The Interborough Express (IBX) project is progressing, with a potential stop at Flatbush Ave.-Nostrand Ave. in Brooklyn offering improved transit to diverse communities. The project includes connections to the 2 and 5 trains, near Brooklyn College, retail, and various housing options. The MTA anticipates a 33-minute commute through Brooklyn and Queens, with the design phase starting in July and environmental reviews in October.
amNewYork’s ride on the planned IBX is still deep into Brooklyn , with the next stop letting us off in a community that thrives with diverse culture, academics, shopping and more to enjoy in Flatbush and Midwood .
in Flatbush would link to the 2 and 5 trains at Flatbush Ave-Nostrand Ave., a major transit center flanked by Brooklyn College, a retail corridor that attracts shoppers from around the borough, and housing that ranges from multi-story apartment buildings to eye-catching Victorian houses that sit on tree-lined streets. The MTA is still deciding on the exact location for many of the 19 planned stops for the IBX, but Flatbush Ave.-Nostrand Ave. is the likely spot for Flatbush. The total estimated cost of the IBX project is $5.5 billion, with about half of the total funding for the project secured in the MTA’s 2025-2029 capital plan.While the IBX is still in its early phases, the MTA celebrated two milestones for the project this year, including its entry into the design phase on July 30, followed by the start of environmental reviews on Oct. 15. “The IBX project will finally give Brooklyn and Queens the fast, reliable transit connection they deserve, and we’re ready to complete it faster, better and cheaper,” said Jamie Torres-Springer, MTA’s construction and development president. “We look forward to putting shovels in the ground on this transformational project and sharing our ideas with customers.”The IBX promises a commute through Brooklyn and Queens that will take around 33 minutes, the MTA maintains. If the agency builds a stop at Flatbush Ave.-Nostrand Ave., passengers will have a smooth ride to work, home, and school, as well as shopping and dining options.With a sprawling, 35-acre campus set in both Flatbush and Midwood, Brooklyn College is located just blocks from the 2 and 5 trains. In U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 edition of Best Colleges, this campus of the City University of New York is ranked #38 in Regional Universities North.amNewYork encountered a man walking by the school on a recent weekend. He had not heard about the IBX, but said the idea of a train connecting Brooklyn and Queens would “really help” his commute.Flatbush and Nostrand Avenues are packed with both big-box and small shops that make it worth a subway or IBX ride. According to the Flabush Junction BID, around 350,000 people live within a 1.5-mile radius of the intersection that spend around $3 billion a year on goods and services. The popular commercial corridor is home to stores and restaurants including Target, Applebee’s, Foot Locker and Aldi.Located where three major thoroughfares converge — Flatbush and Nostrand Avenues and Avenue H — the shopping sits at a transfer point for 2 and 5 trains, seven bus lines and, as the MTA would have it, the IBX.Midwood, a beautiful neighborhood dotted with large single-family, historic homes, is near the planned Flatbush stop.Many outer-borough residents are looking forward to the arrival of the IBX, which the MTA has said will revolutionize transit across Brooklyn and Queens. However, many New Yorkers have also expressed significant concerns about the massive, multi-billion-dollar project. Queens residents have shed light during community meetings on the potential disruptions of construction noise and vibration, the possibility of the MTA implementing eminent domain in some areas along the route, and the risk of losing neighborhood character. Christina Wilkinson, secretary of the Juniper Park Civic Association in Queens, discussed the impact of construction on neighborhoods along the route during the December meeting of Communities of Maspeth and Elmhurst Together . She said even if the MTA eliminated some planned stops for the train, the impact would still be widespread “When you say, ‘let’s compromise and tell them to skip Grand Avenue,’ you’re still doing with all of this construction, which, if it does move forward, is going to be devastating,” she said. “I don’t see how there isn’t widespread condemnation of property and nonstop construction for how many years.” Meanwhile, Janno Lieber, MTA chair and CEO, said at an unrelated press conference on Dec. 1 that “the project is well underway.” “We understand there will always be people who have different views, and we’re going to hear them out,” he said. “But the project is well underway, and the governor is leading the way.”The proposed light rail rolls through Middle Village near a ‘crown jewel’ of Queens parksA ride through Bushwick, an oasis of art, quirky bars, community spaces and a hipster vibeProposed light rail brings New Yorkers into historic East New York at Sutter Avenue East New York, Brownsville poised for more housing, shops and transit as plans for 14-mile light-rail continueBarbara Russo-Lennon is the transit reporter at amNewYork. 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