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From NY ERA The Bulletin (October 2007):

The NY & Queens County Railway Co. absorbed Steinway Lines in 1896. This unified company was prosperous until the IRT was extended to Corona and Astoria in 1917 and the BRT reached Queensboro Plaza in 1920. Trolley riding fell off rapidly because the new extensions paralleled the trolley. Steinway was separated from NY & QC on May 10, 1922, and the latter went into receivership on January 18, 1923. The Northern Blvd. Line, which originally ran from Long Island City to Flushing, was split at 51st Street, with Steinway operating the west portion and NY & QC serving the east half. Because transfers were not issued, passengers paid an additional nickel. To furnish through service from College Point, Flushing, and Jamaica to the Junction Blvd. station, the company obtained trackage rights on the BMT’s Junction Blvd. Line. Connecting curves at Northern and Junction Boulevards and a crossover at the station were installed. Effective May 15, 1923, the above cars were rerouted via Northern Blvd. and Junction Blvd. When the IRT’s Flushing subway was extended to 111 St., the College Point, Flushing and Jamaica cars were rerouted again. Effective October 27, 1925, Junction Blvd. service was discontinued and cars were rerouted via the Corona Line on 114 St. and tracks installed on Roosevelt Ave. Trolley cars were rerouted again as soon as the Flushing Line was extended to Main St., Flushing. On January 22, 1928, 111 St. service was discontinued and cars were through-routed from College Point to Jamaica via Flushing. On June 30, 1925, the company was awarded a temporary 6-cent fare, which had to be renewed annually. During the Depression, the riders objected to the 6-cent fare. The authorization was not renewed, and the fare was reduced to a nickel on August 15, 1931. In 1937, the company decided to convert to bus because the city administration wanted to convert the right-of-way to a city street. Buses replaced the trolley cars on the following dates:
1.) College Point-Jamaica, August 23, 1937 (today’s Q65*)
2.) Northern Blvd., September 5, 1937 (today’s Q66*)
3.) Calvary-Borden Ave., October 30, 1937 (today’s Q67*)

*My bus route comments; not mentioned in NY ERA Bulletin

[Mr RT]

Who's the author of that article ?

[Q65A]

There was no by-line noted on this article (ditto for the article on M&QT), but I believe that probably it was written by Bernard Linder, Editor-In-Chief of The Bulletin.