30 THE QUEENS COURIER • MAY 10, 2018 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
Mixed reviews over improvements as 7 line troubles persist
BY JENNA BAGCAL
jbagcal@qns.com/jenna_bagcal
Announcements that the 7 train line
will undergo repairs sparked both positive
Photo courtesy of Councilman Jimmy van Bramer’s offi ce
Councilman Van Bramer criticizes the continued poor service on the 7 train line
City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer
and Congressman Joe Crowley in partnership
with Access Queens held a press
conference on Th ursday morning on
Queens Boulevard and 40th Street in
Sunnyside, to blast the MTA for the poor
7 train service and pushed back deadlines
on signal upgrades.
“We have endured horrible 7 Train service
for far too long. Th e MTA needs to
set deadlines and stick to them. As they
plan work, they need to consider this
community and the repercussions of service
changes. And Andy Byford needs to
come to this community immediately for
an emergency town hall so that he can
fully understand the impact of this awful 7
Train service,” Van Bramer said. “People
who live along the 7 need the train to get
to work and to get home to their families
and they shouldn’t be forced to dedicate
additional commute time to stand on
crowded platforms because the 7 Train is
so unreliable. Th is community deserves
better.”
Previously, Crowley spoke about securing
a deal with the MTA in order to make
necessary repairs to the 7 train and alleviate
health hazards associated with peeling
lead paint in his proposal Better Deal for
Queens and the Bronx.
In Jackson Heights, Comptroller Scott
Stringer and Senate Candidate Jessica
Ramos held a press conference on
Th ursday, May 3 to release data about the
eff ect 7-train delays have on preschool
parents.
“As a mother of two young boys and a
daily subway rider, I’m deeply concerned
that Queens’ working families are facing
regular late fees because of the crumbling
subway system. Teachers, parents, and
students alike are aff ected by train delays,
and we all feel the system getting worse by
the day,” said Ramos.
Ramos and Stringer shared statistics
from Senate District 13, including the
fact that on average, two to three parents
are seven minutes late to pick up and
drop off their children at preschool due to
train delays. Th e lateness results in over
$67,000 incurred in late fees across the
District 13 preschools.
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and negative feelings from MTA and
local elected offi cials from Queens.
Th e $45 million project was the fi rst one
approved as part of the 2015-2019 capital
program to revitalize the 7 train. According
to the MTA, the repairs will include
important structural steel repair work and
overcoat painting along the elevated 7 train
line from 72nd to 104th Streets. Th e 7
train services riders from Long Island City
to Flushing, passing through Woodside,
Sunnyside, Elmhurst, Corona and Jackson
Heights along the way.
Th e capital program repairs are set to
begin in June 2018, and the MTA estimates
they will take about two years.
Bother train riders and drivers will be
notifi ed about work as it takes place in
order to minimize the impact on their
commute as well as traffi c below the
tracks.
“Th is critical painting and structural
repair work will improve the commuting
experience for our riders in the nearterm,
as well as help ensure the long-term
safety and reliability of our system,” said
NYC Transit President Andy Byford.
Other offi cials, like City Councilman
Francisco Moya, echoed the positive sentiment
of the NYCT President.
“My offi ce has long been fi ghting to
raise awareness of how dangerous this
crisis is — young children could swallow
the chips or they could seep into the
soil and poison it for years, pets could eat
them or track them into our homes. Th is
is a health emergency, and not the fi rst
health emergency overlooked in a community
predominantly made up by people
of color. I’m ecstatic and grateful
that the MTA is fi nally taking action and
repainting repairing the No. 7 train infrastructure,”
said Moya.
Th ough elected offi cials expressed their
praise of the MTA’s investment in the
future, they also noted that much more
work is needed to improve the 7 train’s
service to benefi t the community.
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