#Interborough Express

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Why Doesn't The M Loop in Queens?

In my efforts to build community support for the QueensLink, I find myself talking to people about extending the M train. Since the M loops back into Queens, some folks thought that we were planning on extending it from its Middle Village end, not from Queens Blvd. Once people realize this, the inevitable next question I get is, “Why doesn’t the M train loop up to Roosevelt Ave to make a…

[1863-project]

hi! i recently went to visit NYC with my friend (it was fun!! veeery crowded but fun) and she mentioned that 1) there are a lot of abandoned rail lines around NYC, some of which have been reopened and 2) there's apparently an event in grand central where they put a lot of the old trains out on display???

i didn't have time but i'd love to check both of those out if i ever visit again - i was wondering if you knew any more about them? + also if you have any other recommendations for what else to see around the city 👉👈 tysm!!!

Hey, I'm so glad you had a great time in my city! NYC is really a wonderful place, even though we're packed like sardines in here.

There are definitely a lot of rail lines that aren't currently in use in and around NYC, as well as some that are only used for freight. We used to be a pretty dense railroad hub (before cars fully took over). The proposed Interborough Express would run on the Bay Ridge Branch of the LIRR, which hasn't carried passengers since 1924 and has been exclusively used for freight since. If you go into neighborhoods that once contained shipping warehouses, like Industry City in Brooklyn, you can find railroad infrastructure if you know where to look still. A bit further afield, they're looking to hopefully someday return rail service to the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western's old Lackawanna Cutoff, which would allow New Jersey Transit trains to go non-stop between Hoboken, New Jersey and Scranton, Pennsylvania. And of course, we have a myriad of abandoned subway stations, which you can look for as you pass through on your way to other destinations! (City Hall is the one I recommend trying to see the most - just stay on the 6 Train until it loops around after its last stop and you'll pass through as it gets set up to go back uptown. Or you can become a member of the New York Transit Museum and go on a tour, like I did.)

Actually, visiting the aforementioned New York Transit Museum makes getting into an abandoned station easy as pie. You pay $10 to get in and you're in the old Court Street Station. If you like trains (or trolleys or busses!) on any level I highly recommend it.

RE: Grand Central, that was an old event done for National Train Day, and I don't know if they still do it but it would generally be in early May if they bring it back. I know they've been known to roll out the Hickory Creek for that - it's an observation car that used to be on the 20th Century Limited, the New York Central's flagship service between NYC and Chicago. The Hickory Creek is maintained by the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey and it tends to be in their yard in Boonton, NJ when it's not running on private charters.

For other recommendations - oh my God, if you haven't been to the American Museum of Natural History, you have to go. It's my favorite place in the entire world. I'll also recommend the Bronx Zoo, the Wildlife Conservation Society's headquarters, as they do a lot of work towards the conservation of endangered species and education. If you like baseball, Citi Field (where my useless Mets play) has significantly better food options than Yankee Stadium, and I'm not saying this out of bias - Yankees fans agree with me.

Avoid Times Square. It may be geared towards tourists, but everyone who actually lives here hates it because it's too crowded and you can't get where you're trying to go. If you really have to go to Raising Cane's or Junior's Cheesecake there are locations in Brooklyn that are so much less crowded.

If you have questions on anything specific I'm happy to help! I love sharing my city with other people!

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Light Rail Selected for New York’s Interborough Express Project   

Written by Marybeth Luczak

The 14-mile Interborough Express would connect the Brooklyn and Queens communities to 17 MTA New York City Subway lines and MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). It would use existing right-of-way of the Bay Ridge Branch freight line—owned by LIRR and operated by New York & Atlantic—and CSX’s Fremont Secondary line.

The MTA’s proposed Interborough Express project will move forward using light rail to provide service from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn to Jackson Heights, Queens, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul reported during her 2023 State of the State address on Jan. 10.

Gov. Hochul first announced plans for the 14-mile Interborough Express in her State of the State on Jan. 5, 2022. She and MTA on Jan. 20, 2022 released an interim report on the proposed service, which would connect the Brooklyn and Queens communities to 17 MTA New York City Transit subway lines and MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). It would use the existing right-of-way of the Bay Ridge Branch freight line—owned by LIRR and run by New York & Atlantic—and CSX’s Fremont Secondary line, and operate with light rail; “conventional rail” (FRA-compliant electric multiple units); or Bus Rapid Transit.

Drawing from conclusions in MTA’s newly released Planning and Environmental Linkages study (download), the transit agency determined the “most efficient” mode of transportation (light rail), created a list of preliminary stations (see map above), and conducted other planning and engineering analyses to advance the project, the transit agency reported on Jan. 10.

