Aug. 28, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon A typical weekday in NYC starts with the buzz of an alarm clock, leaving the house on time and battling the sounds of honking horns before tackling a seemingly never-ending to-do list. But a ride on a Queens express bus offers a quiet reprieve within that hectic morning…
Aug. 22, 2025 By Bill Parry The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced the opening of three new modernized elevators at the Queens Plaza E/M/R subway station in Long Island City earlier this month as part of a larger accessibility and safety upgrades throughout the transit system. The work included a full replacement of the…
Aug. 19, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The future IBX (Interborough Express) light rail in NYC will connect more than just ZIP codes between Brooklyn and Queens. It will link New Yorkers to a center of culture, tradition and diversity at its northern-most stop in Jackson Heights. The 14-mile train line will start on in…
Aug. 13, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Steven Raga has announced that the Q32 bus stop at the intersection of Woodside’s 58th Street and Roosevelt Avenue will no longer be removed as part of the planned Queens Bus Network Redesign following widespread community opposition to the planned removal. The Queens Bus Network Redesign,…
Aug. 11, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The highly anticipated Interborough Express (IBX), a new light rail line poised to connect Brooklyn and Queens years from now, is already stirring attention in the NYC real estate market. While some neighborhoods along the proposed route are bracing for a surge in property values, others face the…
Jul. 31, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon It has been almost two years, but the MTA is keeping active a “prototype” modern gate system designed to stop fare evasion, but it is seemingly no match for anyone determined to cheat the system. The high-tech fare gate system at the Sutphin Blvd. and Archer Avenue station in…
Jul. 31, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Hey Queens and Brooklyn residents: The plan for a direct train link from Brooklyn to Queens — known as the Interborough Express (IBX) — became closer to a sure thing Wednesday when the MTA announced a board-approved design contract. The MTA board voted at its monthly meeting on…
Jul. 23, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The 35th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival is set to return to Flushing Meadows Corona Park next month, bringing fun and lively boat races to Meadow Lake for the largest multicultural festival in New York state. The festival, which is one of the largest dragon boat festivals…
Jul. 22, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon City and state officials announced on Tuesday that the MTA will extend enhanced Rockaway express bus service on three lines as part of a pilot program on the Rockaway Peninsula following the return of the A train in the area. The program will include the continued expansion of the…
Jul. 22, 2025 By Bill Parry A woman was struck by a seven train at the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street subway station on Monday afternoon. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights responded to a 911 call of a woman in need of medical attention at the station at 4:52 p.m. on July…