‘A missed opportunity’: Mamdani’s plan for the BQE draws mixed reactions in Brooklyn Heights

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new plan to fix up and extend the life of the city-owned section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway has drawn mixed reactions in Brooklyn Heights.The $4 billion proposal, unveiled Monday, stepped back from a total reconstruction of the 1.5-mile “BQE Central” proposed by previous administrations. Instead, the city would construct temporary bypass roads in Brooklyn Heights and repair the crumbling highway — including the infamous triple cantilever &mda