Queens Borough President Donovan Richards stated he wouldn't solely assist the "Interborough Categorical" rail line, however would assist make it occur.
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The political chief of Queens says he'll spearhead a marketing campaign to construct assist for Gov. Kathy Hochul’s deliberate Brooklyn-Queens “Interborough Categorical” commuter rail service.
“I'll make a full court docket press to assist make this occur. It’s a legacy piece,” Queens Borough President Donovan Richards instructed The Submit.
“It’s a win-win venture.”
Throughout her State of the State handle final week, Hochul stated the MTA may convert an underutilized 14-mile right-of-way freight line into a brand new transit service that might run from Bay Ridge in Brooklyn to Jackson Heights Heights in Queens, connecting neighborhoods with 900,000 residents.
“A transit line connecting Queens and Brooklyn is nice for the economic system and creating jobs, will present extra publicity for tradition and tourism and shaves time without work commutes,” Richards stated.
The Queens Beep additionally stated Brooklynites would get the chance to patronize eateries and style the delicacies in his territory, “the world’s borough.”
“I would like folks from Brooklyn to return to Queens for some good meals. Jackson Heights is the mecca for meals,” he stated.
Richards praised Hochul for placing her muscle behind the venture, which he stated was sound coverage and shrewd politics.
He identified that Queens neighborhoods hardest hit by COVID-19 can be beneficiaries of the brand new transit service. The heads of the chambers of commerce of Brooklyn and Queens additionally put out a joint assertion backing the commuter rail venture.
Queens as effectively as Brooklyn shall be key battlegrounds within the Democratic major for governor, the place Hochul will face off in opposition to metropolis Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Lengthy Island Congressman Tom Suozzi in a bid to maintain the manager seat following the resignation of ex-Governor Andrew Cuomo amid a sexual harassment scandal.
“I’m grateful for the governor eager about the outer boroughs. We need to see the communities most impacted by COVID to get funding. This venture is a strategy to pay homage,” Richards stated.
An MTA rep Sunday declined to share outcomes of the authority’s “feasibility” research of the trouble and stated the preliminary evaluation was merely a precursor to a complete public examination of three choices: “standard” rail, light-rail or “bus fast transit.
“We sit up for working with Borough President Richards as planning for the venture will get underway,” spokesman Aaron Donovan stated in an announcement.
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