Dear Friends of the Rockaway Beach
Line and Queens Public Transit Committee,
Are you and your family tired of
long, slow, overcrowded, dangerous, and unreliable buses, trains and roadways? Are you tired of being treated like a neglected commuter with no voice and opportunity for improvement?
This is your time to take action
with our community. Fight for your family, and a better future.
Faster transportation is the key to
our prosperity which results in more freedom and more job opportunities. We
want to reuse the Queens Rockaway Beach Line (RBL) for faster transportation
for all of Queens and the City. Development means increased economic and
personal opportunities, employment, lower crime, better schools and roadways,
increased neighborhood values, faster commutes, and a better quality of
life.
"The Trust for Public Land, the
parks advocacy group that is studying the possibility of building a High
Line-like park along the right of way of the former Rockaway Beach Long Island Rail
Road line, is holding three public workshops on the plan.
Please tell your family and friends
to attend this extremely important meeting. We will meet Wednesday,
Nov. 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the
Ozone Park Senior Center at St. Mary Gate of
Heaven Church,
103-02 101 Ave.
Ozone Park, Queens.
Our goal is not to protest or to be
disruptive but to stand up and speak up for the reactivation of the RBL, faster
transportation and prosperity for all.
Tell the NIMBYs (Not In My Back
Yarders) we have a right to a better life for all of Queens.
The first workshop will be held on
Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. at
Emanuel Church of Christ
93-12 91 Ave.
Woodhaven, Queens.
The second will be on Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the
Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School
91-30 Metropolitan Ave.
Forest
Hills, Queens.
and the third will be on Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the
Ozone
Park Senior Center at St. Mary Gate of Heaven Church
103-02 101 Ave.
Ozone Park, Queens.
The Trust for Public Land says the
workshops are “an opportunity for community members, business owners and
interested individuals to share input and ideas on the design and programming
of the QueensWay.”
Besides the park, there are some who
want to reactivate the rail line and some, especially in Woodhaven and Forest
Hills, who want to the right of way left alone."
Please confirm your attendance by
calling 718-474-0315 or 718-679-5309
Don't allow them to ignore and
neglect us anymore. Come early and bring a poster. Make sure you
get into the hall.
Philip McManus
Chairman
Queens Public Transit
Committee
718-679-5309
