Tag: BIG

From left: Cobble Hill Association President Amy Breedlove, Adam Forman, chief policy and data officer for the NYC Comptroller’s Office, and state Sen. Brian Kavanagh discuss a plan to deck over the BQE trench. Photo: Caroline Ourso

Cobble Hill’s ‘Fix the Ditch’ plan comes roaring back to life

March 5 | Mary Frost

Fixing the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is much bigger than just rebuilding the...

New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson at a press conference before Tuesday’s hearing on recommendations released by the Council and its engineering firm Arup. Photo: Paul Frangipane, Brooklyn Eagle

BQE project too big for NYC alone, says City Council

February 26 | Mary Frost

The job of rebuilding the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is just too big...

Two recommendations by the City Council and engineering firm Arup are based on (left) a design originated by Brooklyn Heights resident Mark Baker and DUMBO’s Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), and (right) a tunnel idea championed by Cobble Hill resident Roy Sloane. Image left courtesy of BIG; map right courtesy of Arup

City Council backs two sweeping BQE fixes

February 24 | Mary Frost

The New York City Council and engineering firm Arup have recommended two...

A steady stream of vehicles passes by Etsy’s DUMBO offices on Prospect Street, shown above, and other neighborhood streets. DUMBO civic and business groups want the BQE rehab plan to change that. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

Use BQE rehab to get cars off DUMBO streets, groups say

April 25 | Mary Frost

Civic and business groups in DUMBO and Fulton Ferry Landing have a...