Why Some Surprising People Are Really Not Into The BQX

11/21/17

Last week the the group Friends of the BQX showed off a prototype of a streetcar the organization hopes could be the newest form of transportation for the Brooklyn and Queens waterfront. The event took place at the sparkling, new industry and innovation hub New Lab, which is located in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

The proposed $2.5 billion project would build a 14-mile streetcar line along the waterfront from Astoria to Sunset Park, including stops in Long Island City, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Dumbo, Brooklyn Heights and Red Hook.

Because of the nature of who’s behind the Friends of the BQX group—particularly real estate developers, investors, chambers of commerce—it might not be surprising there’s pushback from activists and neighborhood groups. And in fact, there is.

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