Astor Place

Astor Place is a plaza NoHo New York located in United States.

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    (212) 979-5100

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    51astor.com

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    Plaza

Address

Astor Pl (btwn Lafayette St & 4th Ave) New York , NY 10003 United States

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EArchitect

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.

ArtNerdNewYork

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

Robert Stribley

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 !

Rupert Pupkin

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."

Compass

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

chrissy spaziano

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

Noel Santos

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

Taiowa Waner

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

Robespierre

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.

Trae F

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

Kirsten Power

Be sure to check out The Cube!

Becka Simon

An amazing place to sit and watch the sunset

Nate Beatty

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

Jeffrey Kao

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

Kimmie Ohh

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

Felipe De Negri

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

Toya Coleman

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

DV Green????

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.

Alex Hamel

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.

Nate Folkert

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

mikeithdavis

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

Marques Stewart

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

Sara ????⚔????

Classic NYC. The Cube is the best part.

Mindy Yang

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

Alex Hamel

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

Robespierre

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

Valerie Seckler

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

NYU Wasserman Center for Career Development

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

Valerie Seckler

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

Advertising Week

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

The Spark Group

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

L B

The cube site is under construction at the moment

Lele

Spin the cube!

Dens

Spin the cube for good luck.

Anthony Assoon

Love the people

Dunja

Taiwanese food truck ftw!

Matthew Breuer

it’s a plaza !

Jason

Great views

Melissa Ford

Always super crowded

John Frank Hinck

The 6 is not frequent at night

Saif Dia

Don't be an idiot and spin the cube

Booie

Hot UN types live here

Michael Gogel

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

Marcel Dettmer

Great spot 

Uwvie Obodo

This place has changed

Meir Sadan

Go ahead, push the cube.

Dat

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

Chelsey McCaw

check out the cube now covered by crocheted olek!

Kevin McNair

The cube rotates...

Johnny Vulkan

Grab a friend and spin the cube

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6.6
Public Art
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A great spot to just chill or just wait for Friends to arrive. Always a note able spot in Astor place. hey I'm at the cube. - Robespierre

7.1
Food Stand
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Smoothies are cheap and solid. Pesto chicken sandwich is also good - Emmanuel Kontokalos

7.2
Coffee Shop
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Fresh coffee for mood fresh, best coffee ever. - Hanna Evans

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Awesome place To visit for multicultural Events. :-) - Rachelle Janice

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Really fun for Christmas shopping and the holiday spirit mode! I love the shopping here in general! The horse rides are fun too! They also have ice skating at walman rink - Caroline K

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Beautiful, European style park. Occasional live music and outdoor chess makes it a hit. - Gajtana Simonovska

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Park
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Quirky place filled with interesting characters. A definite must see in NYC. - Scott Kleinberg