(Complete article here)

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I had this thought at like 2:30 am and maybe it doesn't make sense but Race and Spot give off like Jane and Bingley(from pride and prejudice) vibes. Cause like everyone would probably think they're like Darcy and Lizzy with their bickering and stuff but they don't really have any pride or prejudice to overcome (besides interborough drama). And I think that they like are kind of almost smitten with each other the first time they meet. Maybe they don't outwardly show it but they kind of have that puppy love for each other like if Spot thinks no one is watching his face will fall into the most love-stuck sappy expression when looking at Race. Idk it's just something my sleepy brain was thinking about...

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Just looked at the map for the nyc light rail, https://new.mta.info/project/interborough-express

And it goes to both ends of the M train, turning a U into an O, i just think thats funny

I mean, O is a far better shape

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actually heartbreaking watching mta shooting themselves in the foot machine gun style with including a LEVEL CROSSING on the interborough express as their preferred option as opposed to like a metro line or copenhagen-style automated light metro

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I'll be real. seeing the interborough express in New York decide to go down the 'light rail' tram route instead of and Overground-style suburban service which fits arguably better due to the high capacity and frequency it needs and the running alongside freight services makes me want to kill the governor.

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been messing around with my map adding extensions to the systems that are planned or that i would like to see…

above you can see the 7 and L extensions to new jersey, and the new hblr line from hoboken to secaucus junction

n extension to laguardia airport…

and the second avenue subway t service with the extension crosstown on 125th st

also working on some staten island stuff, the interborough express, and some other tram ideas

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https://pix11.com/news/transit/mta-holds-first-public-meeting-on-plans-for-brooklyn-queens-interborough-express/?s=09

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The Secret Subway That Could Save New York

https://new.mta.info/project/interborough-express

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Celebrating Public Transit and the Proposed Interborough Express (IBX)

In this age of climate change and influx of immigrants to help power our great city the need to develop a new subway line that bring quicker access to Brooklyn and Queens is an essential step.

The Catholic Church recognizes the grave concern posed by climate change and environmental degradation. In the famous environmental encyclical by Pope Francis, Laudato Si', the Pope shares with us how he sees the improvement of public transit as a much needed solution to the environmental issues we face and our overall urban experience.

The quality of life in cities has much to do with systems of transport, which are often a source of much suffering for those who use them. Many cars, used by one or more people, circulate in cities, causing traffic congestion, raising the level of pollution, and consuming enormous quantities of non-renewable energy. This makes it necessary to build more roads and parking areas which spoil the urban landscape. Many specialists agree on the need to give priority to public transportation. Yet some measures needed will not prove easily acceptable to society unless substantial improvements are made in the systems themselves, which in many cities force people to put up with undignified conditions due to crowding, inconvenience, infrequent service and lack of safety. - LS #153

Along with environmental situation we also face the steady influx of a growing immigrant community. This is especially true today with the asylee seekers being bused to our city from the border states. This adds to the growing working poor community in our two boroughs who are very willing to work but need the resources to get to work.

For all these reasons I celebrate furthering our NYC public transit system. Like Pope Francis, I believe that investing in our public transit system offers a creative solution for these crucial issues. As a Brooklyn man myself I know that one of the issues we face is that our MTA system does not easily connect with our neighboring borough of Queens. As a staff member of Catholic Charities in Brooklyn/Queens I know that we have staff who live in either borough and need to have quicker access to the areas of Brooklyn and Queens. I have found the expanding bike lanes to be very helpful but an interborough express subway line would be a very welcomed solution as well.

I am a proud user of the NYC subway system and I advocate using the system to all fellow New Yorkers. Yes there are concerns of safety, overcrowding, and accessibility and I hear these concerns from fellow commuters who complain about the commute but resist taking public transit for all these reasons. Yet, for all the shortcomings, I find the system to be the best way to move around the city without having to worry about the congestion and parking issues. Of course there is always room for improvement and I hope that by adding this line we can at least address some of the accessibility issues while lowering our carbon footprint.

