by Gilbert B Norman
Seems as if "room with a view" is going mainstream and upscale - and beyond the railfan community:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/real ... racks.html
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/real ... racks.html
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.After Yue Yu and her husband first moved into their one-bedroom condo in Long Island City last summer, she spent a blissful afternoon out on her new balcony.
She basked in the sun, which washes her living room and bedroom with light from the southeast. She tilted her head up to the blue sky. And she looked out at the view.
Of train tracks.
Her building, Galerie, backs up to an inactive rail spur. Beyond is track after track serving the New York City Transit Authority, the Long Island Rail Road and Amtrak. Ms. Yu and her husband, who paid $875,000 for their home, see the No. 7 subway rolling by as they get ready for work in the morning.