Ditmars Blvd. in Astoria, Queens - Clip 1

Sorry the camera is shaking so much. Walking down Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria, NY on a warm spring Friday afternoon. For those of you who have never been here before, this video gives you an idea of what the neighborhood is like. Recorded on March 27, 2009.

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Travel & Events

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• astoria
• new york
• ny
• queens
• ditmars boulevard

[gregoris5656]

hold the camera straight scumbag

[NYer79]

@speeches

i actually grew up in Astoria. yeah, i'd say astoria is a good place. if you're from miami, you might like some of the latin aspects of astoria, but astoria has no glitz like miami. it's always been mainly greek, italian, irish, peppered with latins, polish, germans, armenians, and jewish. today, they're all still there, but--depending on what parts of astoria--you may be near quiet tree-lined streets or near hustle and bustle. Astoria's close to the City, good food & ppl.

[olmjohn]

no in the near ending of the vid

[olmjohn]

I also Grew up in Astoria!!!!!!! In the first few secs of the vid there was a church its a school i went there!!! I'm a graduate!!!

[kirter23]

@2:05 is where i grew up.

[xxbryan56xx]

i live there

[djavatar68]

All you hear is foreign accents going down this street. LOL!

[KnightOwl2006]

@ntg625 Spotlight cafe? That must have closed at least 25 years ago.

[NYer79]

@speeches

you got it! and glad to help!

[speeches]

@NYer79 Hey thanks for the info that’s awesome info and yes, unfortunately my City is fake as hell. Its almost annoying! Thankfully, i never played along with the X Medium shirts and steroid personas. It seems like NY (Astoria) and the "Old World" would be my type of town. By the way cool term! Hey, if i ever run into you, two beers on me my friend! Salute and thanks again.

[NYer79]

@speeches

...also, Astoria's gotten more expensive, though, cause of all the outta towners who've moved in from all over the hinterlands of the country, especially from the midwest. If you're used to palm trees, glitz, beachy scenes, and a flip-flop sand and skin set, you may not like Astoria--in fact, you may not like NY at all, cause it's not like that here. It's more old world, euro/latin/middle-eastern in Astoria these days, with older but nicely-preserved homes, good shops, & tough ppl.