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Op-Ed: Imagining Downtown Brooklyn Without the BQE
Here's what Downtown Brooklyn could look like without the BQE and its ramps slicing through it.
January 9, 2020
Brooklyn Heights Group Wants to Break the Car Culture, Nix Lanes on Rebuilt BQE
"We’ve seen the concept of induced demand in a lot of other cities and we’re hoping the planners take [a reduction in lanes] seriously here,” the group's executive director said.
December 3, 2019
Monday’s Headlines: A Weekend of Indigestion Edition
We recovered from a weekend of Thanksgiving indigestion only to arise on Sunday and get more agita from car-loving Marcia Kramer's new WCBS2 show. That and all the weekend's headlines are just one click away!
December 2, 2019
Wednesday’s Headlines: Another Day of Mass Carnage Edition
Tuesday brought another two dead cyclists in a city that is now already seven cyclist deaths ahead of all of last year. Plus all the other news (including the New Yorker living up to its name, finally!).
July 24, 2019
$ix Questions About the Massive Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Plan$
Question 1: Isn't there a better use for $4 billion than to enshrine one of Robert Moses's most disastrous legacies?
April 8, 2019
De Blasio, Channeling Cuomo, Creates his Own ‘Expert Panel’ for BQE Repairs
Perhaps the process will result in a better plan — but it will definitely insulate the mayor from the political fallout of his DOT's initial plan.
April 3, 2019
Planning Group: Cut Two Lanes When BQE is Rebuilt
But the Regional Plan Association stopped short of calling for the roadway to be fully torn down.
April 3, 2019
Comptroller Scott Stringer Wants the BQE for Trucks Only
Step 1: Ban cars. Step 2: Build a new (and long) park from Dumbo to Carroll Gardens.
March 14, 2019
Council Speaker Johnson Joins Calls for Knocking Down the BQE
Other cities have done it — and broken the car culture at the same time — so the possible future mayor says we should dream, too.
March 5, 2019
Eyes on the Street: Staten Island Express Bus is Great, But Expensive
There is a quick and pleasant way to get from Staten Island to Manhattan during the morning rush, but it comes with a high price tag.
January 22, 2019
