Astoria Blvd — Local services in New York

Despite being a station away from the last stop (Astoria Ditmars Blvd) this station tags itself as a lively but, decrepit station. Both stations have themselves packed with people during rush and even at some occasions peak hours. I guess being ever so close to Manhattan, commuters have more ease to go to work and come back home in a timely manner. Nevertheless this station as well as several other above ground stops in the line are due for a makeover/renovation. Countdown clocks have started to get installed on this and several other stations following Astoria Blvd, and that's pretty much all that has been done as something 'new.' I hope that with more funds the MTA can do more on renovating the entire stop as well as the others...

Probably the best thing about this station is you can use its walkway to bypass the dangerous Astoria Blvd N/S and Hoyt Ave junction crosswalks. Bring a jacket in the spring, fall, and winter because you will be quite exposed to wind and precipitation with the station being suspended over I-278. Attendants here are helpful, the new elevators are nice, the platform is long with room to wait, and you won't see any rats dangling from...

Nice big open station and it is even nicer heading towards NYC because it’s the 2nd line on the stop, so plenty of open seats. The only drawback is that it’s right over the highway so it gets very windy, but you can stand on either side of the stairwell windows or escalator and that typically helps. Nice stained glass, clean stairwells, one of the better stops in the...