BQ NIX: Why the BQX Needs to Stay Dead, March 2020

BQ NIX: Why the BQX Needs to Stay Dead, March 2020

I submitted this to Gothamist right as covid19 exploded in mid-March2020: a much-too-long exploration of the NYCEDC’s BQX project; the local Qns/Bklyn meetings I attended in early 2020; and why I believe the EDC should not manage NYC transit initiatives, like its controversial NYC ferry. The BQX proposal is dead for now because of coronavirus but if it ever comes back, so will my argument against it

Connie Murray: individual statement to Queens Community Board 2, February 6, 2020

Connie Murray: individual statement to Queens Community Board 2, February 6, 2020

back at it, at Queens CB2 on Feb 6, 2020, supporting public land for public use #clt #communitylandtrust #wqclt and questioning the validity of, and need for, developer-favoring NYCEDC: maybe it’s time to privatize the EDC and get it out of government #nycedc #nyc #queens #lic #longislandcity #licqueens #queensny #queensnyc #licnyc