Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about New York State DOT

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.

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.

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.

Mayor Adams and Rep. Ritchie Torres hailed the fact that the Cross Bronx Expressway (insets) might really have a deck over it someday. Photo: Mayor's Press Office

City Wins Biden Bucks to Begin the Process of Studying the Capping of the Cross Bronx Expwy

By Dave Colon | Dec 19, 2022 | No Comments

"There is no initiative that would do more to improve the public health of the Bronx [and] improve the air quality and life expectancy than the transformation of the Cross Bronx Expressway," Rep. Ritchie Torres said on Monday.

An Amtrak train at Buffalo Exchange Place. Photo: Ben Turon

Opinion: Amtrak Must Restore Adirondack Service Now!

By Steve Strauss | Sep 26, 2022 | No Comments

Amtrak cut service during the pandemic, but restoring it has been difficult owing to labor shortages exacerbated by layoffs, retirements and Covid outbreaks among staff.

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