Mayor announces $35M investment in QueensWay project that will connect several Queens neighborhoods with massive greenway via QNS
The city’s Economic Development Corporation will manage the construction of the Met Hub in collaboration with NYC Parks.
The funding includes $2.5 million from the City Council, and Forest Hills Councilwoman Lynn Schulman noted that QueensWay would provide much-needed green space while acting as a main artery of the borough, connecting six distinct neighborhoods and providing safe and easy alternative transportation to 12 schools, seven subway lines, and one commuter line.
Friends of the QueensWay president Travis Terry called the investment a historic and remarkable moment for those living, working and visiting central Queens after decades of grassroots advocacy. The future of the QueensLink proposal, which would reuse existing rail assets to improve mass transit, is unclear. Last month, QueensLink executive director Rick Horan sent a letter urging the mayor and Governor Kathy Hochul to conduct an Environmental Impact Study on the plan in order to provide greater detail on QueensLink’s potential economic and environmental impact.
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