its variety of restaurants and bars serving live music alongside food and drink. As befits one of the city’s most culturally… More

To see cutting-edge art in Astoria, all you have to do is step outside. Evocative sculptures and murals are incorporated throughout the neighborhood: along the riverfront, across building facades and garages, even on a basketball court…. More

  Astoria is not known for its green spaces, and that is a shame. Even many locals are unaware that they can walk just a few minutes to jogging tracks, baseball fields, tennis courts, picnic areas,… More