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Posted by Edwards! on Thu Dec 13 01:22:28 2012, in response to Re: 24 years ago today, posted by 3-9 on Wed Dec 12 23:37:11 2012. it wasnt so simple..the folks in Sunnyside complained First about the new line cutting across their nab..all the construction it would bring,along with the traffic and noise.. Geraldine Ferraro picked up that NIMBY ball,and ran with it..So did Manes.. D'Amato poked his nose into it from the other end..accusing the MTA of "supporting corruption" and other mob related business.. all that boiled down to investigations..from the City..State and FEDS..he had funding cut off from the Crosstown/Archer project.. The MTA used That as a excuse to defer the crosstown[no funding!] while the Archer line was placed on the back burner. The FEDS forced them to complete both 63rd st line as far as Norther Blvd,while the Archer was completed as far as Parsons..not to Springfield Gardens like the plan called for. Before the Archer opened..they had to find a way to bring riders to it,make it work as a feeder line.a whole slew of bus routes were diverted from Hillside to this line to support its new service plan. |
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