BQX supporters rally on steps of City Hall as massive project enters environmental review phase
They’re on board.
On May 30, a rally held on the steps of City Hall gave backers of the Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX) a chance to voice their support for the nearly $2.8 billion streetcar project that is proposed to stretch along the waterfront for 11 miles, connecting to nine ferry landings, 13 subway routes and 30-plus bus lines.
As the project enters the environmental review phase ahead of the city’s public review process, Jessica Schumer, executive director of the Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector, was joined by elected officials, NYCHA residents association leaders from developments along the route, plus transit and environmental advocates, civic and faith leaders, small business owners, and representatives of the Building Trades Council of Greater New York and the Transit Workers Union.