Conceptual rendering of 21st Street in Astoria

The Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX) is a City investment to better connect New Yorkers who have limited transit options to where they need to go.

What is the BQX?

The BQX is a proposed streetcar that will connect a dozen neighborhoods along an 11-mile corridor from Red Hook, Brooklyn to Astoria, Queens. The BQX would be efficient, accessible, resilient and sustainable, and would improve streets in neighborhoods along the corridor.

 The BQX would connect:

  • 400,000 New Yorkers who live along the proposed route

  • 300,000 people who work along the corridor

  • 13 subway lines, 30+ bus routes, nine NYC Ferry landings, and 100+ Citi Bike stations

CONCEPTUAL RENDERING OF BERRY STREET IN WILLIAMSBURG

The City team, led by NYCEDC and NYC DOT

Is currently continuing the community discussion about the route and conducting environmental review to advance the BQX.

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RE-ENGAGING

With the communities along the corridor to discuss the BQX and collect feedback.

CONDUCTING

Environmental review to analyze and disclose potential effects of the BQX. The environmental review process will also consider alternatives to the streetcar (for example, a bus in a dedicated lane).

Preparing

The project to be eligible for federal funding.

Key Information

Learn more about the BQX, the current community engagement and environmental review processes, and how it will better connect New Yorkers to where they need to go.

Route

Explore the proposed BQX route along the 11-mile corridor.

Resources

Read our 2018 Conceptual Report and other project documents.

FAQs

Get answers to the project questions that matter to you.

Events

Learn about our community engagement process and upcoming meetings related to the environmental review process.

Contact Us

We want to hear from you.

Conceptual Rendering in Red Hook