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The BQE triple cantilever. Photo: Kevin Duggan

Is the City Running Out of Time to Avoid a BQE Catastrophe? Some Think So, But DOT Says Its Plan Will Work

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 2, 2023 | No Comments

Mayor Adams is running out of time to repair the crumbling triple-cantilevered section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway under tony Brooklyn Heights, setting up the potential for “catastrophic” damage if the city doesn’t move quickly enough to address its deterioration, pols and experts warned.

Assembly Member Robert Carroll (inset) wants the suburbs to pay their fair share for the regional transit network from which we all benefit.

Assembly Member Carroll: When It Comes to Transit, Everyone Must Pay Their Fair Share

By Assembly Member Robert Carroll | Apr 28, 2023 | No Comments

"Absent a true commitment to this broader vision, the least we can do is have everyone — the city and suburbs alike — pay their fair share to staunch the bleeding," the Park Slope lawmaker says.

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

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.

Assembly Member Bobby Carroll (inset) supports congestion pricing.

AM Carroll: ‘I’m Willing to Take the Heat’ to Support Congestion Pricing

By Assembly Member Robert Carroll | Sep 27, 2022 | No Comments

Car ownership is up, transit use is down, and for-hire vehicles and delivery trucks clog our streets like never before. If done correctly, congestion pricing can make New York City more livable, and fund public transportation. If done incorrectly, it risks being a regressive form of taxation with limited benefits.

Assembly Member Robert Carroll (left), Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine (center) and State Senator Andrew Gounardes (right) at a rally for congestion pricing on Thursday. Photo: Dave Colon

Everyone’s Suddenly Open To Some Congestion Pricing Exemptions

By Dave Colon | Aug 26, 2022 | No Comments

According to the recently-released environmental assessment, the more wholesale exemptions or upstream toll credits that are doled out to certain classes of drivers, the more everyone else will shell out. But "no exemption" hardliners are hard to find right now.

Community Leaders Slam DOT for Planned BQE Detours

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 13, 2022 | No Comments

Community leaders and pols affected by next year's repairs to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway are slamming the city for its detour plan.

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