We received notice from Notify NYC that the eastbound BQE (southbound as it passes Brooklyn Heights) is blocked near the Brooklyn Bridge because of an overturned tractor-trailer. When we arrived at the sidewalk overlooking Hillside Park at about 5:45 p.m., this is what we saw: an upright but apparently disabled tractor-trailer in the left lane; […]
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‘Concerned Resident’ Proposes Speed Decrease Along Brooklyn Heights Portion Of BQE
An anonymous “Concerned Resident Of Brooklyn Heights” is circulating a proposal to lower the speed limit for large vehicles on the BQE under the Promenade “in order to significantly decrease traffic‐induced vibrations in buildings, a major complaint of local residents.” The author asks that neighborhood citizens and their representatives petition the Department of Transportation. Specifically, […]
Heights History: 1952, Promenade Open, BQE Still Under Construction
Here is a 1952 view of the incomplete Brooklyn Queens Expressway, with people on the newly opened Brooklyn Heights Promenade over the new highway. The BQE just comes to an end at the lower right corner, with the Brooklyn Bridge far in the distance.
Accident Jams Eastbound BQE at Brooklyn Bridge
If you’re hearing a lot of horn-honking coming from the BQE, Notify NYC explains why: Due to a motor vehicle accident, all eastbound lanes of the Brooklyn Queens Expy are temporarily closed at the Brooklyn Bridge (BK). Expect extensive delays and consider alternate routes. Update: the easbound lanes have been re-opened but, says Notify NYC, […]
February House Musical Gets Mixed Reviews in New Haven; Comes to NYC May 8
Composer Gabriel Kahane and playwright Seth Bockley have collaborated on a musical play, February House, evidently inspired by Sherill Tippins’ book by the same title, about the house at 7 Middagh Street (demolished to make way for the BQE) that, in the early 1940s, sheltered a brilliant and bizarre collection of poets, novelists, composers, and […]
Overturned Truck on Eastbound BQE Near Brooklyn Bridge
This in from Notify NYC: Notification issued 01/30/12 at 8:40 AM. Emergency personnel are on the scene of an overturned truck on the eastbound Brooklyn Queens Expressway near the Brooklyn Bridge. As a result, the eastbound Brooklyn Queens Expressway is temporarily closed near Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn. Expect traffic delays and consider alternate routes.
Armed Robbery on Remsen
BHB contributor weegee alerts us, via Open Thread Wednesday, of an armed robbery that, according to Gothamist, took place at 114 Remsen Street yesterday at 2:14 p.m. The robbers fled in a vehicle that was stopped by police on the BQE. The robbers are in custody and a gun was taken.
Times on Brooklyn Heights Promenade History
The New York Times Real Estate section has a piece by Christopher Gray on the history of the Promenade, headed by the very photo of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Promenade under construction in 1948 that begins our own Karl Junkersfeld’s video about Henrik Krogius’ book that recounts the Promenade’s history. Gray quotes Krogius on the […]
Billboard Blown Down; BQE Blocked
According to Notify NYC, a billboard has been blown down near the Metropolitan Avenue exit on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, blocking traffic on the westbound (i.e. those approaching the Heights from the north and east) lanes of the highway. Emergency crews are on the scene; we’ll keep you posted. Update: NY1 has a video. Update-update: Gothamist […]
Times on the Ongoing Nightmare of the BQE
The Times has a story about the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway that recounts the frustrations of drivers who use it–“It’s a nightmare”, it quotes livery cab driver Wilifredo Torres, who suffered a blowout that caused his fare to miss a flight–as well as of Brooklyn Heights residents: New York Times: The highway has also been an irritating […]
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