Posts Tagged ‘Train’
A potential new train line may connect Astoria to Bay Ridge: report
A $1.3 million contract was presented by the MTA to the AECOM engineering firm in order to analyze whether the construction of a train line directly connecting Bay Ridge to Astoria would work. As reported by Gothamist, this project would be the largest expansion in NYC history since World War II. If the project gets…
Read MoreAstoria Resident Pushed In Front Of Times Square Train Dies
A woman died on Monday after being pushed onto the tracks of an oncoming No. 1 train at Times Square station. The woman, according to police was 49 year old Astoria resident Connie Watton. She had been standing on the downtown No. 1 platform at around 1:20PM on November the 7th when Melanie Liverpool-Turner, 30,…
Read More4 N/Q Stations Will Close For Renovations
A change is coming to Astoria, in way of the N/Q train, as 4 stations are marked to close for a period of at least six months to a year for renovations. The project is brought on the heel of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who announced the radical change to New York subway stations over the next few years.…
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