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Astoria, New York City — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Astoria is a neighborhood in the western part of Queens, bounded by the East River and known for the Museum of the Moving Image.
About Astoria
Where to stay in Astoria
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
The East River sets the position. Astoria sits on the Queens side of the water, which puts a stay here within a short run of the rest of New York City while keeping the room in a neighborhood rather than in the middle of it. Museums anchor the choice.
Beds near the Museum of the Moving Image and the Noguchi Museum suit a visit built around them, and Long Island City lies close enough that the two neighborhoods work as one base.
About Astoria
What are the main landmarks in Astoria?
Three collections carry Astoria. The Museum of the Moving Image is the best known, the Noguchi Museum the quieter of the two indoor collections, and Socrates Sculpture Park puts the work outdoors on the East River edge of Queens. Churches fill the streets between.
Trinity Lutheran Church and the First Reformed Church of Astoria stand among them, and the McDonald Square Memorial is the neighborhood's own marker rather than a borrowed one.
What is the history of Astoria?
Astoria grew as part of Queens. The neighborhood took its shape on the East River side of the borough, and the churches that survive in it, Trinity Lutheran Church and the First Reformed Church of Astoria among them, are among the oldest fabric it still shows. Film arrived and stayed.
The Museum of the Moving Image records that side of the neighborhood, while the Noguchi Museum and Socrates Sculpture Park mark a later turn toward art along the water.
Where is Astoria?
Astoria holds the western edge of Queens on the East River, with Long Island City to the southwest, Sunnyside to the southeast and Woodside east.
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Updated August 2026