Gov’s Interborough Express faces uncertain future after gov’s congestion pricing pause

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Gov’s Interborough Express faces uncertain future after gov’s congestion pricing pause

A little more than two years after Governor Kathy Hochul first introduced plans to build the Interborough Express, the future of her ambitious plan to build the much-needed public transit option for Queens and Brooklyn residents appears to be uncertain, almost entirely as a result of the governor's own 11th-hour pause on the implementation of the MTA’s congestion pricing plan.

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Hochul lays out plans for Queens in State of the State address

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Hochul lays out plans for Queens in State of the State address

On Tuesday, Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her 2024 State of the State address, discussing issues like affordability, housing and mental health. Her wider goals, outlined in a 180-page document, included a handful of plans that are specific to or stand to affect Queens.

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‘A miracle’ : Queens residents get excited about IBX, but new rail line likely won’t come any time soon

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‘A miracle’ : Queens residents get excited about IBX, but new rail line likely won’t come any time soon

Queens residents filed into an Elmhurst elementary school last week to hear MTA officials pitch the Interborough Express, a proposed light rail line to connect Queens to Brooklyn that could eventually eliminate an aggravating and time-consuming trip through Manhattan for thousands of riders a day.

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