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Trains over parks: In Queens, people need transit more than they need green space.
"Now, by siding with the make-it-only-a-park neighborhood activists over those who want to make it a shared park/rail line, Adams is at risk of losing forever the valuable right of way for transit. If forced to choose, QueensLink (the joint rail/park plan) is better than QueensWay (the park only plan)."
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-edit-rockaway-beach-branch-20220920-b2qobgmsv5bwnmsw3kn6yrmvvy-story.html?