UpdateMayor de Blasio signed Intro 775-A into law in June 2016 that amended the city’s Landmarks Law. It constitutes a revised version of the original legislation, Intro 775. For the first time, it imposes strict deadlines on the Landmarks Preservation Commission for completing work on individual and historic district designations. Under the law, the LPC
May 1, May Events: Spring into Service, Open Streets, Dog Show, CBH Talk, Atlantic ArtWalk April 25, Spring Into Service, BHA Dog Show, Janes Walk in Brooklyn Heights April 16, BHA Event at Center for Brooklyn History, Earth Day Events, Helicopter Hearing Recap April 9, Spring into Service, BQE Updates, Testify on Helicopter Noise April
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
The 1.25 mile segment of the BQE under the Promenade needs to be reconstructed urgently. If the Reconstruction Project is not completed by 2026, according to NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) engineers, the accelerating deterioration of the triple cantilever will require that up to 16,000 trucks per day be diverted onto local streets.
The BHA is going to Albany with other local stakeholders to lobby our legislators to enact Design-Build authority. This will allow the BQE Reconstruction Project to be completed sooner and should help avoid diverting truck traffic onto local streets.
The State’s legislative session ended on June 21st leaving much important business unfinished. Of critical importance to Brooklyn Heights, and to the entire region, was the State Legislature’s failure to authorize the City’s use of “design build” in undertaking the rehabilitation of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. As a “creature of the State”, the State must
At the NYC Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Open House on June 28th, members of the Design Team that will be developing and assessing design options for the $1.9 billion BQE Rehabilitation Project met with community residents to answer questions and hear their concerns.
UpdateOn October 26, 2019, the BHA joined Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, Nydia M. Velazquez and other elected officials along with neighborhood and civic groups from across the city on the steps of City Hall to show our support for the Improving Helicopter Safety Act of 2019. This new federal legislation would improve residents’