New York's best neighborhood? Astoria, Queens (local's guide to NYC)

Cleanup continues after historic church fire in Astoria, Queens

Did you know a huge part of Astoria began as a purpose-built neighborhood for workers? Back in the 1870s, William Steinway of Steinway & Sons piano fame moved his piano factory from Manhattan to what was then farmland in Queens and created something truly special: Steinway Village. Steinway didn’t just build a factory he built a community. He put up homes for workers, laid out streets, brought in transportation lines, and added schools, a library, churches, a post office, parks, and more. It was

If you’ve walked past Ayam Thai last week and noticed this faded mural on the side of the building, you've witnessed a piece of Astoria history. This was once the Whitehouse Bar, a real neighborhood spot remembered by locals from the late 1970s into the early 1980s. The mural had to be painted before 1982, because the Met Hardware building was later built pressed right up against it The Whitehouse Bar • Owned by Bobby Dean and his family • A local hangout with live music and community vibes • Of