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Astoria Boulevard is an important east–west commercial street in Astoria and East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City. It runs from 1st Street at the East River to the World's Fair Marina on Flushing Bay , where it merges with Northern Boulevard .
The Astoria Boulevard station (also known as Astoria Boulevard–Hoyt Avenue station) is an express station on the BMT Astoria Line of the New York City Subway.Located on 31st Street between Astoria Boulevard and the Grand Central Parkway (Interstate 278) in Astoria, Queens, the station is served by the N train at all times, as well as by the W train on weekdays.
Genovese Drug Stores was founded in 1924 by Joseph Genovese in Astoria, Queens. [1] In 1955, Joseph W. Genovese Jr., the son of the founder and the chairman of the board, introduced selfâservice in the chain. [2] Joseph Jr. died in December 1975 at the age of 46 after undergoing surgery. [2] His father died in November 1978 at the age of 75. [3]
Walgreens is an American company that operates the second-largest pharmacy store chain in the United States, behind CVS Health. [3] It specializes in filling prescriptions, health and wellness products, health information, and photo services. [4] It was founded in Chicago in 1901, and is headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Deerfield, Illinois.
Steinway Street is a 2.4 mile two-way street that runs north-south between Berrian Boulevard in Astoria and Northern Boulevard in Long Island City. South of the Grand Central Parkway, Steinway Street is a major commercial district that is the primary section of a business improvement district called Steinway Astoria Partnership. [2]
The Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard station (originally the Ditmars Avenue station; also Ditmars Boulevard station), is the northern terminal station on the BMT Astoria Line of the New York City Subway. Located above 31st Street between 23rd Avenue and Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria, Queens , it is served by the N train at all times and the W train ...
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) is an American multinational holding company headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, [2] which owns the retail pharmacy chains Walgreens in the US and Boots in the UK, as well as several pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution companies.
Astoria has a lively local community and hosts a number of neighborhood events. Since 2020, the 31st Ave Open Street, a branch of NYC Open Streets, [139] runs programming on 31st Avenue with local businesses and artists. [140] Shop Small Astoria, a collective of independent retail stores, host neighborhood shopping and drink crawls. [141]