: 96 Hallet bought the land in 1664 from two native chiefs named Shawestcont and Erramorhar. The peninsula was bordered to the north by Hell Gate, to the west by the East River, and the south by Sunswick Creek. The area now known as Astoria was originally called Hallet's Cove (also spelled Hallett's Cove), after its first landowner William Hallet, (or Hallett) who settled there in 1652 with his wife, Elizabeth Fones. JSTOR ( September 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. This section needs additional citations for verification. Politically, Astoria is represented by the New York City Council's 22nd and 26th Districts. Fire protection is provided by Battalions 45 and 49 of FDNY. It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 114th Precinct. Commercial activity continued through the 20th century, with the area being a center for filmmaking and industry.Īstoria is located in Queens Community District 1 and its ZIP Codes are 11101, 11102, 11103, 11105, and 11106. Astoria and several other surrounding villages were incorporated into Long Island City in 1870, which in turn was incorporated into the City of Greater New York in 1898. During the second half of the 19th century, economic and commercial growth brought increased immigration. Hallet's Cove was incorporated on April 12, 1839, and was later renamed for John Jacob Astor, then the wealthiest man in the United States, in order to persuade him to invest in the area. The area was originally called Hallet's (or Hallett's) Cove after its first landowner William Hallet, who settled there in 1652 with his wife, Elizabeth Fones. As of 2019, Astoria has an estimated population of 95,446. Astoria is bounded by the East River and is adjacent to four other Queens neighborhoods: Long Island City to the southwest, Sunnyside to the southeast, and Woodside and East Elmhurst to the east. Astoria is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens.
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