Astoria a neighborhood in Northwest Queens, conveniently close to Manhattan, located across the East river. Astoria was originally named Hallet’s Cove. It was renamed Astoria after real state millionaire John Jacob Astor in order to persuade him to invest in the neighborhood.  Astoria was first settled by the Dutch and German immigrants in the colonial 1650’s when William Hallett Sr. received a land grant for Hallets Cove, followed by Czech, Irish and Italian immigrants in the late 19th Century.

Ethnic Greeks from Greece, Albania, Cyprus began settling down in Astoria in the 1960’s.  Today about 40% of Astoria’s residents claim Greek ancestry & their imprint is seen all over in the numerous Greek restaurants, bakeries, cafes and night clubs as well as several prominent Greek Orthodox churches.

Astoria is served by the one of the few remaining overhead subways in New York City the N and W line. As many Manhattan residents are discovering a 20 minute subway ride on the elevated subway brings you to Midtown Manhattan and you get more square foot per dollar. The Post office is at 27-