The MTA announced Friday the creation of four new commuter rail stations for the Bronx that will cut commute times to and from Manhattan, Westchester and Connecticut, and increase economic opportunities, but nothing new to help Rockland. At a ground-breaking in the Bronx on Friday, Governor Kathy Hochul said the neighborhoods of Morris Park, Parkchester, Van Nest, and Hunts Point will get one-seat rides into Penn Station…
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, said the project is long overdue…
But, just not Rockland. Hochul, meanwhile, said the goal is to build affordable and market-rate housing near the new stations, which are targeted to open in 2027.