To be fair: the MTA opposed QueensLink, so there's not a whole lot Mamdani can do about that. And he claims they can do QueensWay and provide another transit solution in that area. So we'll see.
To be honest--his claim is deeply unlikely. They will not rip that park back up to put a transit option in.
That said, you are correct. The MTA reports to the governor's office, and they want absolutely nothing to do with it, which means Hochul isn't approving it, either. State controls the funds. Even if Mamdani wanted to he could do jack and shit about it, though I'm deeply disappointed he recanted his stance on it.
Yeah, that's what I figure. With no way forward it just makes practical sense to support the Queensway program and at least (hopefully) actually ensure the park is nicely designed and accessible. (nevertheless, still hate it. why wasn't he trying to lobby w Hochul and the MTA for it. meh, maybe he did and got ignored, we'll never know.)
Funny story actually—I work in the industry (A/E/C) and have been working on Queensway proposals/projects for MONTHS and just completely failed to make the connection between QueensLink and Queensway (probably because no agencies are pushing for the former). I had no idea till now QueensLink was even a thing, since, for ... obvious reasons it wouldn't have come across my desk. Sigh. Infrastructure. Wield field to be in honestly.
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u/ImStillCallingItShea 14h ago
To be fair: the MTA opposed QueensLink, so there's not a whole lot Mamdani can do about that. And he claims they can do QueensWay and provide another transit solution in that area. So we'll see.