Closing Bell: Overnight Lane Closures on the BQE Begin Tonight
The DOT is closing some of the southbound lanes on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway at night in Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo, beginning tonight through March 29, according to an email from Community Board...
View ArticleHouse of the Day: 46 North Henry Street
This Fedders-style building two doors from the BQE in East Williamsburg is asking $2,350,000. It doesn’t have much curb appeal, but the rent roll could be pretty high. There are two three-bedroom...
View ArticleKosciuszko Bridge reconstruction will improve travel for cars, bikes and...
Image source: rollingrck on Flickr The Kosciuszko Bridge, which spans Newtown Creek to connect Brooklyn and Queens on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, is going to be rebuilt starting in the spring of...
View ArticleClosing Bell: Overnight Lane Closures on the BQE Begin Tonight
The DOT is closing some of the southbound lanes on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway at night in Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo, beginning tonight through March 29, according to an email from Community Board...
View ArticleHouse of the Day: 46 North Henry Street
This Fedders-style building two doors from the BQE in East Williamsburg is asking $2,350,000. It doesn't have much curb appeal, but the rent roll could be pretty high. There are two three-bedroom units...
View ArticleRecap on Last Night’s Kosciuszko Bridge Construction Meeting
Kosciuszko Bridge rendering courtesy NYS DOT Last night, over on 39th Street in Sunnyside, the NYS DOT held a meeting to discuss the forthcoming Kosciuszko Bridge project. This is a BIG deal for...
View ArticleHated, Beloved and Highly Used: The Past, Present and Future of the...
One of the greatest achievements of New York City power broker and infrastructure builder Robert Moses, the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway transformed Brooklyn in the mid-20th century. It created pathways...
View ArticleNew Plan: Brooklyn Heights Promenade Will Become Highway for Three Years
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View ArticleThe Promenade Should Stay, Locals Agree. But What Should Be Done With the BQE?
At a project update meeting last night for the rehabilitation of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Peter Bray, the president of the Brooklyn Heights Association, kicked off the public comments by...
View ArticleThe Brooklyn Heights Promenade Opened to the Public 68 Years Ago This Month
It may seem like it has always been part of the landscape of the neighborhood, but the iconic Brooklyn Heights Promenade is less than a century old. Construction of the overlook and the cantilevered...
View ArticleThe Story of Brooklyn’s Grand Stage, the Brooklyn Heights Promenade
It is almost impossible to watch a television show or movie set in Brooklyn without encountering a scene set on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. Whether it features heartbroken characters leaning on the...
View ArticleBQE Repairs Take Center Stage at Brooklyn Heights Association’s Packed Annual...
It’s been quite a year for the residents of Brooklyn Heights. This was reflected in the turnout for the Brooklyn Heights Association’s annual meeting, which took place at St. Francis College Tuesday...
View ArticleInnovative New Proposal by Bjarke Ingels Group Excites Residents at BQE Town...
At the opening of Wednesday night’s town hall meeting regarding the planned reconstruction of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Hilary Jager of the organization A Better Way NYC laid out the community’s...
View ArticleMayor’s BQE Panel Rejects Promenade Highway, Says Repairs Must Begin Now
Mayor de Blasio's highly anticipated BQE Expert Panel weighed in late Thursday with a plan for the rapidly deteriorating structure. Its recommendations: Immediately begin repair work, reduce lanes from...
View ArticleCity Council-Hired Engineers Say Bjarke Ingels-Designed BQE Fix Is the Best...
In a report presented at City Hall Tuesday, an engineering group hired by the City Council recommended that a design previously presented by the Bjarke Ingels Group is the best option to replace the...
View ArticleMayor Says City Will Propose Its BQE Repair Solution Next Month
City street designers will unveil in May their long-term plan for the dangerously decaying BQE, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday. “I think we’ll have some more to say on this in May,” said de...
View ArticleMayor Pledges BQE Cantilever Repair While Full Fix Is Delayed
Mayor Bill de Blasio said he will unveil a plan to fix the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway’s triple cantilever on the Brooklyn waterfront in the coming weeks, but added that a larger long-term...
View ArticleBQE Transformation on Hold, City Plans Weight Restrictions and Limiting Lanes...
Despite grave concerns over the stability of the roadway, prepandemic plans to replace the crumbling triple-cantilevered section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn Heights have officially...
View ArticleAutomatic Truck Tonnage Sensors to Prevent BQE Collapse Due to Arrive at Year...
The city won’t start using new sensors to catch and fine illegally overweight trucks on the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway until the end of the year, according to the Department of...
View ArticleMayor Adams Wants to Keep the BQE, Plans to Counter Highway’s ‘Racism’ With...
It seems the mayor has made up his mind. The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway will stay, necessary repairs will be made, and the administration hopes to mitigate the "racism built into our infrastructure,"...
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