Published July 21, 2023
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Correct. We don't.
Off track: Queens residents say “We don’t need it!” to IBX light-rail plan
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Queens residents attended a public meeting about the IBX light rail plan, raising concerns about overcrowding, development and other issues.Won't it increase property value across the whole neighborhoods with a stop?
Are you kidding me? This would benefit so many people in our community and the city at large.
The arguments against it are so stupid. Why restrict people's mobility? It's such a pain in the ass to travel between Queens and Brooklyn. The train line will also help get people out of cars, especially on the BQE which is crumbling. Some people think no one will use it but this is straight up false. If you build it, people will use it.
NYC had a trolley system once that's once. How about light rail to small towns in upstate NY
Better faster transit on an existing right of way is a good idea.
Not to cause arguments, but to go from Middle Village to Brooklyn college takes an hour and a half by train because you have to go through Manhattan. With this train it would be half an hour. Without a car, a lot of Brooklyn is difficult to get to from Queens.
It's a great idea that is needed ...
We need it.
Show up at the meeting on Nov 19 …please!!! It should be standing room only !!!
Agree
The IBX requires a population shift to the route of the train line which, on the queens side, involves tearing up one- and two- family neighborhoods and replacing them with high rises in an attempt to create demand to make the IBX viable. This is not just my opinion. The required population shift is clearly alluded to in the Building Congress Report published in June 2025. The IBX is a tale of two boroughs whereby Brooklyn is seeking economic development in five neighborhoods along the route while Queens is a leafy green residential community and residents like it that way. One size does not fit all in this scenario. In reality the IBX is a real estate developers dream but the $5.5 billion project is a huge gamble since there is no guarantee that demand will materialize. The housing affordability crisis requires policy changes so that the tens of thousands of existing apartments can be released into the marketplace rather than warehoused by landlords for various reasons.
Expand freight operations is more logical
We don't need it. Noooo!
Giuseppe Francis
The people who will have their homes bought through eminent domain should fight tooth and nail and slow this project down
We don't need this in our neighborhood!!
We don’t need it!!
If done correctly it will be an asset but sadly it won’t and will cause a lot of issues including eminent domain of graves and more properties. We the voters have little input these days developers dump loads of cash aka dark money into getting what they want as we the people get screwed! Even worse we pay higher taxes so developers don’t pay a dime! I guarantee it will cause the foundations of many homes to crumble much like when the Q38 was rerouted to turn onto Furmanville from 80th. That poor home built on land fill the foundation crumbled. Sadly like most of Middle Village especially where this IBX will be around the Juniper park track is land fill as it was a swamp back in the 1930’s. No one remembers nor does the city properly investigate. The constant vibrations will cause very big issues. Driving around you see sink holes everywhere now it will be much worse The area’s infrastructure cannot handle it.
I don’t think we need this
They want to put 3 stations within 2 miles of each other. Metropolitan Ave., Eliot Ave., and Grand Ave. are designated for stations. There are no other neighborhoods that have that many so close. We also, have less people due to 1 & 2 family homes. How did they come up with this plan? Ah, they are able to build high-rise apartment buildings around the stations! Pay attention people! We don’t need 3 stations. If we are stuck with this City of Yes garbage, don’t let them push this on us too!
Let's start a revolution what are they gonna do to us power to the people
Say no to IBX
Make those people in favor pay for it.
Are they still planning on doing the stupid part down metropolitan Avenue on ground level ?
Last time I looked we could get to Brooklyn via Q54, M train and G trains. I'm confused as to why MTA needs to spend 6 billions, of our money, to give us what we already have. Let's not forget the MTA has big problems running & funding current operations, therefore, I think IBX will only serve to show their general incompetence. Seems to me the only winners will be real developers.
The field house at Juniper Valley Park near the blacktop is under construction and, as of now, no other accommodations are provided, so plan accordingly.
Is that the bathroom by the children's playground near 78th Street?
Suddenly I feel the need to tinkle 😁🇺🇸💪
What was wrong with the old Parky house?
are the handball courts dtill there??
I can't wait to hear the projected cost. Going forward, is there a plan to maintain cleanliness during the operating hours? And while we're at it, how about adding trash and recycling bins throughout the Park along with daily collection so the garbage isn't overflowing. Oh, and let's implement fines for littering, as a means of discouraging littering.
How could it possibly take them a year to remodel that small bathroom?
NOT NECESSARY
Absolute waste of money, nothing wrong with the old parky house
Mark your calendars! The MTA will FINALLY be hosting an open house in Middle Village, where you can actually ask questions, unlike last night's scoping session where you could only comment.
What happened to the survey? What were the results & were they shared with the city?
Majority of neighborhood doesn’t want it. Yet here we are. Open house.
What a disaster this will be. Years of tearing up cemeteries and digging tunnels. Think of the flooding and the rats. Oh happy days. All for what so that a handful of people can walk to a light rail to lovely Jackson Heights or East New York. It takes you no closer to Manhattan than we already are.
What a way to totally destroy two boroughs ! Brooklyn and Queens should abandon NYC and join Nassau, Suffolk becoming the new state of Peconic !
Doing this and making buses free is overkill. Let's pick one or the other please.
It is a huge waste of money
The deadline for the next Juniper Berry is Friday, November 14. Send submissions to info@junipercivic.com
Dear Stakeholders,
We are reaching out to inform you of our next round of open houses on the Interborough Express (IBX) project in Brooklyn and Queens this month!
Open House Date/Location:
November 19, 2025 - 6-8pm, Trinity Lutheran Church (63-70 Dry Harbor Rd., Middle Village, NY 11379)
These open house events will take place during the project’s environmental review public comment period. While there won’t be an opportunity for formal in-person public comments during these events, project team members will give a presentation and be available to answer your questions. Should you wish to provide a formal comment, comment cards will be available, and comments can be submitted on our project website.
We appreciate your continued engagement and look forward to your participation in this important phase of the IBX project. We will continue to notify you of other public engagement opportunities in the future.
Sincerely,
The IBX Project Team
Attended an IBX event tonight. No Q&A but rather an opportunity to go on the record with your comments. People who registered to speak had two minutes to voice their thoughts. It is important that people attend these events and I know that the juniper park civic association is active and engaged in the community.
The people who were for it presented irrelevant arguments such as “ to go to Brooklyn College, so that the elementary school children can take it home, so I can go back to Brooklyn.” PS: this doesn’t make it any easier to go to Brooklyn. You can easily now Take the train at Metro for that. Do your HW. It doesn’t go to Junction to link commuters to other trains. It’s basically a train to Jackson Heights. You can easily take a bus there all along Woodhaven.
There is power in numbers. Show up. Speak up. Organize a huge and very visible protest. There is a comment period until November 26th. Silence is certain defeat.
Dos this really do anything? Once it’s set they dont care what the people want or think ?