"What? A subway to Red Hook? Why? So, the people of Brooklyn have another way of getting into Manhattan? What about a subway From Brooklyn to Staten Island? I forgot. We are the Forgotten Borough.

Cuomo proposes subway extension from Lower Manhattan to Red Hook

Governor Andrew Cuomo is hoping to bring major changes to Red Hook, just one of the proposals he will talk about in his 2018 state of the state address. The changes he wants to bring about focus on extending a subway line to Red Hook, and opening up more of its waterfront for community activities.

From article, (Governor Andrew Cuomo is hoping to bring major changes to Red Hook, just one of the proposals he will talk about in his 2018 state of the state address. The changes he wants to bring about focus on extending a subway line to Red Hook, and opening up more of its waterfront for community activities.

Cuomo will ask the MTA to study the potential of extending subway service from Lower Manhattan to Red Hook via a new underwater tunnel. While this proposal is still in the very early stages, it comes in the midst of a subway crisis for the city—the MTA has proposed a $836 million to fix the ailing system.

Separately, Cuomo is calling on the Port Authority to relocate maritime operations from the Red Hook Container Terminal to the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Sunset Park. This would potentially consolidate shipping activities in South Brooklyn, and free up waterfront space in Red Hook.)

Me, ""What? A subway to Red Hook? Why? So, the people of Brooklyn have another way of getting into Manhattan? What about a subway From Brooklyn to Staten Island? A borough that has no direct subway access. I forgot. We are the Forgotten Borough.

Staten Islanders are told again and again that there is no money to pay for a subway connection from the SIRT to the R. Yet, Cuomo finds money for a new tunnel and station in Red Hook? This is all politics. Who donated a great deal of money to get this idea approved by the Governor? Art the rate of how new subway projects are approved, the only way a subway connection will be made is if someone wins the Powerball or Mega Millions lottery, and funds the connection." 

Me, "This is the Subway connection Staten Islanders has been begging for From Bay Ridge to..

To Clifton or some new station on the SIRT.

Maps curtsy http://jpwright.net/subway/

This is sort of what the Governor wants. An extension of the 1 line into Red Hook.

Probably a Subway stop in Governors Island.

Ending here in Red Hook.

Me, "Notice the fare amounts? While an R to SIRT barely changes the base fare. A Subway 1 line extension adds to the General Fare.  This is probably to show that construction costs could sky rocket by having to buy buildings to put in entrance and exits in Red Hook while the R to SIRT uses existing station entrance and exits."