This proposal sounds great, but seems to wave its hands furiously about right-of-way and eminent domain. I used to live in Astoria on Ditmars Blvd, and the proposed line would most certainly be going on/over thousands of private residences. I presume their placement is to try and connect this to the end stop of the N subway line, but It's not like Astoria is a junkyard or railyard, it's a dense residential neighborhood with single family and multi-family housing.