QUEENS – The iconic Neptune Diner permanently closed its doors Sunday night after decades of business in Astoria, Queens.
The Neptune Diner has lost its lease.
The diner is located in front of the Astoria Boulevard N/W stop.
Frankie Tsiamtsiouras has been a waiter at the diner for 30 years.
“The original place opened up in 1956, and it was like a small diner here and then, 10 years later, 1966, they made the dining room. And they put the kitchen in the back,” Tsiamtsiouras said.
Longtime customers like Bert Hubbard can’t believe the place is shutting down.
“This is an era in time that’s dying out. New York, New Jersey, you can’t beat diner culture.” Bert Hubbard
After its decades-long lease expired, Neptune Diner is following in the footsteps of hundreds of New York City diners over the last 50 years and shutting down for good.
At least eight other Queens diners have closed their doors since 2018. …