In Focus
BQE Update 11/9/2018
October 26
Our community is united in its opposition to DOT’s plan for a 6-lane highway on the Promenade.
While the 75 year old BQE triple cantilever must be rebuilt, we MUST advocate for better temporary solutions. The BHA is working with the community, planners, and engineers to develop a better solution and present it to DOT and to our City and State elected officials.Read More…
BHA statement on the BQE Reconstruction plan by DOT
BHA and Community Oppose “Innovative” Approach The BHA was extremely heartened by the strong attendance at the Department of Transportation’s September 27 presentation of their proposed approaches to the necessary reconstruction of the BQE. Of the two options, first, a lane-by-lane reconstruction (“Traditional Approach”), and second, a temporary 6-lane highway on the Promenade to expedite Read More...
Brooklyn Jail Plan
Community Says: “Halt the Planning for the New Brooklyn Jail” In January 2018, Mayor de Blasio announced a 10-year plan to close the Rikers Island Jail Complex and transfer its reduced jail population to new jails close to courthouses within the boroughs and nearer to the detainees’ families and attorneys. Read More...
Book Collection
The BHA is collecting books to support the NYPD’s initiative to set up a children’s library in each precinct. To promote reading by children, the books will be provided to any child to read or keep. Read More...
Latest News
Corner of Columbia Heights and Orange St Renamed Emily Warren Roebling Way
Jun 6
With the support of the BHA, the City Council approved renaming the corner of Columbia Heights and Orange Street for Emily Warren Roebling, who took over the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge after her husband was disabled by caisson disease in January 1879. This location is close to the home where she and Washington Roebling resided at 110 Columbia Heights, now no longer standing. Read More…
The BQE Reconstruction Project and Design-Build Authorization
Mar 12
BQE Triple Cantilever is deteriorating rapidly
The BQE triple cantilever is nearly a quarter century beyond its design life, and to make matters worse, the wear-and-tear from 150,000 vehicles daily, road salt, and water penetration are accelerating its deterioration. Since ongoing repairs are costly, but do not address the highway’s initial design deficiencies, only major reconstruction will extend its life 50-75 years. Its reconstruction will take more than five years to complete starting in the2020s at a cost of nearly $2 billion. NYCDOT has determined that by 2026 the segment from Atlantic Avenue to Sands Street, including the triple cantilever, will no longer support the weight of trucks. If the reconstruction is not completed by then, 16,000 trucks daily will have to be re-routed onto local streets. Their diversion will create massive traffic congestion and imperil the health and safety of residents throughout Brooklyn. An implementation approach, called Design-Build, which is in widespread use nationally, would allow the project to be completed before this diversion becomes necessary and at a significant cost savings. Its use must be authorized by the State legislature, which has not yet passed this measure.
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Hearings on Pier 6 Lawsuit Conclude
Nov 17
The final court hearing on the BHA’s lawsuit to prevent the construction of two residential towers on Pier 6 concluded on November 15th. Justice Carmen Victoria St. George of NYS Supreme Court presided over four days of hearings after her assignment to the case last summer. During this period she continued the attempts of the prior assigned judge to reach a settlement, but was no more successful. Justice St. George will now make a final ruling on the lawsuit.Read More…
The First Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse was a great success
Nov 5
After starting with a bang and the clinking of glasses at our Preview Party, the inaugural Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse opened to the public for five busy weeks. Read More…
Upcoming Events
Navigating the Health Care Maze Seminar
In honor of Caregiver Appreciation Month, Heights and Hills in partnership with NY State Senator Brian Kavanagh, Assemblywoman Joanne Simon, Council Members Brad Lander and Steven Levin will be presenting a three part informational series on caregiving topics. The second one on November 20 will explore what home care options are available, how to deal Read More...
Finding Balance While Caregiving Seminar
In honor of Caregiver Appreciation Month, Heights and Hills in partnership with NY State Senator Brian Kavanagh, Assemblywoman Joanne Simon, Council Members Brad Lander and Steven Levin will be presenting a three part informational series on caregiving topics. The third one on November 27 will explore what home care options are available, how to deal Read More...
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