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whenever I ride the LIRR to Citi Field, or pass by while transiting the East River, I am amazed how quickly that part of Queens has become the new real estate hot spot. high rises everywhere.

These pictures are actually Long Island City   People like to call it Astoria as it has a better reputation.   LIC used to be a commercial warehouse district that nobody dared go to after 9pm.  LOL   When I first started working for IBM I was taking service calls in this area   Nobody lived there  It was all one and two story warehouses and buildings.  Sunnyside Yards was double the size that it is today  I used to buy my lunch and sit in the car and watch GG-1's and BB-3's athe whole time  

Here are some Queensboro pics from awhile ago  It has changed dramatically

This pic still has the bridge connection  Broadway Maintenance was the company that had the City traffic light contract

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The remnants of alot of these connections can still be seen if you look close