QueensLink

@governor.ny.gov we've got hundreds of postcards coming your way 😎 Our supporters have been filling out these postcards at all our recent events, calling on the Governor to #BuildtheQueensLink !! To date, we've mailed out over 600!! 📨

Help us flood Albany's mailboxes by filling out a postcard at one of our upcoming events!

Queens Community Board 6 is voting on a QueensLink resolution on Wednesday, October 14th! We need “rails & trails” supporters like you to show that the people want QueensLink! Sample testimony is available at the 🔗 IN BIO!!

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Queens Community Board 6 Full Board Meeting 🗓️ Wednesday, October 14th 🕰️ 7:00pm 📍120-55 Queens Blvd, Room 200 🖊️ Sign up to speak by emailing QN06@CB.NYC.GOV or calling 718-263-9250 before 3pm on 10/14/26! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

A word of caution: while this is an opportunity to show your support for “rails & trails,” we ask that you do so respectfully. Please do not attack anyone who holds a different view. We welcome respectful disagreement, but personal attacks and harassment have no place in this conversation.

Calling All CB6 Residents! 🚨 Queens Community Board 6 is voting on a QueensLink resolution on Wednesday, October 14th! We need “rails & trails” supporters like you to show that the people want QueensLink!

🌧️☀️ Rain or shine, we're spending our time in the community talking #RailsandTrails ! We had another action-packed weekend with volunteers at the Forest Park Fair, Sunnyside Street Fair, and Williamsburg Fair 🚉🌳

QueensLink stands to dramatically benefit all these neighborhoods, reducing travel times and improving the environment. Let's #BuildtheQueensLink !

30 July

Join QueensLink volunteers for a town hall in Jackson Heights next Thursday, August 6th! We’ll be discussing our advocacy up to this point and what’s next in this existential fight for transit equity in Queens!

28 July

Our next walking tour of the QueensLink is LIVE! Join volunteers for a guided exploration of the Rockaway Beach Branch this Sunday, August 2nd! RSVP Here: forms.gle/uDVBEWGna7hG...

24 July

Forest Hills, we’re back! 🚇🌳 Join us this Sunday at the Greenmarket to talk Rails AND Trails! We’ll be tabling from 9 to 2. Hope to see you there!

14 July

We. Love. Maps. They’re hands down one of the best ways to visualize just how transformational QueensLink truly is. These stunning isochrone maps answer the question: just how far can you get in one hour on existing subways (NO BUILD) vs. with QueensLink (BUILD)?

8 July

Looking for something to do Friday afternoon? Join us at @qcjcrockaway’s Summer Kickoff Kickback! 📍10-27 Beach 20th Street, Far Rockaway, 11691 ⏰ 1pm-5pm

12 June

Did you missed the hearing yesterday? You still have 48 hours to submit a written testimony at the 🔗 in bio! Reminder that deadline will be on Saturday June 13, 2026 at 10:00pm!

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12 June

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11 June

Thank you for everyone who showed up to the in-person and virtual hearing to give their spoken testimonies, it was a long journey but we made it! With a myriad of impassioned speeches in support of the project, we couldn't be more proud of our #RailsandTrails movement!

council.nyc.govHearing Testimony RegistrationTogether, we make the laws governing New York City

11 June

If you missed the hearing, you still have 72 hours to submit a written testimony at the 🔗 here! The deadline will be at 10:00pm on June 13! council.nyc.gov/testify/

QueensLink reposted

Effective Transit Alliance

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29 May

This is the wrong decision for transit in New York. Existing rights-of-way that travel through dense, under-served neighborhoods do not grow on trees, and it's a massive own goal for any city to not take advantage of them. No plan does this better than @queenslink.org.

Streetsblog NYC@nyc.streetsblog.org

Mayor Mamdani is going full speed ahead with plans to build the QueensWay park over abandoned train tracks in Central Queens, after his administration decisively told advocates for bringing transit to the right of way that he won’t change course.

buff.lyMamdani Officially Buries The QueensLink - Streetsblog New York CityThe Mamdani administration told QueensLink advocates they won't change course on plans to fund the QueensWay.

27 May

Here we are again. We thought @mayor.nyc.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social would be different. But unfortunately on the issue of Queens' Next Subway, he isn't budging. Fortunately, it's not over yet. City Council is holding their FINAL public hearing on the budget on JUNE 10th @ 9:30am @ City Hall.

council.nyc.govHearing Testimony RegistrationTogether, we make the laws governing New York City

27 May

SHOW UP AND SPEAK UP FOR QUEENSLINK!! Use the link in bio to register to testify or submit written testimony if you can't make it! council.nyc.gov/testify/?utm...

