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City May Build A Temporary Highway Through Brooklyn Heights After All
Hey 2023, 2018 called and it wants its temporary highway back.
March 1, 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
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
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: The Eastern Regional Final is an Epic Battle of Long Island
This contest pits the 110th Precinct (our Queens champion) vs. the Brooklyn winners, the 84th Precinct. It's a slugfest.
March 30, 2022
March (Parking) Madness: A David vs. Goliath Battle of Police Rudeness in Brooklyn
Today, we're turning to the Borough of Churches for some unholy parking by the 84th and the 69th precincts.
March 22, 2022
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
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
You Had One Job: Schermerhorn Street Repaving Leaves Cyclists Out of Room
Drivers hate us. They really hate us.
August 6, 2018
No Charges for Driver Who Killed 66 Year-Old Man on Atlantic Avenue
Update [Wednesday, August 12]: The victim has been identified as Muyassar Moustapha, 66.
August 10, 2015
Imagining a New Atlantic Avenue for de Blasio’s New York
Atlantic Avenue is one of New York’s most prominent streets, and in most respects, it is completely broken.
May 1, 2014