Proposed BQX streetcar faces its first test
The City Council task force will meet May 30.
The proposed Brooklyn-Queens Connector streetcar will face its first major test next week when the City Council’s BQX Task Force meets to discuss the viability of the project.
The panel was formed to scrutinize the plan and make recommendations to the full City Council, whose approval is required before construction can begin on the 11-mile trolley that would run from Red Hook to Astoria.
The oversight hearing is scheduled for May 30 at 11 a.m. at City Hall and is open to the public.
The task force is made up of Brooklyn Councilmembers Carlos Menchaca, Antonio Reynoso and Stephen Levin, and Queens Councilmembers Costa Constantinides and James Van Bramer, all of whom represent districts that would host the proposed light rail line.