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NIMBY-Mania: Middle Village Has a Love-Hate Relationship with the IBX
The idea of making it easier to reach Middle Village clearly put some Middle Villagers on edge.
November 23, 2025
Thursday’s Headlines: Gateway ‘Terminator’ Edition
President Trump abruptly announced he'd "terminated" the Gateway Tunnel project while taking aim at Chuck Schumer. Plus more news.
October 16, 2025
A Crucial Course Correction Shows the MTA is Thinking Big For the IBX
Gov. Hochul and the MTA’s decision to route the new transit line under a cemetery should mean faster, better service.
August 11, 2025
Tunnel Vision! MTA Abandons Flawed Plan To Run IBX Partly on Street
The MTA no longer plans to hijack its future Brooklyn-to-Queens light rail project with a segment of it on the street.
October 30, 2024
MTA Plan to Run Brooklyn-Queens Train on City Streets a ‘Grave’ Mistake: Advocates
A 515-foot tunnel beneath All Faiths Cemetery would slightly increase the cost of the project in exchange for "enormous" service benefits, a new report argues.
Dave Colon
April 24, 2024
Your Unanswered Questions on the Interborough Express, Answered
Well, the MTA has answered one question about the future of the Interborough Express by picking light rail, but don't worry, we still have plenty of other questions. And some answers!
January 24, 2023
Hochul Gives Green Signal To Light Rail On The Interborough Express
Gov. Hochul was poised to use her State of the State address on Tuesday afternoon to announce that the MTA will choose light rail for the Interborough Express, the transit connection on an existing right of way between Bay Ridge and Jackson Heights.
January 10, 2023
A Dozen-Plus Electeds Back QueensLink Subway Expansion
Elected officials in Queens joined forces to seek a big bag of money to study reactivating an old transit right of way, the latest effort to move the project known as QueensLink off the conceptual page and into reality.
August 5, 2022
MTA Takes Baby Step on Interboro Express With Federal Grant Application to Cover Environmental Review
The MTA is taking yet another step forward by applying for a newly established grant from the recent infrastructure bill.
May 16, 2022
ALL ABOARD! Hochul Seeks Subway Between Bay Ridge and Jackson Heights
The State of the State address included a plan to turn rail right-of-way into the Interborough Express between Bay Ridge and Jackson Heights and intersecting with 17 subway lines and the LIRR.
January 5, 2022
