Heights Homes Could Be Taken in BQE Fix
It’s Robert Moses all over again! As it prepares for the reconstruction of the triple-cantilever portion of the BQE that below the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, the State Department of Transportation is considering taking some historic homes in the area by eminent domain and demolishing them, reports The Brooklyn Paper. While project manager Peter King calls…
It’s Robert Moses all over again! As it prepares for the reconstruction of the triple-cantilever portion of the BQE that below the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, the State Department of Transportation is considering taking some historic homes in the area by eminent domain and demolishing them, reports The Brooklyn Paper. While project manager Peter King calls the destruction option unlikely, it hasn’t been ruled out. It is well-established that the public sector has the authority to acquire properties for public purposes, he said. It would be premature to rule out anything, and a violation of process to start discounting things. The cantilevered highway was designed to last 50 years and is now approaching 70. Other voices urged not jumping the gun. We are talking about a 10-year process and we’re in year one,” Rob Perris, the district manager of Community Board 2. “It is conceivable that there could be alignments that result in property being taken, but from the standpoint of today that seems highly unlikely. If the prospect of eminent domain does emerge, expect an ugly fight from a powerful group of property owners. Robert Moses isn’t here now, and if a new Moses emerges, we have practice, said Judy Stanton, the executive director of the Brooklyn Heights Association. We know what to do.
State Mulling Taking Heights Homes for BQE Repair [Brooklyn Paper]
“Robert Moses isn’t here now, and if a new Moses emerges, we have practice,†said Judy Stanton, the executive director of the Brooklyn Heights Association. “We know what to do.â€
Cobble Hill take notice! Brooklyn Heights knew what to do last time and Cobble Hill did not, thus the 1 mile trench by Hicks.
Polemicist, how did you forgot to mention putting the rerouted BQE through that crapola Atlantic Yards?
who let the dawg out?
Eminent Domain, yeah, why dont they use that for 187 7th ave, that rotted Landmark Tavern Building…
for god sake!!
dittoburg:
I’m all for bulldozing Carroll Gardens simply due to the insipid “Pardon Me For Asking” blog. Brooklyn Heights however is nice – probably one of my favorite urban areas in the country. It is a prime example of what the rest of Brooklyn could be if it wasn’t for the busybodies on the internet condemning every new brick laid down in the borough.
Maybe they can reroute the BQE through Carroll Gardens, Fort Greene and then through Clinton Hill? That would be awesome. Screw the bridge access.
Minard Lafever – Really? I actually do not think their is a single regular poster on B’stoner who legitimately would advocate wiping out “half of the Heights” for the BQE – could you tell us who you had in mind?
The State DOT must conform to Federal requirements when any state or federal money is involved.
the current BQE doesn’t meet height and width standards for interstate highways. they will be making it wider and lowering it to get under the immovable Brooklyn Bridge entrance ramps/approaches-which when they are rebuilding also will be raised slightly. Not only is the Heights historic it was the FIRST City landmark area within the City and has a sight plain that is also landmarked. The rules REQUIRE the DOT to “consider” all alternatives. The chance any brownstone will be taken is also nil to none.
The State DOT is in charge of the project not the Feds….
“If the highway is unsafe at the speeds people are driving at, drop the speed limit or let ’em crash. There’s nothing that bad about the BQE that good driving habits can’t fix.”
Yes that is how you fix the problem. I also like to bury my head under my 600 Egyptian cotton.