Several NYC Mayors had major plans to turn Jamaica Bay into an industrial seaport. The big reason why John Hylan started work on a rail tunnel between Staten Island and Brooklyn was to enable freight lines to reach that seaport, rather than passenger service..
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Several NYC Mayors had major plans to turn Jamaica Bay into an industrial seaport. The big reason why John Hylan started work on a rail tunnel between Staten Island and Brooklyn was to enable freight lines to reach that seaport, rather than passenger service..
Well, that certainly was a long time ago. Now, we are restoring wetlands and habitat in Jamaica Bay.
Interesting times. That may have been the rebuttal to the Coney Island issue.
Timeless Crap!
The Bronx version of this Freedomland U.S.A.
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