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De Blasio's Still Pushing The $2.7 Billion Streetcar Plan You Probably Forgot About
The BQX wasn't dead, just dormant.
By
Christopher Robbins
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BQX Advocates: Transit Service Sucks, Let's Build A $2.7B Streetcar
The latest cost estimate for the project is a full billion dollars more than the original projected price tag, even after cutting the BQX route short.
By
Neil deMause
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Amazon Can't Close The BQX's Giant Budget Hole
Even if Amazon's arrival has perked up interest in BQX, it won't do much to solve the project's biggest problem: money.
By
Neil deMause
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A Few Questions Need Answers Before Amazon Invades Long Island City
How many jobs would NYC actually get? And how much is it going to cost us?
By
Neil deMause
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Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar Route Will Now Be Shorter, Costlier
'It's the shape of things to come,' de Blasio said.
By
Stephen Nessen
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WNYC Staff
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Leaked Memo: De Blasio's Streetcar May Not Pay For Itself
The mayor had promised that it would.
By
Nathan Tempey
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Meet De Blasio's Shelter-Protesting, Car-Loving Mayoral Challenger
"Instead of trying to help these people, [de Blasio] is dumping them in every hotel and motel he can find."
By
Emma Whitford
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'You're Dreaming': Downtown Brooklyn Residents Debate De Blasio's Streetcar Vision
Some meeting participants protested a proposed shift in the project's location.
By
Erica Siudzinski
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Here Are The Possible Routes For The Mayor's $2.5 Billion Streetcar Project
"In many places we're considering routes that are further upland from what was suggested in earlier proposals."
By
Emma Whitford
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NYC Streetcar Director Is A Canadian Who Botched His Mayoral Bid By Cheating On His Girlfriend
The Post is calling him the "Canadian Anthony Weiner."
By
Emma Whitford
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