The QueensWay will transform the abandoned corridor of the former LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch into 47 acres of park space.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams says his administration secured more than $120 million in federal grants for the new public park being built in Queens.The QueensWay will essentially transform the abandoned corridor of the former LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch into 47 acres of new park space and seven miles of greenway.The park trail stretches across Rego Park, Forest Hills, Glendale, Forest Park, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, and Ozone Park.
Of the two grants, $117 million will go towards 1.3 miles of extension in Forest Park. $5.6 million will help build concepts for the Brooklyn Queens Expressway corridor in North and South Brooklyn.A greenway is an undeveloped land area outside or near an urban area used for recreational use or environmental protection.
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