Astor Place

When taking the downtown 6 train to Astor Place from Union Square, it sometimes goes straight to Bleecker Street skipping Astor Place. Make sure you listen to the conductor before the doors close.

Seminal Cor-ten steel artist Tony Rosenthal’s public sculptures dot Manhattan. Like most public art of the era (late 60s/early 70s), the minimalist designs can sometimes go unnoticed, their industrial Read more

Guess you could now say “As featured in season 2 of Russian Doll.” I’ve been stopping by regularly since 2006. Great people watching and a nice place to rest your weary feet. Grab a local Mud coffee !

Wikipedia: "Completed in 1904, it is one of the original twenty-eight stations in the [subway] system. The station is on the List of Registered Historic Places in New York."

Although it’s no park , Astor Place is famous for it’s giant cube, an iron rotating sculpture that sits on a traffic island .

Very beautiful and it's old style is maintained. A must see.

Cobble stone sidewalks are a part of the historical landmark essence that make Astor place great.

Interesting public art , lots of places to eat or drink, shopping , and lots of transportation options.

Check out St Marks Ale House on NFL Sunday for TVs nachos And cheap drafts all sunday. Assuming we have the NFL to watch this season.

Cool part of the city . Lots of great restaurants and people watching .

Be sure to check out The Cube!

An amazing place to sit and watch the sunset

Touristy , but lots of good shops and restaurants on this street. Don't come on a weekend night - it's packed.

The rent-is-too-damn-high guy makes frequent appearances here!

Go to the cube! Plenty of places to eat in the area!

Try to move the cube and grab a coffee at the charming Starbucks of the place

Very cool & hip spot!! Great Bars and Coffee places to hang out.

In the mid- to late-18th century, this area was home to many of the wealthiest New Yorkers, including members of the Astor, Vanderbilt and Delano families.

They're redesigning the plaza for a much smoother look! However, don't think the cube will be back which is devastating and a major fail, lol.

wegmans moving in to old kmart spot. sometime in 2023 :p

Be sure to hug a stranger at Astor Place. But let them know "It's an Alamo tradition."

In Spiderman 2, Doctor Octopus hurls a car through the window of a restaurant in Astor Place, nearly killing Peter Parker and Mary Jane.

Classic NYC. The Cube is the best part.

So romantic ! An amazing intersection for architecture & people-watching. Fantastic street food/coffee/desserts served out of trucks .

Get a nice group together and spin the cube really fast. Exhilarating.

So many places to eat and drink esp with St marks just a few blocks away. I'm rarely here sober haha

Good stretch to enjoy some early day sun before it heads east.

Okay, this isn't much of a park ... but if you spin The Cube fast enough you might have a career-related-epiphany.

Good stretch to enjoy some early day sun before it heads west.

Take a photo with the cube. The best part is that it spins! Go ahead, push it!

Astor place is being renovated to include much more walking space, a large plaza , trees , flowerbeds, a fixed up traffic situation...

The cube site is under construction at the moment

Spin the cube!

Spin the cube for good luck.

Love the people

Taiwanese food truck ftw!

it’s a plaza !

Great views

Always super crowded

The 6 is not frequent at night

Don't be an idiot and spin the cube

Hot UN types live here

Look for the guy who doesn't know what he's doing here

Great spot 

This place has changed

Go ahead, push the cube.

Random Milton Glaser piece from the 80's in the subway below because why not.

check out the cube now covered by crocheted olek!

The cube rotates...

Grab a friend and spin the cube