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Donovan Richards: “Connection to 17 different subway lines and the Long Island…”

Featuring: Donovan Richards, Democratic | Borough President of Queens | New York

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NY Gov. Kathy Hochul Announces New Train Line To Connect Brooklyn And Queens

Published | Video Starts at 14:38

And as a working dad from a transit desert myself, I cannot put into words how much and how meaningful it is just to have an extra hour with our families. All of that, plus Connection to 17 different subway lines and the Long Island Railroad make the IBEX a game changer. And let's also talk about the impacts on climate change. If you want to get people out their cars, you have to give transit access to communities. (14:38–14:46)

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Asserts that the IBX project will connect to 17 subway lines and the Long Island Railroad.

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