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Reducing pollution
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Showing posts with label Sunnyside Yards. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Sunnyside Yards. Show all posts

Thursday, July 9, 2015

The Montauk Branch should go to Queens Plaza

I was pleased to see that Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley has come out in favor of restoring passenger service on the west end of the Long ...

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Crossing the Yards

One of the arguments given by proponents of decking the Sunnyside Yards is that Sunnyside is cut off from Astoria and Long Island City by t...

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

The cargo cult of railyard decks

I recently wrote about a proposal to build a deck over the Sunnyside Yards . This got me thinking about these projects in general. I'...

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Decking the Sunnyside Yards: the history of a fantasy

Becoming the Yards: 1643: Burger Jorrisen receives the first patent for farmland near the swamps surrounding the Dutch Kills. 1861: The Lo...

Saturday, November 1, 2014

The problems with the yards

I live in Woodside, Queens, not too far from Sunnyside. I love both neighborhoods, but there are a few problems. Recently, urban planners ...

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