Officials are calling on Amtrak to provide the ultimate birthday present to an iconic structure in Queens.
The Hell Gate Bridge in Astoria will turn 100 years old on Sept. 30, and some argue that “the patchwork of pink, beige and brown” coating is unsightly and not representative of the historic bridge.
Congressman Joseph Crowley, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, state Senator Michael Gianaris, Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas and Councilman Costa Constantinides sent a letter to Amtrak President Joseph H. Boardman to ask the agency for a makeover.