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Tuesday’s Headlines: Fix the BQE/Love is In The Air Edition
It's Valentine's Day — and nothing gets the hearts of Streetsblog's staff jumping like a potential highway removal. Plus other news.
February 14, 2023
Locals Don’t Love the City’s Long-Awaited Re-Widening of Crumbling BQE
The city on Tuesday unveiled long-awaited plans for the beleaguered triple-cantilever section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, proposing three fairly similar options for a redesign of the crumbling infrastructure that will restore three lanes of traffic in each direction, albeit with a park on top.
December 14, 2022
City May Restore BQE to Six Full Lanes of Nastiness, Sources Say
The future of the BQE may be going backwards.
December 13, 2022
Adams Says He Wants a Better BQE — And Kicks Off a Years- or Decade-Long Process to Get There
It's a tale of two BQEs.
September 16, 2022
Community Leaders Slam DOT for Planned BQE Detours
Community leaders and pols affected by next year's repairs to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway are slamming the city for its detour plan.
July 13, 2022
Carmageddon Likely from BQE Repair Work as DOT Will Detour Trucks into Residential Neighborhoods
Some nights and weekends work will radically alter residential Brooklyn.
June 27, 2022
Idea of ‘Tearing Down the BQE’ Gets Fresh Look as Feds Open Their Wallets
Building-trades honcho Carlo Scissura says that the city should 'get rid' of the decrepit highway and "start from scratch."
November 11, 2021
Monday’s Headlines: Big Day for Transportation Edition
Today will be a busy day for transportation nerds all over the tri-state area. Plus all the other news.
August 30, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines: ‘Kicking the Can’ Edition
After years of study, the mayor leaves the teetering BQE for the next guy — or maybe the one after that. Plus other news.
August 5, 2021
ANALYSIS: The Mayor’s ‘Bold’ Plan for the BQE is Not Bold, But is Really a Long Punt
"It just seems like not a very forward thinking solution to the whole issue," one activist said.
August 4, 2021