Streetcars don’t pay for themselves: De Blasio says BQX will require assist from DC
It appears the city won’t be able to go it alone when funding the waterfront trolley between Brooklyn and...
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Yep, the BQX is already behind schedule
Commuters hoping to take a ride on the Brooklyn-Queens Connector could be in for a long wait. The ambitious project, largely backed by real estate players, is already running behind schedule, as the Economic...
Cuomo can easily kill de Blasio’s BQX dream
UPDATED, Nov. 10, 2:59 p.m.: Will Mayor Bill de Blasio’s feud with Gov. Andrew Cuomo doom the planned streetcar...
Top this amenity: Coney Island project will have its own street car, Catsimatidis says
Don’t accuse John Catsimatidis of lacking vision. The billionaire real estate/grocery mogul plans to build a street car that...
Walentas: Real estate industry should do more to pay for NYC infrastructure
UPDATED, May 18, 11:05 a.m.: New York has some of the most expensive real estate among major world cities...
Brooklyn-Queens streetcar project may not fund itself
A leaked internal city memo shows the proposed Brooklyn-Queens streetcar is facing “serious financial challenges” and may not actually...
Are developers calling the shots at the BQX trolley project?
UPDATED, Jan. 3, 11:06 a.m.: Two Trees Management and an advocacy group backed by real estate interests are involved...
Here’s where the Brooklyn-Queens streetcar could run
The city has released possible routes for the $2.5 billion streetcar proposed for Brooklyn and Queens.
De Blasio turns down streetcar boosters’ offer to split costs
Some deep-pocketed early supporters of a streetcar along the Brooklyn and Queens waterfront offered to pay for part...
Brooklyn-Queens streetcar could raise values of adjacent properties by 3.5%: study
Owners of property along the path of the planned Brooklyn-Queens street car could see a major boost to their...
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