This walk will wind through Astoria, taking guests on a tour that will invite them to consider the impact of parking on a neighborhood, and what the community can do to shape that impact. Guests will learn about and discuss urban retail and the history of parking.
We’ll bookend the tour at two grocery stores. The starting location will be the Food Bazaar at Northern Boulevard and 42nd Street, which is suburban in format and auto-oriented. From there we’ll walk north on Steinway Street (with discussion of several other notable parking lots en route), and along the commercial strip on 30th Avenue. We’ll end at the Key Foods at 33rd Street and 30th Ave, a more pedestrian-oriented store that shows the potential diversity of grocery uses and neighborhood formats.
The walk is 1.2 miles long; comfortable shoes will be helpful.
Accessibility
The walk will take place along city streets and sidewalks, so wheelchairs will have to navigate curb cuts and cross streets but shouldn't face any challenges beyond that. The walk is 1.2 miles long.
Both the starting and ending locations are close to the subway (start near the 36th Street on the M/R and end at 30th Ave on the N/W train). Citibike access is superb for both starting and ending locations, with docks in the immediate vicinity.
I don't anticipate that guests will have to go inside any buildings, although there's a wide variety of coffee shops, corner stores and food options if people should want anything.
Location Information
RSVP is required and capacity is limited. Meeting location, ending location, and directions will be provided via email before walk date.
guided
Saturday, May 4, 202411:00 AM
1 hour
Borough: Queens
Theme: Advocacy, Art & Architecture, History & Culture
Language: English
