BQE workshop schedule: Oct. 30 through Nov. 8

The New York City Department of Transportation is hosting its third round of public workshops on concepts to improve the spaces under and around the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway North and South. The four workshops, which will be held both in-person and virtually, begin on Monday, Oct. 30, and continue through Nov. 8.

At the workshops, DOT will discuss concepts developed in response to community feedback during the first two rounds of workshops, including feedback provided by “BQE Community Partners,” which are local organizations DOT has been meeting with on a narrow basis.

Workshop Schedule

BQE North Workshop 3 (In-Person)
Monday, Oct. 30
Location: Swinging Sixties Senior Center, 211 Ainslie St., Brooklyn
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

BQE North Workshop 3 (Virtual)
Thursday, Nov. 2
Please register in advance at: bit.ly/BQENorth11-2
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

BQE South Workshop 3 (In-Person)
Monday, Nov. 6
Location: P.S. 24 (Cafeteria), 427 38 St., Brooklyn
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

BQE South Workshop 3 (Virtual)
Wednesday, Nov. 8
Please register in advance at: bit.ly/BQESouth11-8
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

BQE North refers to the state-owned section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway from Sands Street to the Kosciusko Bridge, while BQE South refers to the state-owned section from Atlantic Avenue to the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.

BQE Central encompasses the crumbling, city-owned Triple Cantilever section of the highway underpinning the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. The city is currently carrying out interim repairs on BQE Central as plans for a major reconstruction are being debated. 

The city says its goal for the upcoming BQE North and South workshops is to share “community-driven recommendations” to reconnect communities long-divided by the BQE. Since BQE North and South are controlled by the state, the city maintains it can’t improve…