This article was originally published on August 1 at 1:48 p.m. EDT by THE CITY
New York is kicking off design and engineering work on a “game changer” mass-transit tie between Brooklyn and Queens along 14 miles of an existing but little-used freight railway.
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday touted a nearly $166 million commitment in state money for the initial work as a down payment on the $5.5 billion Interborough Express, a proposed light-rail line between Jackson Heights and Bay Ridge…