42 – New York for Piccolas and Piccolos : Astoria Park
Click on! I’ll take you to have a taste of Astoria Park
Astoria Park is an oasis for both kids and parents located in the borough of Queens. Lots of green space on a beautiful waterfront and amazing views. It’s located underneath the Robert F. Kennedy (formerly Triborough) and Hell Gate Bridges in Queens, New York. The park primarily sits between the East River and 19th Street, and from Hoyt Avenue South to Ditmars Boulevard.
Situated on nearly 60 acres, there is something for everyone to discover and love about Astoria Park. The best attractions include New York City's oldest and largest swimming pool, a running track, fourteen tennis courts, a children’s playgrounds, a a skatepark, running tracks, workout stations, and a soccer field that will be delivered to the population in the spring of 2020.
Enjoy this peaceful environment.
Astoria park is a very cool spot in the city. Photo @lucascompan
Astoria park and its amazing waterfront. Photo @lucascompan
Enjoy Astoria-Ditmars and Astoria Park
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An ice cream by the waterfront while watching a breathtaking sunset in Astoria Park is one of the most delicious and fun things to do in New York City.
an ice cream by the waterfront while watching the sunset is one of the most delicious and fun things to do in the city. photo: @lucascompan
Astoria and Astoria Park are amongst the top 4 most famous film shooting spots in the United States of America. Check this out: the top 5 most filmed locations in the United States of America are: #1 Central Park; #2 Venice Beach (California); #3 Greenwich Village (Manhattan); #4 Astoria (Queens, New York); #5 Williamsburg (Brooklyn, New York). So if you and your kids are lucky, you guys might catch a film shooting session of “Orange is the New Black,” “Jack Ryan,” "You” and many others.
Astoria and Astoria Park are amongst the top 4 most famous film shooting spots in the United States of America. photo @lucascompan
It does not matter if it’s summer or winter, spring or autumn. Astoria park is nice and beautiful during all seasons of the year.
It does not matter if it’s summer or winter, spring or autumn. Astoria park is nice and beautiful in all seasons of the year. Photo @lucascompan
How to get here
Take the Queens-bound N or W trains to the last subway stop, Astoria-Ditmars Boulverd. Then walk west (toward East River) along 23rd Ave. so you can enjoy excellent restaurants, shops, bars, and listen to thousands of birds
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