"Projects like the Interborough Express (IBX), a light rail line that would create 14 miles of swift train service between Queens and Brooklyn, are a blessing to the majority. It would open up new travel options and opportunities in other parts of the city. For the communities along the IBX, it provides opportunities for new business, housing growth, and overall investment to improve and make whole neighborhoods more viable and stable."
"Both communities are largely residential, with one- and two-family homes, and many residents get around by car. Those who don't have a car need to take a bus to reach the subway. Adding the IBX would expand transit options, residents in the neighborhood agree but it would also impact the areas' character, and open the door for new housing development on a much larger scale than they would like."
More than half of New York City residents do not own a car, according to the 2024 US Census Bureau American Community Survey. The Interborough Express (IBX) is a proposed 14-mile light rail between Queens and Brooklyn that would expand transit options and create new travel opportunities. The IBX could enable new business, housing growth, and investment that stabilize neighborhoods. Public hearings revealed opposition focused on direct and indirect neighborhood impacts. Residents in Middle Village, Maspeth, and East New York worry about changes to residential character, increased housing development, and accelerated gentrification and displacement.
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