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“W” Train Elimination – Some Worry, Others Don’t

By Smriti Rao

The W line that runs from Astoria, Queens, to Manhattan's South Ferry is the quintessential middle child. It has trouble attracting attention and competes with its three other siblings, the N, Q, and R lines. The elimination of the Astoria part of the "W" line drew howls of protest from local commuter, but what... »

Astoria Battles Noisy Bar-hoppers

By Smriti Rao

For the last couple of months, Norwood Gardens, Astoria resident Helen Carter has been waking up on weekends to find broken liquor bottles in her backyard. Donnelly Marks, another Norwood resident filled an entire bag with trash found on her block even as she walked her dog one Saturday morning. »

Astoria’s Rally For Safer Streets

By Smriti Rao

Astoria residents are hopeful that 2010 rings in not just new tidings but also better traffic safety regulations on 21st Avenue. A seven block stretch on this Avenue, from 21st Street to 28th Street has been the object of much concern over the last two years as rising accidents have made residents nervous for... »

Queens Day Laborers Draw Residents’ Ire

By Smriti Rao

On any given day, you would find day worker Jose Manuel at Hart Park, 69th at 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights. The painter from Mexico comes to the park each morning hoping to be picked up for work. On Tuesdays, a mobile soup kitchen run by St. John's Bread and Life provides him and his... »

Hunter’s Point Park- Turf War Continues

By Smriti Rao

Community Board 2 last week gave its stamp of approval to the city for creating an 11-acre park at the southern tip of Long Island City but urged planners to rethink one detail — the use of artificial turf in the proposed park’s sporting field. The park, slated to be part of the 30-acre... »

Residents to city: Rezone Astoria now

By Smriti Rao

At first glance, the empty lot at 36-88 36th St. in Astoria looks like any other construction site in the city. But the mere presence of this parcel in a quiet, leafy stretch of Astoria makes the neighbors angry. Days after the Norwood Neighborhood Association reached a compromise with the Department of City Planning... »

New School to open in Jackson Heights

By Smriti Rao

For many students in Queens, overcrowded schools are a constant reality. Each day they jostle and push through crammed hallways, squeezing into classrooms designed for fewer occupants. Some students in Jackson Heights, however, may soon be granted a reprieve, as the city has acquired the Blessed Sacrament School building at 34-20 94th St. and will... »

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