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City Hall: We Hear that People Want to Keep Three-Lane BQE (Really?!)
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.
March 3, 2023
OPINION: Mayor Adams Has Leverage to Force a Reluctant State DOT to Budge on the BQE
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.
February 21, 2023
Brooklyn Pols Demand the State ‘Come to the Table’ on the BQE
More than a dozen Brooklyn lawmakers said they don't want DOT's Brooklyn-Queens Expressway plan: It's the highway or the highway.
February 10, 2023
The State Has ‘No Plans’ to Redesign the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
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.
February 9, 2023
City Wins Biden Bucks to Begin the Process of Studying the Capping of the Cross Bronx Expwy
"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.
December 19, 2022
Opinion: Amtrak Must Restore Adirondack Service Now!
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.
September 26, 2022
SETBACK: Parks Dept. Will Dump Bikers onto Dangerous Roads During Greenway Fix
After four months of delay over safety questions, a northern Manhattan project will proceed without many changes.
August 11, 2022
SEE IT! Manhattan BP to State: Take a Lane from Drivers on the West Side Highway
It worked on the Brooklyn Bridge...
August 1, 2022
As US Supreme Court Guts EPA Power, NYS Goes on a Highway Expansion Binge
Don't just blame the High Court for not protecting the environment.
June 30, 2022
Analysis: Out-Of-State Cars Causing Mayhem in NYC
More than 10,000 people a year are injured in crashes in the city involving vehicles registered to other U.S. states and Washington, D.C., a Streetsblog analysis of NYPD collision data found.
September 21, 2021
