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Aug
09
De Blasio Kicks the BQE Plan Down the Road

De Blasio Kicks the BQE Plan Down the Road

Mayor Bill de Blasio has released a plan to extend the life of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) for at least another 20 years. But a long-term solution to the problems ailing the roadway will be the responsibility of his successor.
2 min read
Jun
03
Opinion: The BQE is in a State of Total Crisis — and So are the Local Residents Who, Literally, Need a Breath of Fresh Air

Opinion: The BQE is in a State of Total Crisis — and So are the Local Residents Who, Literally, Need a Breath of Fresh Air

By April Somboun [www.aprilsomboun.com ], Candidate for City Council in District 33. We cannot ignore the Brooklyn Queens Expressway
3 min read
Jul
09
Another Motorcyclist Dies On BQE

Another Motorcyclist Dies On BQE

Via Google MapsCOLUMBIA STREET WATERFRONT – A Bronx man has died after crashing his motorcycle on the BQE Monday night, the
1 min read
Jul
05
New Jersey Motorcyclist Dead After Collision On The BQE

New Jersey Motorcyclist Dead After Collision On The BQE

BQE and Brooklyn Heights Promenade (Photo: Nathan Haselby)BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPRESSWAY – A New Jersey man is dead after being thrown
1 min read
Apr
04
Mayor Enlists Panel Of Experts To Evaluate BQE Repairs

Mayor Enlists Panel Of Experts To Evaluate BQE Repairs

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Ahead of Wednesday night’s BQE Town Hall [/local-groups-organize-bqe-town-hall-wed-april-3/] hosted by the Brooklyn Heights Association [https://thebha.org/
3 min read
Apr
02
Local Groups Organize BQE Town Hall, Wed. April 3

Local Groups Organize BQE Town Hall, Wed. April 3

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – The Brooklyn Heights Association [https://thebha.org/events/event/townhall-meeting-on-bqe/] (BHA) and A Better Way NYC [https://www.
2 min read
Mar
14
Comptroller Proposes Truck-Only BQE Fix With Two-Mile Park

Comptroller Proposes Truck-Only BQE Fix With Two-Mile Park

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS/CARROLL GARDENS/COBBLE HILL – NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer recently presented to NYC Department of Transportation [https://www.bqe-i278.
3 min read
Jan
30
DOT’s BQE Fix Would Build Overpass Above Brooklyn Bridge Say Activists

DOT’s BQE Fix Would Build Overpass Above Brooklyn Bridge Say Activists

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Following a rally earlier this month [/bqe-rally-january/] on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade where hundreds called on the NYC
3 min read
Jan
14
Hundreds Rally Against DOT’s Plan To Turn Promenade Into 6-Lane Highway

Hundreds Rally Against DOT’s Plan To Turn Promenade Into 6-Lane Highway

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Several hundreds of people gathered on the beautiful Brooklyn Heights Promenade in the freezing cold
7 min read
Jan
11
‘Rally For A Better BQE’ Scheduled For Saturday, Jan. 12

‘Rally For A Better BQE’ Scheduled For Saturday, Jan. 12

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer, State Senator Brian Kavanagh, Council Member Stephen Levin, and Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon
3 min read