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Donovan Richards: “We're talking about cutting commute times in half, if not…”

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 13:58

And make no mistake, Manhattan is actually the outer borough. Now, to get to Brooklyn, we're Talking about a 40 minute end to end straight shot between our boroughs. We're talking about cutting commute times in half, if not more. And we're talking about opening up new job and economic opportunities that have never existed before. And make no mistake that Jackson Heights had some of the best food. (13:58–14:03)

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