Is Astoria 'Downtown Queens'? Neil Patrick Harris' New Show Thinks So

First there was Quooklyn. Now Downtown Queens?

Neil Patrick Harris' new NBC variety show "Best Time Ever" is filmed at Kaufman Astoria Studios in Astoria, where the actor snapped a selfie earlier this fall in front of the well-known studio gates on 35th Avenue.

But many locals are perplexed by the opening line of the show — which aired its season finale on Monday — where an announcer claims the broadcast is coming "live from beautiful downtown Queens."

We've heard of downtown Jamaica and downtown Flushing, but downtown Queens? Not a thing, many residents were eager to argue on social media.

What the heck is downtown Queens? That's not a thing. #BestBoroughEverHasNoDowntown @ActuallyNPH @BestTimeEver #BestTimeEver

— Rebecca F. (@hermione278) September 26, 2015

Hey @BestTimeEver....where is Downtown Queens? #nope #astoria

— Kristen (@konthego) September 30, 2015

The moniker appears to be the latest in a string of invented neighborhood names that nobody actually uses — from "ChiBeCa" to the more recent and generally loathed South Bronx "Piano District."

Does Queens have a downtown? Should Astoria accept the nickname? Let us know in the comments.

UPDATE: A reader on Twitter alerted us that "downtown Queens," is likely referring to the opening lines of another NBC variety show from the late '60s — "Laugh-In," where announcer Gary Owens reads the opening credits "from beautiful downtown Burbank."

.@ActuallyNPH is prob alluding to the phrase "beautiful Downtown Burbank" used on the "Laugh-In" TV show in the 60's https://t.co/ttWsRqCfWB

— Michael Scholl (@MichaelScholl7) November 5, 2015