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Astoria
Title: Astoria
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 1213 | Pages: 5.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Astoria
ASTORIA
Everything around the world has its own history and features, even my small apartment has its history. While I am taking urban sociology class, I became curious about the history and community of Astoria where I live.
Astoria is a part of Queens, one of five boroughs. Astoria settled in the 17th century known as Hallets Cove, which renamed in honor of John Jacob Astor a millionaire in 1839. John Jacob Astor, a German-born immigrants …showed first 75 words of 1213 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1213 total…said he believes that private property owners would never be allowed to get away with the poor property upkeep that has earned Amtrak its bad reputation in Queens.
One good reason living Astoria is convenience of transportation. For most of the places in Astoria, it is needless to drive because of the well-developed subway system. Also, the crime rate in Astoria is relatively low. I, personally as a resident, feel safe living in this area.
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