A highway is crumbling. New York can’t agree on how to fix it.

December 12, 2025

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway has exceeded its life span, and the risks only go up as it deteriorates year after year. The previous two mayors said they would fix it but were unprepared for the ferocious community opposition.

A 3-D model shows steel mesh sheets on the underside of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway triple cantilever.

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