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Greektown Astoria 

Astoria is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens. Astoria is bounded by the East River and is adjacent to three other Queens neighborhoods: Long Island City to the southwest, Sunnyside to the southeast, and Woodside to the east. 

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Astoria is the heart of New York’s Greek community and here you will find a local Greek Orthodox church, a Greek school, social clubs, traditional Greek grocery stores and an array of Greek eateries and businesses.

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The 1960s saw a large increase of Greek population from mainland Greece, and after 1974, there was an influx of Greeks from Cyprus. This cultural imprint can be seen in the numerous Greek restaurants, tavernas, bakeries, and cafes, as well as several Greek Orthodox churches. In the late 1960s, a ‘Greek Town’ neighborhood coalesced in Astoria. From 1960s to 1980s the number of Greeks constantly increased. Greek organizations in the area include the Hellenic American Action Committee (HANAC) and the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York.