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City Living: Astoria, Queens

It was only a few years ago that Astoria was largely synonymous with Greece in the minds of many New Yorkers. But the word is spreading: Just across the river from midtown Manhattan, the neighborhood is -- for now -- still as affordable as it is diverse.

The joke goes that Astoria was named for a man who never set foot in the area: John Jacob Astor. Angling for a $2,000 investment in Hallet's...

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