I live in Astoria these days. Archie Bunker lived here too—if you’ve ever seen All in the Family. Historically, it’s a Greek neighborhood, and you can still get the best Mediterranean food this side of the Atlantic here (apologies to Souvlaki on College Ave.). Today, it’s bustling with families, who have been here for generations, and young professionals, priced out of Downtown and Brooklyn. 30 Ave, right down the street, has some of the best food and drink in all of New York. It’s even somewhat trendy.
But it’s not that trendy. Astoria doesn’t have the brownstone architecture of a Park Slope or Bed-Stuy, the endless sea of eateries of the East Village, or the peace, quiet, and greenspace of the Upper West Side.