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Posted by William A. Padron on Fri Sep 16 18:34:22 2022 For those who were hoping that the abandoned LIRR Rockaway Beach Line would one day be revived...(NY1 News) = QUEENS Adams unveils funding for linear park in Queens. QUEENS Adams unveils funding for linear park in Queens BY ESTEFANIA HERNANDEZ QUEENS PUBLISHED 4:07 PM ET SEP. 16, 2022 Mayor Eric Adams on Friday unveiled an investment of $35 million to begin phase one of QueensWay, a new linear park planned for Queens. The funding includes $2.5 million from the City Council, a press release said. “We are moving from a city of no to a city of yes and QueensWay is the way we are going to go throughout this entire city,” Adams said at news conference in Forest Hills. “And ensure that open space, green ways, good clean environments for children and families will continue to grow in this city.” The first phase of the project will help transform a section of the abandoned railroad tracks in Forest Hills, known as the Met Hub, into a five-acre park. Once complete, the 47-acre QueensWay will provide the 2.4 million residents living in the borough with a new open space that will give them access to recreational amenities, outdoor educational programs and an alternative transportation to schools, businesses, and 10 bus lines, the release said.  Conceptual renderings of the QueensWay Metropolitan Hub. (Photo courtesy of Trust for Public Land and Friends of the QueensWay) “QueensWay improves quality of life, improves the air quality and it promotes both physical and mental well-being and it gives more visibility to businesses along the route,” Adams said. “And so this is an economic stimulus as well.” Adams said the city’s Parks Department and the Economic Development Corporation will manage the park. The idea for the linear park began a decade ago, when two residents presented the proposal to Community Board 6 in Queens. -William A. Padron ["Change At Ozone Park? Nah!"] |
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