New-York tribune., 1922-10-15
BrooklynRealEstate|
Men Favor Transit
Commissions Plans
Think That 1t Not Only
Provides Better Travelling
Facilities for Their Bor-
ough, but Is Good for City

Brooklyn real estate men are in IA
vor Of the program for improving the
transit Of the city announced by the
Transit Commission last May. The
scheme of the commission has been
studied carefully by the subway and
transportation committee of the Brook
lyn Real Estate Board, and in it's re-
port favors the program. AT meeting
held last week by the board the report
of the committee was approved.
The report favors the extension of
the Corona Line, in North Queens,
from Corona to Flushing; the exten-
sion of the cross-town subway in
Forty-second Street, Manhattan, with
moving platform or other auxiliary
equipment, connecting with each Of the
present and future north and south
rapid transit lines, both subway and
elevated; a Staten. Island tunnel, to
connect with the Fourth Avenue sub
way, in Brooklyn, and with the various
steam and trolley lines in Staten ISL
ands an extension of the Broadway
Seventh Avenue Line of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit system, from Fifty-ninth
Street, Manhattan under Central Park
West, 10th Street and Seventh Avenue
to 155th Street; a Brooklyn cross-town
line from the Queensborough Plaza, in
Long Island City, to point of connec-
tion with the Brighton Beach Line, at
or near Franklin Avenue and Fulton
Street, Brooklyn; new subway and
East River tunnel to connect the Full
ton Street Elevated Line, in Brooklyn,
with the Broadway Fourth Avenue Line
at the City Hall station, in Manhattan,
and a new trunk line subway to run
from downtown, Manhattan, to Wash
ington Heights, following in the main,
Eighth and Amsterdam avenues.
Brooklyn is concerned with the
third, fifth and sixth proposals Of the
Transit Commission" says the report.
THE extension of the subways in Man
haitian. however. will give an addi-
tional benefit. The third proposal, the
Staten Island tunnel, affects the Bay
Ridge section and contains an alterna-
tive plan Of approach to Staten Island.
The alternative plan would seem to be
the better one, offering accommoda-
tions to the Shore Road vicinity and
also providing q shorter contact with
Staten Island.
"Thc fourth proposal, cross-town
subway from Queens to Coney Island,
and the most important one, affects
the entire borough by reason of its
contact with nearly all east and west
bound transit.
"The fifth proposal, relating to
lower Fulton Street and affecting cen-
trail Brooklyn, is best known. as the
Ashland Place connection. This plan
also contains an alternative route and
involves the construction of one more
tube. The plan of the first route pro-
ceeds down Livingston Street to Grace
Court, across the East River to Nassau
Street and thence across Park Row
and under the Post Office building to
9 connection with Broadway subway,
Manhattan. The plan of the second
route also proceeds along Livingston
Street to Clinton Street, Liberty Street
and lower Fulton Street; then under
the East River to Ann Street, Manhat-
tan, and across TO Park Row to Broad
way subway. Each OF these alterna-
tive plans provide for the removal Of
the eIdvated road on Fulton Street at
= point below Clermont Avenue.