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The Brooklyn-Queens Connection: A tale of two (disconnected) boroughs

Wouldn’t it be great if…

  • there was a bike line on Metropolitan Av. [Williamsburg / Kew Gardens, Brookly]
  • It would be easier to get across Brooklyn to get to JFK and southern Queens. [East Flatbush, Queens]
  • the G Train connected with something useful in Queens, like all the trains a 1/2 mile away at Queens Plaza? Or ran up the N-W track and across the existing RR bridge to actually connect to the Bronx?! [Long Island City, Queens]
  • you could take a fast, frequent express train directly from JFK to Manhattan like other major world cities have? [JFK]
  • the subway connected straight to Laguardia airport and between Astoria and Williamsburg. [Brooklyn to LaGuardia]
  • There was an easier way to get from Queens to Brooklyn. [Brooklyn, Queens]
  • an east-west train line along Kings Highway/Linden Blvd were created connecting central/southern Brooklyn neighborhoods and southern Queens? [Brooklyn, Queens]
  • There were affordable (subway priced) ferries running down the Queens/Brooklyn waterfront. [Brooklyn/Queens Waterfront]
  • the Triboro RX ran through at the moment, how about BRT or better yet, streetcars that travel through the same route of the Triboro RX. All subway lines (except G) would be connected! [Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx]
  • the MTA developed a hot air balloon transit system. [Citywide]
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This spring, the Institute for Urban Design (@IfUD) asked New Yorkers how they thought the city's public realm could be improved through the By the City / For the City crowdsourcing project, and they responded with more than 500 ideas across the five boroughs.

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• Better Buses: Going Where the Subway Won’t
• Creating and Connecting Social Spaces in Forest Hills
• Greening the Heart of Brooklyn
• Public Seating Beyond Parks and Playgrounds
• A Stroll Through Herald Square
• Expanding Access to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
• Crossing the Gowanus: Rethinking the Canal and its Environs
• Steinway Mansion: Uncovering History & Connecting Astoria
• Grand Concourse: Remembering the “Park Avenue of the Middle Class”
• Harlemites Call for Social Spaces
• Linear Parks: Emergent Opportunities For Green Links
• Creating Connections, Exploring Culture: Staten Island Ferry and the Community of St. George
• Westchester Square: A Cultural Microcosm
• New York’s Industrial Past: The Foundation for a Smarter City
• Social Equity: We’re All in This Together [Part II]
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• Enjoyment: So Much to Do, So Little Time [Part I]
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