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IBX: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

The MTA dropped their long awaited planning study for the Interboro Express (IBX) and have selected Light Rail Transit (LRT) as the preferred mode of transportation. This was hinted at months ago when a number of Twitter posts alluded to issues running Conventional Rail (CR) like subway or LIRR trains through the East New York Tunnel. Rendering of IBX LRT at Flatbush/Nostrand Ave station.…

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Gov Hochul leaves The Bronx out of transformative Interborough Express

Governor Hochul has left out The #Bronx from an originally proposed rail line that would connect The Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn and is now instead focusing on connecting just Brooklyn and Queens with the Interborough Express (IBX) line

Last week, Governor Kathy Hochul directed the Metropolitan Transit Authority to move forward with taking a look to see if an Interborough Express line (IBX) connecting Brooklyn and Queens would be feasible. To that end, Governor Hochul announced yesterday that the MTA has completed the feasibility study and, in fact, such a transportation line is feasible which would connect 17 subway lines and…

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MTA to Hold Second Virtual Public Town Hall Meeting on the Interborough Express

MTA to Hold Second Virtual Public Town Hall Meeting on the Interborough Express

Meeting to Be Held Online on Evening of Thursday, Sept. 22 at 6:00 p.m.   The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced it will hold a second virtual public town hall on plans for the Interborough Express, linking Brooklyn and Queens using an existing 14-mile right-of-way alongside existing freight railroad tracks. The project would be built along an underused rail line that…

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Top 20 Construction Companies in New York

Various construction services are available to assist you in building the home of your dreams. Design-build businesses and general contractors are examples of these services. Here are a few of the best in the New York region. In addition, you may call one of these businesses if you need a general contractor in New York City.

The construction sector in New York City employs a broad workforce. Hispanics make up a sizable proportion of the industry's workforce, accounting for 39% of all workers. This is greater than the national and state averages for Hispanic workers. The remaining percentages are made up of whites and African Americans. Asians make up a tiny but rising proportion of the workforce.

The building business in New York City is expanding. Several big construction projects are currently ongoing. One of the most expensive will be the $3.6 billion 50-story Hudson Yards skyscraper. It will be located at 34th Street and 10th Avenue and have a 2.9 million-square-foot footprint. It will not be the tallest skyscraper in the region but one of New York's most significant structures.

Manhattan's thriving building sector has resulted in the development of several new skyscrapers. In addition, the city has renovated Penn Station and is constructing an Interborough Express fast transport line. The town also receives billions of dollars in federal infrastructure funds. As a result, New York City development is estimated to reach $60.6 billion by 2021.

Several big construction businesses operate in New York City's construction sector. AECOM and Turner Construction Co., which have offices in the city, are among the top-earning enterprises. These firms offer general construction services for the city's most significant development projects.

If you're looking to build a new house in the city, you'll need to choose a renowned general contractor. A great contractor may construct anything from high-rise penthouse apartments to stunning Hamptons mansions. To build the home of your dreams, New York general contractors collaborate with some of the top architects in the five boroughs.

AECOM Tishman and Lendlease are two of the city's largest and most active general contractors. These two firms have been involved in the building sector since 1898. With almost 11 million square feet of current projects, AECOM Tishman tops the list. Lendlease, New Line Structures & Development, and Lettire Construction are the following three corporations.

Rusk Renovations is a family owned company specializing in luxury condominium renovations. Rusk was founded in 1986 and has developed from little projects to a Top 50 list of remodelers. Professional Remodeler has even named the firm an industry leader. This is no easy task, especially given the company's size and reputation. In addition, they provide a two-year warranty on their work.

Another top-tier general contractor in the city is King Rose Construction. In New York, this organization is a full-service general contractor. They are involved in residential, retail, and commercial developments. The CEO, Yoel Borgenicht, has guided the firm to success and has been highlighted in several national newspapers.

Design-build businesses are an excellent choice for anybody seeking a full-service general contractor. A design-build business seeks to maximize project efficiency while satisfying the customer's demands. Focusing on a single point of contact can save clients time and money.

Residential and commercial renovations are among the many sectors in which design-build businesses in New York concentrate. However, many of them have also worked on various building kinds. Dixon Projects, for example, focuses on home, retail, and business renovations. The business has offices in New York City as well as Jersey City. Their efforts have received various accolades.

Design-build companies have an extensive network of industry specialists. As a result, they can assemble top-tier teams of architects, engineers, and contractors. These businesses frequently hire outside contractors, which can benefit both the owner and the contractor. This prevents the possibility of inexperienced staff making mistakes. The technique also simplifies the project's timetable and budget.

Design-build businesses in New York can assist in streamlining the refurbishment process. They may save homeowners time and stress by managing the process from beginning to end. While it may be tempting to work all the details yourself, the burden of managing many contractors may pile up. Design-build businesses in New York City can make the process smoother for all parties.

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'Interborough Express' for Brooklyn and Queens Moves Step Forward

‘Interborough Express’ for Brooklyn and Queens Moves Step Forward

Ms. Hochul has said that building along the freight line would allow the Interborough Express to be finished faster and at a lower cost than starting from scratch. On Thursday, she said the ongoing Metro-North expansion would likely crowd the tracks needed to extend the Interborough Express to the Bronx. The route would bring additional transit options to parts of Brooklyn and Queens that are…