Mamdani officially kills the QueensLink, sticking with QueensWay park over abandoned right-of-way
May 30, 2026Streetsblog NYC Verified
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Mamdani administration decisively told transit advocates Friday it will not redirect QueensWay park funding to revive the QueensLink subway proposal — staying with the Adams-era plan to build a park over the abandoned Rockaway Beach Branch right-of-way in central Queens. The decision closes one of the longest-running transit-vs-parks debates in the borough and forecloses near-term transit restoration to the Rockaways. Advocates blasted the call; Streetsblog framed it as Mamdani "officially turning his back" on transit-first urbanism in Queens.
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