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OPINION: Mamdani Is Making a Catastrophic Mistake on QueensLink
['Edward Zheng']
Streetsblog New York City
This is why so many residents of Queens have supported QueensLink, a proposed project that would extend the M train from Forest Hills to the Rockaways.
The M train would parallel overcrowded roads like Woodhaven Boulevard and the Van Wyck Expressway, providing commuters with a much faster option.
Diverting the M train to the Rockaways, however, would allow MTA crews to turn an additional nine trains per hour.
QueensWay would place the park and a pedestrian path exactly where the MTA would need to lay rails for QueensLink.
This way, in the very likely event that QueensLink is needed, $43 million doesn’t go to waste and QueensLink doesn’t get stuck in political purgatory.