Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA are moving forward with a revolutionary plan known as the “Interborough Express” (IBX), a new 14-mile passenger rail line that will run through the hearts of Brooklyn and Queens along a corridor used for infrequent freight trains.

The IBX is an idea whose time came long ago, but is finally coming to fruition at a moment where New York City’s population is booming, more people are dependent on transit than automobiles, and too many neighborhoods lack access to subway service.

It’s not the subway, but the IBX promises to be the next best thing. The $5.5 billion project will connect 18 different subway lines and give people living in southern Brooklyn and northwest Queens an easier, quicker, one-seat way to travel between regions without having to connect to mu

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