Astoria
Northwest Queens, across the river from Manhattan. Steinway Street and 30th Avenue are the main commercial strips. Museum of the Moving Image is in Kaufman Astoria Studios.
Borough
Queens
Largest borough by area. Two airports, the Open, the beach, and more languages on one block than most cities get in a zip code.
Places
Flushing
Downtown Flushing is the 7 train terminal. Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue are the core. Flushing Meadows-Corona Park and the US Open sit just west of it.
Jackson Heights
74th Street and Roosevelt Avenue is the commercial center. 34th Avenue runs as an open street most weekends. One of the densest mix of languages in the city.
Forest Hills
Central Queens. Station Square and Austin Street are the walkable core. Forest Hills Stadium still hosts concerts. The West Side Tennis Club is here.
The Rockaways
Peninsula on the Atlantic. A train to Beach 90s and the ferry to Wall Street / Sunset Park in season. Boardwalk runs most of the beachfront.
Jamaica
Major transit hub: LIRR, AirTrain to JFK, E/J/Z subway. Jamaica Avenue is the old commercial strip. King Manor is the historic house museum.
Howard Beach
Southwest Queens, between Jamaica Bay and JFK. A train stop at 159th Avenue. Cross Bay Boulevard is the main road out to the beach and Broad Channel.
New Park Pizza
156-71 Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Beach. Neighborhood slice place that people drive to from other boroughs. Cash and a line are normal.