Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

Six lanes of BQE nastiness trenched through Carroll Gardens — and Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi said that the roadway will likely again be six lanes. Photo: Kevin Duggan

City Hall: We Hear that People Want to Keep Three-Lane BQE (Really?!)

By Kevin Duggan | Mar 3, 2023 | No Comments

Some elected officials and locals are telling City Hall that they want to keep three travel lanes in each direction of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, a top city official said on Thursday — despite nearly two dozen area politicians who have called for no more than two lanes.

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn Heights might get a temporary roadway (inset) during reconstruction.

City May Build A Temporary Highway Through Brooklyn Heights After All

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 1, 2023 | No Comments

Hey 2023, 2018 called and it wants its temporary highway back.

Mayor Adams isn't powerless to push the state to action on the BQE, our columnist writes. Photos: NYC DOT/NYC Mayor's Office/NACTO

OPINION: Mayor Adams Has Leverage to Force a Reluctant State DOT to Budge on the BQE

By Jon Orcutt | Feb 21, 2023 | No Comments

If Mayor Adams and his DOT really want a new end-to-end vision for the BQE, they should clearly say so — and compel the state back to the job using the legal tools at their disposal.

For taking on state DOT on the eve of St. Cupid's Day, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso is Streetsblog's valentine. Photos: Patch/Brooklyn BP's Office

Tuesday’s Headlines: Fix the BQE/Love is In The Air Edition

By David Meyer | Feb 14, 2023 | No Comments

It's Valentine's Day — and nothing gets the hearts of Streetsblog's staff jumping like a potential highway removal. Plus other news.

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway cuts through neighborhoods including Sunset Park, shown above. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Brooklyn Pols Demand the State ‘Come to the Table’ on the BQE

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 10, 2023 | No Comments

More than a dozen Brooklyn lawmakers said they don't want DOT's Brooklyn-Queens Expressway plan: It's the highway or the highway.

The State Has ‘No Plans’ to Redesign the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 9, 2023 | No Comments

State DOT has “no plans” to “redesign the state-owned portion of the BQE," spokesman Joseph Morrissey confirmed in an email to Streetsblog last week.

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