Tag: Roy Sloane

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...