23 Apr

🔔REMINDER: We’ll be tabling at @nerd4cities at @huntercollege TOMORROW, and @31staveopenstreet on SUNDAY! Come stop by, say hi, and check out some of our new print material 👀

21 Apr

There's always money for "one more lane" but never enough for the train 🤦🏻‍♀️ (cue the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" music) Tell Mayor Mamdani to #BuildtheQueensLink by visiting the 🔗 in bio and writing a letter!

21 Apr

16 Apr

There's been some talk about reopening the Woodhaven LIRR station on the Atlantic Branch. While a considerable project in it's own right, we envision the Woodhaven LIRR Station as part of the QueensLink proposal and we fully support efforts to reopen it!

14 Apr

QueensLink Delivers for the Rockaways! 🌊🏄🏾‍♀️ - Faster journey times - Parallels existing high-ridership corridor - Direct service to Manhattan for Rockaway Park All Day - More frequent service to JFK - 165% increase and 55% increase in service on Rockaway Park and Far Rockaway branches respectively

14 Apr

10 Apr

IBX 🤝 QueensLink. Two excellent projects with incredible potential to transform our city. They're also by no means mutually exclusive. Tell Mayor Mamdani and the City Council Queens needs IBX AND QueensLink using the link in bio

10 Apr

actionnetwork.orgLet your city and state leaders know YOU WANT QUEENSLINKQueensLink is a grassroots, community lead organization fighting for better transit, parks, and safe bike lanes along the abandoned Rockaway Beach Branch. Our leaders have heard from us, but now they need to hear from you: the riders and citizens who rely on mass transit, and who want better park space and safe bike lanes. Some leaders don't think their constituents want the QueensLink. We need to help them understand that they just weren't listening. Enter your address and this form will automatically email your city and state elected leaders, along with Governor Kathy Hochul.

9 Apr

⛽ 😮‍💨 Gas prices got you down? Best way to tackle car dependence is by expanding public transit! QueensLink does this exceptionally well, reducing more vehicle miles traveled than both IBX and SAS Phase 2 combined!

9 Apr

8 Apr

🌼 🌷 🌸 We're Stepping into Spring with lots of events planned! Stay tuned for more days of action soon 👀

3 Apr

Meet the New Boss; Same as the Old Boss? A recent editorial in The Wave details Mayor Mamdani's "flip-flop" on QueensLink. He campaigned on a pro-transit agenda, so why is he blocking QueensLink?? Tell Mayor Mamdani to SAVE TRANSIT NOW at the link in bio!! Image Courtesy of The Wave/Thomas Kerr

3 Apr

www.rockawave.com/articles/edi...

3 Apr

rockawave.comEditorial: Mamdani Flip-Flops On QueensLink - The WaveWhen he was a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 36th Assembly District and its neighborhoods of Astoria, Ditmars-Steinway, and Astoria Heights, NYC Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani was...

2 Apr

Why are we advocating for the M+G service pattern on QueensLink? Here's what NYU's ridership report found!

2 Apr

31 Mar

In our newest report using STOPS data from NYU, the QueensLink corridor sees 75,000 daily riders! That's 92% more than than the last estimate of 39,000 daily riders in the MTA's 20 Year Needs Assessment.

31 Mar

Where are these riders coming from? Of the 65,000 new boardings (riders induced by QueensLink, distinct from the 10,000 riders who divert from other subway routes like the A), Queens Boulevard and the Rockaways both see a healthy increase, along with 20,700 new boardings at the 4 new stations!

30 Mar

If you thought those platforms were packed already, just wait. But QueensLink tackles this directly. More trains = Less crowding. Use the Link in Bio to Tell Mayor Mamdani and the City Council: NO WAY with QueensWay! #buildtheQueensLink

30 Mar

30 Mar

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table at the Forest Hills Spring Fair yesterday!

27 Mar

QueensLink transforms Queens Boulevard with the G to Forest Hills! 50% more local service means shorter waits, more destinations and fewer delays and disruptions

#BuildtheQueensLink

Transit Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is walking back his support of the slam dunk QueensLink project. Remind him that Queens desperately needs Rails AND Trails on this rare existing right-of-way. actionnetwork.org/letters/it-a...

QueensLink tackles the most unsafe roads in the city by removing 4.7 million cars off the road each year 👀

Transportation Alternatives@transalt.org

Because super speeders are such significant repeat offenders, residents in the top 20 districts are exposed to speeding violations 10 times more often than in the bottom 20 districts. Super speeders were caught speeding in the top 13 as many times as the bottom 52 combined.

🚨Bad News🚨: QueensWay has put together their own letter writing campaign to influence @mayor.nyc.gov !! Make sure YOUR voice is heard! Tell Mayor Mamdani to SUPPORT QUEENSLINK actionnetwork.org/letters/it-a...

Thank you, Janno, for the recognition of QueensLink's Initial Business Case and Ridership Report! We look forward to the MTA's review of our findings on this transformative project. #BuildtheQueensLink