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NYC mayor wants a streetcar to connect Brooklyn and Queens
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is once again trying to make an impact on transportation -- but this time it's with streetcars, not taxi apps. Later today during his State of the City speech, de Blasio plans to announce a $2.5 billion streetcar project that would run 16 miles from Brooklyn to Queens, the New York Times reports. The aptly named "Brooklyn Queens Connector" (BQX) would run aboveground, right alongside traffic, connecting the neighborhoods of Astoria and Sunset Park. For the most part, it would cover a route that isn't accessible by subways (though it does appear to encroach on the much-maligned G train's route a bit).
