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Bloomberg News reporter Benjamin Schneider highlighted research and analysis from Columbia Business School Professor Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh in a feature on New York City’s proposed Interborough Express transit line. Van Nieuwerburgh discussed how major transportation investments have historically reshaped economic activity across the city’s boroughs, influencing housing demand, commercial development, and neighborhood growth over decades. He explained that improved cross-borough connectivity—particularly between Brooklyn and Queens—could unlock new labor-market access and rebalance development patterns, underscoring how infrastructure plays a central role in long-term urban evolution.
