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SERVING MIDDLE VILLAGE AND MASPETH SINCE 1938.
The Juniper Berry
September 2021
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Published September 11, 2021
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This project isn't about Middle Village getting to Flatbush faster.
A New Rail Line May Come to New York. Will a Housing Boom Follow? (Gift Article)
www.nytimes.com
The Interborough Express, a rail line connecting Brooklyn and Queens, could spur the building of tens of thousands of homes. Obstacles await.Imagine middle village looking like Queens Blvd
I bet everyone saying there's no housing shortage are long time home owners. In the old days you used to budget 1/3 of your income for housing. Today it's well over 1/2 for new home owners and renters.
There is an affordable housing shortage. Wise rezoning and building near public transportation makes sense. As much as we'd like to hold onto the past Queens is no longer the suburbs.
Mike Quigley
How can you build new housing without zoning laws being changed? Most people don't want the Eliot Avenue stop. Grand Avenue is in Elmhurst. Metropolitan Avenue is next to a school, cemetery, and a mall.
Do we really need this?
Housing boom will never follow… it never does especially in MV. We have less people than we did in the 70’s in NYC by about a million plus and 750K more housing units than we had back then. The population keeps shrinking and middle class families along with wealthy upper class and billionaire investors are moving out in droves and accelerating the process. It doesn’t make any sense, we don’t have a housing shortage, it’s total BS. Additionally I don’t need Zohran coming to visit me from East New York or Flatbush… not necessary and not welcome. Hey Zohran Kwame Mamdani learn how to spell Middle Village. That’s M I D D L E V I L L A G E because you’ll never see it in your life time.
FYI
MTA to swap F and M train routes across the East River, simplifying service
www.yahoo.com
The MTA will be swapping the East River crossing points of the F and M trains, in a move meant to simplify the route across a major interlocking in Queens and speed up travel between the borough and M...Still a mess - nonetheless.
It's about time. Service should be quicker. The E and M trains will not have to wait for each other to switch tracks at Queens Plaza.
One candidate thinks it’s a great idea without knowing the details.
Effected are you talking about because of noise or structurally?
I wish the word EFFECTED would be more clear?
And he’s not too bright
Over my dead body
Do you really think we currently have good transit between Brooklyn and Queens now
Well, they need to do their homework and actually walk the route!
Can we see a map of the proposed route please?
So the 167 number is unknown? Could it be 0? What does affected mean? We will have more cars and less parking in Middle Village in the next 20 years. Maybe this transit line will help.
All for this train but not if it’s kicking people out of their homes. Put an express bus on that route
How many people need to get to downtown Brooklyn? This is just ludicrous
lol...pretty wild that people are so offended by others opinions they feel the need to comment and then block the person...so Don Mawsey...maybe Michael Fordunski is your daddy and is upset you had to transfer once to go to school...oh well...too bad...
Is this even going to be done in our lifetime?
Michael fordunski apparently you must be getting to Brooklyn College from middle village right now. Time to use your college education to consider the full impact on others for "your quicker commute". Being a long time resident of this community I have and still currently use it's transportation system. Some trips do take longer than others, but guess what? I can get anywhere since I am educated enough to figure out my travel route! I would NEVER CONSIDER DISRUPTING A COMMUNITY FOR MY CONVIENINCE! How many families will be DISPLACED? DISRESPECTING deceased by digging under Graves? DESTROYING homes and DISRUPTING families? Oh, That's right, YOU want a faster commute!?! Really? And speaking of my fellow middle village resident- where were you when the amazon, citibike, lithium battery location, other neighborhood concerns were discussed? Funny how some are so self concerned. Maybe you should open your eyes and consider others besides yourself. What a wonderful place this neighborhood was. You should consider yourself very lucky to even be here.
When they extended the lie many years ago they made people move because the plans showed they would need that land. Well those houses are still standing today after all Those people were made To move
You actually want the “Million Dollar Think Tank” to actually go among the peasants aka people to see how it will affect those on all the route changes! That will never happen! They do not care if you’re late for work, appointments, life. This think tank is making changes left and right with no concerns for anyone that uses any form of transit cause they don’t use it they have drivers. I forget how many years ago they came up with shutting down the subway at night forgetting that there are shift workers that rely on buses and trains! It hasn’t been put into action yet at some point it just might.
MTA more trouble ahead
Imagine all the houses that will be damaged doing this work . Take pictures people
Truly Crazy ! The End!, Let’s put 100 pounds of crap in a five pound bag !
It's 2025. Can they not do this without disrupting a neighborhood and its residents?
MTA ..another corrupt entity.
Come celebrate the 60th Anniversary of John's Pizzeria !!!
Mrs. Rose and Susan have been featured in many articles, social media vlogs, and a book and now it's time Elmhurst celebrates them too for the