NEW:

For the past few years, it looked like Queens would get a linear park, instead of badly-needed mass transit.

But now a project that would bring a new subway line & a park to Queens just got a lifeline—and may have a champion in the next mayor of New York City.

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Probably not, there isn't a suitable portal location there. What is more likely is that the entire shuttle is sunk into a tunnel, and the tunnel meets up with the G. But there is no provisions for that, which means some complex engineering is needed.

I like the idea, but it is hard to pull off.

I am once again asking you to not threaten me with a good time.

METRO EXCLUSIVE Andrew Cuomo says he 'will move to Florida' if Zohran Mamdani becomes NYC mayor

I was already voting for Zohran, you didn’t have to convince me further

Every accusation is a confession.

González-Rojas files to run against Ramos Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas previously called state Sen. Jessica Ramos’ decision to endorse Andrew Cuomo in the mayoral race “disappointing.”

BREAKING: Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas (@votejgr.bsky.social) has filed to run against state Sen. @jessicaramosqns.bsky.social next year. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

"There's been, I gather, some argument between the left of the party and people who are promoting the quote-unquote abundance agenda. Listen, those things are not contradictory. You want to deliver for people and make their lives better? You got to figure out how to do it," he said. "I don't care how much you love working people. They can't afford a house because all the rules in your state make it prohibitive to build. And zoning prevents multifamily structures because of NIMBY," he said, referring to "not in my backyard" views. "I don't want to know your ideology, because you can't build anything. It does not matter."

Obama is right: the left and the “abundance” agenda are partners, not enemies.

for example, in NYC, the left has supported citywide upzonings while conservative homeowner NIMBY politicians were the main opposition

You can take this lot and the buildings for a yard. Yard would be about the same size as Fresh Pond. Then, you have all the stores here on the first floor, and then any floor above that is for housing.

A reminder that Fordham Rd was also supposed to get a busway, but Eric Adams too, canceled it after a phone call from his rich donors.

A potential solution to solve both is find a parking lot, and turn it into a yard. Then, allow developers to build on top of them, and use a version of value capture to help pay for the extension.

Not sure if 111th St is the busiest station. In Queens, it is 74th St - Roosevelt, followed by Flushing Main St. A better idea might be to extend the Astoria Line to Flushing.

If you're pissed off at the NYT, here's your chance to put my money where your mouth is.

This long weekend, I will donate $0.50 to @thecity.nyc for each of:
- every new Bluesky follower I get
- every new Bluesky follower THEY get
- everyone who reposts this post

New York City’s Vacancy Rate Reaches Historic Low of 1.4 Percent, Demanding Urgent Action Adams Administration Makes Urgent Call for Albany Lawmakers to Give the City New Tools to Create Badly Needed Affordable Homes.

And that steady increase in supply still hasn't kept with the population growth. The vacancy rate in NYC is at 1.4 percent, a record low.

www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/new...

I am humbled by the support of more than 545,000 New Yorkers in last week's primary.

This is just the beginning of our expanding coalition to make New York City affordable. And we will do it together.

FINAL RESULT of the New York City election:

Mamdani: 56.0%. 545,334 votes (+99069 over first-round).
Cuomo: 44.0%, 428,530 votes (+53493 over first-round).

Mamdani wins by 12 percentage points.

aoc & 1h ••• nycplanning What was the date? It was just like legalizing housing in the heart of Manhattan My dream date. Cute. And he knows that. nyplanning a new bombshell (neighborhood plan) has entered the villa...

lfg AOC just endorsed the midtown south rezoning that would legalize thousands of homes in the middle of Manhattan

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This is cool. Everyone talks about expanding the electorate, but Mamdani spurred bitcoin rates of change in voter registrations.

I sincerely appreciate this thread and your experience, but I am a QBL rider, and I too, have eyes. The F/M Swap will benefit me. Now, if it is just me, and 10% of the ridership, I would shut up. But upon running the numbers, and talking with a ton of other folks, the swap is a net good.

I appreciate your service to the NYC Subway. But anecdotes don't tell the entire story. On the other hand, statistics paint the entire picture better, because they involve tens of thousands of trips, not one.

first train people take. That clears crowds at stations along 53rd St. Because of this, the swap ensures that each of the three services, E, F, and M, are balanced, as opposed to having one empty, and two crush loaded to the brim. Again, that's why the swap further decreases crowding by 22%.

53rd St overcrowding is a myth. The E/M loads are unbalanced, E crowding is high, M crowding is low. That is thanks to perceptions that the express is faster and saves more time. This increases station crowding. But by swapping the F to 53rd, it means the first train that shows up would be the...

Local service at Queens Plaza isn't preferred, it is the express.

I heavily disagree.

Let's take the angle of 63rd St, where currently, trains get so packed that people wait two or three trains. But the M never gets as crowded compared to the F train, which means the first train that shows up is the first train that you take.

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Yep, capacity of a train car is around 150 people. 10 car trains would be 1,500 people.

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Andrew Cuomo to drop NYC mayoral bid after blistering primary defeat to Zohran Mamdani: sources Cuo-no more. Andrew Cuomo will drop out of the mayor’s race after his humiliating defeat against socialist Zohran Mamdani, sources told The Post — as the ex-governor’s donors and backer…

Good. I never want to see nor hear from Cuomo ever again.

Next step is to defeat Adams and Sliwa.

nypost.com/2025/06/25/u...

Transit Costs Project – Construction Costs of Urban Rail Projects All Over the World TRANSIT COSTS PROJECT Why do domestic subway and light rail projects cost more and take longer to construct than similar projects in Italy, Sweden, Turkey, Korea, Chile, and

And that is where you don't understand transit: transit projects are high not because of construction, but because of the beaucracy associated with them. Europe delivers subways at 20% the cost of ours.
And I certainly don't trust Cuomo to make them when he cut in house talent.
transitcosts.com

And by law, the city must run a surplus. It has been doing for years at this point. So the "how you gonna pay for it" is nonsense.
And I much rather have Mamdani protecting the city from fascists than Cuomo.

Again, you can lie all you want when the facts showed that he sent covid positive patients into nursing homes that were inconsistent with CDC guidelines. Or the fact he ran multiple state agencies to the ground. But by all means, cope harder that the voters woke up and did not believe your garbage.

YouTube video by Chris Voiceman Cope-a-Cabana

And I have worked inside politics for 4 years, and have gotten through a major reform in public transit. You can call me a kid yet I still have more experience LOL.

And when did I say I want free buses again? Cope harder BOZO

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8MZ...

So you support transit expansion, right? Well, have fun with that when Cuomo made them more expensive by firing in house talent and replacing them contractors and consultants. Not to mention him funding a transit obstructionist park that 75 percent of residents want turned into a train line.