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City Releases Possible BQX Streetcar Routes For Downtown Brooklyn & Other Waterfront Nabes

Rendering of a possible BQX streetcar station at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, at Clinton Avenue. (Courtesy New York City Economic Development Corporation)It’s been at least six decades since you could hop a streetcar [http://www.brooklynstreetcar.org/the-streetcar/] and ride it from Queens to Brooklyn. That’s going

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New Friends Of The BQX Poll Shows Support For Streetcar

(Courtesy: Friends of the Brooklyn-Queens Connector)A poll released Thursday by a pro-streetcar group shows favorable support for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Brooklyn-Queens streetcar project [/?s=bqx].The poll for the Friends of the BQX [http://www.bqx.nyc/] — also known as the Brooklyn-Queens Connector — shows a 74 percent

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New Friends Of The BQX Poll Shows Support For Streetcar

(Courtesy: Friends of the Brooklyn-Queens Connector)A poll released Thursday by a pro-streetcar group shows favorable support for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Brooklyn-Queens streetcar project [http://parkslopestoop.com/?s=bqx]. The poll for the Friends of the BQX [http://www.bqx.nyc/] — also known as the Brooklyn-Queens Connector — shows

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City Hires Ex-Toronto Politician With Past Steamy Sex Scandal To Lead BQX Streetcar Project

(Photo: Adam Giambrone / Facebook)A former Toronto mayoral candidate — with a past sex scandal — has been selected by Mayor Bill de Blasio to oversee the creation of the city’s Brooklyn-Queens streetcar project. Adam Giambrone, 39, who served as a Toronto city councilor, was involved in steamy sexscapades with a

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BQX Has Sunset Park Residents Worried About Displacement

Depiction of the Brooklyn Queens Connector. (Courtesy ofFacebook [https://www.facebook.com/pages/BrooklynQueens-Connector/1730240337197686?fref=ts] )Officials from the Economic Development Corporation (EDC [http://www.nycedc.com/]) met with Sunset Park residents on Tuesday to discuss plans and opinions regarding the proposed Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX) [http://parkslopestoop.com/

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Carlos Menchaca: Sunset Park’s Councilman Brings A Voice To The Voiceless

New York City Council Member Carlos Menchaca at an immigration hearing at City Hall in 2014. Credit: William Alatriste / New York City Council / Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nyccouncil/15208342877/]New York City Council Member Carlos Menchaca loves to grow spices and chilies to add to his home cooked

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Will The BQX Streetcar Save Time On Your Commute? City Data Doesn’t Hold Up, Say Some

Image via Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector.There are new details on the proposed BQX streetcar intended to link the waterfront from booming Sunset Park [http://southslopenews.com/blog/business/swift-massive-renovations-industry-city-now-attracting-general-public/] to Astoria, but there are some questions about just how much time riders would really save. A new