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Make no small plans. This Friday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a new subway line connecting the Bronx and Queens.

Map showing the route of the proposed new subway service.

Make no small plans. This Friday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a new subway line connecting the Bronx and Queens.

In her State of the State address in January, Gov Hochul announced plans for a new transit line connecting Brooklyn and Queens, dubbed the Interborough Express. This plan was based on a previous plan by the…

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A Tunnel Too Far, Part 1: Staten Island’s Failed Pipe Dream

A Tunnel Too Far, Part 1: Staten Island’s Failed Pipe Dream

In the annals of New York infrastructure history, projects like the 2nd Ave Subway loom large. But while 2nd Ave has progressed, and other projects like an Utica Ave Line or Rockaway Beach Branch get their cans kicked down the road once a generation, one unrealized dream looms like a mountain beyond the horizon: a tunnel to Staten Island.

Staten Island is the southernmost point in both New York…


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