Councilman Eric Gioia called to say that the MTA told him No. 7 service will be restored on March 17 and 18th for the St. Patrick's Day weekend.
"This new MTA leadership is much more responsive and I'm pleasantly surprised and grateful that they heard the people of Queens and acted so quickly."
But, Gioia himself won't be riding the No. 7 train to the parade. Instead, he'll be marching in Dublin. He said he was invited by the Dublin mayor to represent the heavily Irish neighborhood of Woodside.
-- Chuck Bennett
