Mayor Bill de Blasio is set to announce plans to build a streetcar line connecting Brooklyn and Queens. (Courtesy Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector)
The BQX or Bronx Queens Connector will cruise at 11 miles per hour. (Courtesy Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector)
It will take about 40 minutes to get from Long Island City to downtown Brooklyn. (Courtesy Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector)
The BQX would be the same cost as a single ride MetroCard. Service is expected to begin in 2024. (Courtesy Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector)
Construction of the streetcars, beginning in 2019, will be funded by tax payers. (Courtesy Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector)