Middle Village open house on planned IBX light rail riles residents

The Interborough Express (IBX), the highly anticipated train line connecting Brooklyn and Queens, has finally entered into Phase One of its construction with the environmental review process, much to the dismay of many Maspeth and Middle Village residents.

The MTA hosted an open house informational session on Nov. 19 that featured a short presentation, an array of poster boards displaying a map of the line and about two dozen MTA employees scattered around the basement of Trinity Lutheran Church in Middle Village.