Kevin Zimmerman of the Times Ledger reports on population trends in Queens:
“Often called the most diverse county in the country if not the world, Queens’ most recent census numbers confirm its claims of diversity.”
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In an op-ed published on Sunday, Eleanor Randolph of the New York Times endorsed the Queensway.
“QueensWay offers far more promise than a forest that only thickens while people nearby yearn for places to walk, ride, snack and play…..Peckish strollers would not be limited to hot dogs and ice cream, but could savor foods created by immigrant Queens chefs from around the globe.“
The New York Times published an article yesterday, written by Lisa Foderaro.
“It has been abandoned for five decades….Now, the three-and-a-half-mile stretch of rusty train track in central Queens is being reconceived as the…“
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The Trust for Public Land secured a $467,000 grant from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation for the QueensWay feasibility study.
“The effort to remake a 3½-mile stretch of abandoned railway tracks into the Queens answer to the High Line took a step forward this week as the state put up….“
Continue reading the Wall Street Journal’s article on the funding Here