An old railroad in Queens could become the coolest park in NYC

Grist
By Sara BernardOct 16, 2014, 4:33 pm68 pts
A rusty, abandoned railway choked with vines and trash may soon become a greenway in Central Queens, one of New York’s less-leafy boroughs. The awesome-sounding QueensWay Project is an effort to increase park equity across the city, reduce pedestrian fatalities, and give Manhattan’s beloved High…

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