The World's Most Famous Piano Factory Is in Astoria, Queens Information on tours of the factory: http://queens.about.com/od/thingtodo/a/Steinway-Factory-Tour.htm
Winner of Best Greek in the Village Voice 2011 Best Of issue! The fasolia plaki will make you rethink your childhood hatred of lima beans.
If you want to travel to Astoria Queens for food, you must stop here! The price is right and you won't leave hungry at all. My personal favorite is Souvlaki Pork Platter. -Ed Cotton, Top Chef
Kabab Cafe is a safe bet for everything from hummus to lamb brain to a few rips off the water pipe with owner El Sayed himself.
Astoria is known for its plethora of great diners but this is one of the best with its unchanged decor and large, filling portions.
Winner of Best Hookah Bar in the Village Voice 2011 Best Of issue! Try a refreshing strawberry juice while you puff on real shisha.
One of the city’s best (and least-known) home-decor emporiums—check out its pink birdcage lantern, elephant-shaped planter, Twig pencils, suzani pillows, and Saipua soaps. Read more.
Old-school Italian market. Take a trip back in time and sample all the deliciousness from behind the counter.
An arch bridge over the East River built for the New York Connecting Railroad line in 1917 by Henry Hornbostel (architect) and Gustav Lindenthal (engineer).
The pilings are from a 1904 fender and dock in front of the George Brown and Co. factory site. There was also a lifeguard station here.
It was set up in an abandoned factory space in Ravenswood, Queens by Japanese sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) in 1985. It currently hosts an exhibition on the future of Ravesnwood.
