Transportation

Queens residents rely on public transportation everyday, but our trains and buses are consistently late and delayed. These delays are costing us our jobs and livelihood. The 38th Assembly District is also a transportation desert; people have to walk long distances and wait long times for the transportation they need.  As your Assembly Member, Jenifer Rajkumar will fight for dependable, affordable, world-class public transit.  As a lawyer, former official in the Governor’s Executive Chamber, and community organizer, Jenifer knows how to cut through the red tape and make the trains run on time.

Jenifer will fight to fix the MTA.  Maintenance and repairs must happen quicker to keep pace with increased ridership.  Jenifer will pay special attention to the buses and subways within her district, making sure they receive the funding they need. 

Jenifer will also:

1)  Increase accessibility at subway stations for the elderly, people with disabilities, and parents with children and strollers.

2) Ensure the MTA makes repairs in a timely manner.

3) Push to redesign and upgrade the bus system to prevent slow and unreliable buses and to expand service.

4) Expand MTA service to underserved areas where there is a transportation desert, including restoration of LIRR service to Ridgewood (Lower Montauk Line).

Jenifer will pay special attention to the subways in her district including the J/Z train stops at 75th Street/Elderts Lane, 85th Street/Forest Parkway, Woodhaven Boulevard, and 104th Street, and the A train stops at 104th Street/Oxford Ave and 111th Street.  She will also hone in on the myriad of bus lines in her district, paying special attention to:

Local Buses:

Q24: from Jamaica to Bushwick, via Atlantic Av

Q8: from Jamaica to Spring Creek (BKLYN), via 101 Av

Q112: Jamaica/Parsons to Ozone Park/Rockaway, via Liberty Av

Q11/Q21: Elmhurst to Howard Beach, via Woodhaven Blvd 

Q37: Kew Gardens/Union Tpke to South Ozone Park, via 111 St

Q56: Jamaica to East New York (BKLYN), via Jamaica Av

Q55: Ridgewood to Richmond Hill, via Myrtle Av

Select Bus Service:

Q52: Elmhurst to Arverne, via Woodhaven Blvd

Q53: Woodside to Rockaway Park, via Woodhaven Blvd

Express Buses:

QM24: Glendale to Midtown

QM25: Glendale to Lower Manhattan

QM34: Glendale to East Midtown