Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

Scott Stringer Says $11B BQE Tunnel Plan Doesn’t Move City Past Robert Moses Era

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 28, 2020 | No Comments

The comptroller doesn't like the current (and fancy) plans to fix the highway for two reasons: there'd still be too many cars, and poorer neighborhoods won't benefit.

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Wednesday’s Headlines: #BrooklynQueensExpressWHY Edition (Part II)

By Streetsblog | Feb 26, 2020 | No Comments

Maybe the city does need to rebuild the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway — but we're going to keep demanding that elected officials at least explain why they think so. Plus the other news.

Does this section of the BQE "need" to be replaced — or is that just what car-culture-blinded politicians think they're supposed to do? Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Forgetting Something? Engineers Hired For BQE Advice Didn’t Study Reducing Car Use

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 25, 2020 | No Comments

You get what you pay for: The engineering firm hired by the Council wasn't asked to consider car-reduction strategies, which is why the firm didn't present any.

Council Speaker Corey Johnson, surrounded by Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill residents who support covering over the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway to benefit their neighborhoods, said he'd love to tear down the roadway, if there is a "responsible" plan to do so. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Corey Johnson Would Consider BQE Teardown — If Someone Presents It

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 25, 2020 | No Comments

Council Speaker Corey Johnson dismissed simply tearing down the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway — but only, he told Streetsblog on Tuesday, because no one has put forward a "responsible" plan for doing it.

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway just south of the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

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Tuesday’s Headlines: Brooklyn-Queens ExpressWHY Edition

By Streetsblog | Feb 25, 2020 | No Comments

Here it is, people, your hashtag: #BrooklynQueensExpressWHY. Plus the other stories from yesterday.

Nostalgia for traffic jams? A file photo shows what traffic frequently looked like pre-pandemic on the cantilevered section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn Heights. Photo: Patch

ANALYSIS: Corey Johnson’s Two BQE Recommendations Will Enable, Not Break, the Car Culture

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 24, 2020 | No Comments

Whether it's an $11-billion tunnel or a $3.2-billion highway buried under a park, neither solution to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway reduces car use.

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