Astoria Boulevard is an important east-west commercial street in northwestern
Astoria, Queens, New York City. It runs from 1st Street at the
East River to the
World's Fair Marina on
Flushing Bay, where it merges with
Northern Boulevard. Just before the junction of the two boulevards, there is a large two lane ramp leading to the Whitestone Expressway. Most of the traffic on Astoria Boulevard heads toward this ramp, and then onto the Expressway.