MTA pushes first overhaul of Queens bus routes since 1950s

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Tuesday December 12, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [MTA pushes first overhaul of Queens bus routes since 1950s]( [A bus makes a left turn in Queens, New York City.]( [The borough’s current bus map is drawn along old trolley routes that were discontinued more than 60 years ago.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [The House chambers inside of the Capitol building in Washington.]( [NY voters to get new congressional districts in major win for Democrats]( [New York’s top state court issued its decision in the major redistricting case Tuesday in a 4-3 ruling.]( [A photo of the building in the Bronx that partially collapsed.]( [‘Total disaster’: Displaced Bronx residents cite squalid conditions at partially collapsed building]( [“Look, this building, you pushed the wall and it would make a hole,” one resident said.]( [A photo of the exterior of the Stratford Arms Hotel.]( [NYPD: Unresponsive 11-year-old boy found at Manhattan migrant shelter pronounced dead]( [The child was found with a shoelace around his neck, Mayor Eric Adams confirmed Tuesday.]( [New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy addresses a crowd of fans at the homecoming celebration for the National Women's Soccer League Champions event at Red Bull Arena on Nov. 20, 2023 in Harrison, New Jersey. Murphy is club chair of NJ/NY Gotham FC.]( [Progressives want every Senate candidate from NJ to back a change to state's ballot designs]( [They say rapid support for First Lady Tammy Murphy's run for Senate exposes how unfair the current "county line" system is.]( [Students in a Bronx classroom.]( [To reduce NYC class sizes, task force pitches enrollment caps and teacher incentives]( [Dissenters within the group warned that a law limiting class sizes could cause "significant disruption" throughout the school system.]( [Firefighters and a fire engine are stationed on the street where a partial building collapse exposes the interior of a residential building.]( [Bronx DA investigating building collapse that has left dozens homeless]( [A spokesperson for District Attorney Darcel Clark said her investigations division is working with the city’s fire and buildings departments.]( [the door to the boys' bathroom in a school]( [Extra Extra: Off-duty Long Island cop left his gun in the bathroom at his kid's high school]( [Because that was a bad mistake, here are your afternoon links: Competitive Excel spreadsheeting, weed gummy recall, it snowed in New Jersey and more.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]() [Gothamist]() [WNYC Studios]() [NJPR]( [WQXR]() [New Sounds]() Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.