Whitestone Bridge turns 85
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The Whitestone Bridge, which connects northern Queens and the Bronx, celebrated its 85th birthday on Monday.
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Congestion pricing plan greenlit by MTA
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After years of debate over one of New York City’s most controversial political topics, the MTA officially passed its final congestion pricing plan on Wednesday morning.
Read MoreFederal officials pour $117 million into QueensWay project
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Federal officials put $117 million into a proposal to bring a park to an abandoned rail line in Central and South Queens dubbed the QueensWay this week.
Read MoreMTA announces Queens bus redesign outreach events
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The MTA will hold several in-person, public outreach events to gather feedback on its latest version of the Queens Bus Network Redesign, which was released in December.
Read MoreLocal pols want G train restored to former Queens glory
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Several Queens and Brooklyn elected officials are calling on the MTA to consider running the G train along its former route, deeper into Queens, now that the transit authority has announced plans to do work on the line that will likely cause major service disruptions.
Read MoreQueens pols file lawsuit against congestion pricing plan
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Queens members of the City Council’s Common Sense Caucus and Queens Assemblymember David Weprin rallied in support of a new lawsuit filed against the plan to bring congestion pricing to Manhattan.
Read MoreThe wheels on the bus go ‘round a new route: MTA unveils latest effort to overhaul Queens’ bus network
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Queens bus riders got a look at the latest – and final – proposed plan for the Queens Bus Network Redesign, which was unveiled by the MTA on Tuesday.
Read MoreNo more toll on Cross Bay Bridge for Queens residents
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Queens residents will no longer need to pay the toll on the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge in Southeast Queens, a major win for locals in the area who often use the bridge to commute and have long complained about the toll’s cost.
Read More‘A miracle’ : Queens residents get excited about IBX, but new rail line likely won’t come any time soon
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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.
Read MoreQueensLink’s future cast into doubt following MTA report
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A proposal to restart an abandoned railway in South Queens and turn it into a working subway line received low scores in the MTA’s recently released 20-year needs assessment report, making it less likely the project receives future funding.
Read MoreQueens rallies for QueensLink at City Hall
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Nearly a year after the mayor announced that his administration was choosing to build a park over a 3.5 mile strip of abandoned rail that cuts through Central and South Queens, a group of supporters hoping to revive the rail line rallied at City Hall on Wednesday.
Read MoreMTA shares Interborough Express details
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During an hour-long presentation, the MTA gave the public new details and updates on the planned Interborough Express, the potentially transformative railway project to connect Brooklyn and Queens.
Read MoreLIRR train derails in Jamaica, injuring more than a dozen
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A Long Island Railroad train headed east through Queens derailed on Thursday morning, leaving 13 passengers injured.
Subway rides to increase by fifteen cents come August
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This week, the MTA voted unanimously to increase the price of a trip on a city subway or bus from $2.75 to $2.90.
Read MoreDoes Flushing need a bus depot? Lawmaker says, ‘yes’
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A Queens lawmaker says she has a solution for the congestion caused by city buses in Downtown Flushing.
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