Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
Basics
NYC Mayor Doubles Down On Robert Moses’s Great Mistake And Will Rebuild An Urban Highway
Mayor Mamdani wants to build a temporary bypass road to allow for a 10-year, $4-billion rebuild of the BQE triple-cantilever.
August 27, 2026
Opinion: The Case For Letting An Awful Urban Highway Fail
The same activism that once saved a New York City neighborhood could bring down the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
July 1, 2026
US DOT Rejection of City Request for Highway ‘Enhancement’ is Good News, Advocates Say
"It's good news because it’s a bad project,” said one activist about the feds' rejection of funds to repair the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
February 7, 2024
