The city’s BQE design shows a Queens-bound bypass that would travel from Columbia Heights to just before the Manhattan Bridge, traveling over the BQE itself as well as the approach to the Brooklyn Bridge. Graphic: NYCDOT
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THE LEDE: Good morning. The city’s plan to rebuild the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway may include two temporary bypass highways, with one over the approach to the Brooklyn Bridge. Construction is expected to begin in 2029 and finish by 2040.
The Rundown
In a 99-cent AriZona Iced Tea can, echoes of childhood autonomy and fleeting freedoms: For some, the can symbolized childhood autonomy. It was among the first solo purchases a kid made or a reward for satisfactorily completed chores.
DOT to review the new BQE plan at virtual meetings and pop-ups: To share the project’s details and review the Draft Scope of Work, the city has scheduled virtual and in-person Q&A sessions. The first in-person event takes place during Montague Street’s Open Streets event in Brooklyn Heights on Sunday from noon to 3 p.m.
Brooklyn-born Richie Palacios puts Yankees in big hole with huge hit for Rays: As a kid, Richie Palacios was one of the biggest Yankees fans in Brooklyn. On Monday night, he sent New York home in a huge playoff hole.
AI industry insiders voice alarms to NYC council as local governments take up safety concerns: At a hearing of the New York City Council, recently departed employees of Anthropic, OpenAI and Google DeepMind described a reckless culture at the firms, saying the biggest tech companies are racing to create technology they do not understand how to control.
JBRPC launches campaign to reactivate historic aircraft hangars at Floyd Bennett Field: Hangars 3 and 4 are Art Deco structures, already undergoing rehabilitation through a $100 million partnership between National Park Service and JBRPC.
Trump tariffs to add $1B to cost of new trains and buses in NYC: MTA: The transit agency says thousands of parts are sourced from all over the world. (The City Reporter)
Our world in photos: Stags, speeches, smiles and more.
Our World in Photos
LONDON — A stag bellows during the rutting season in Bushy Park. Photo: Alastair Grant/AP
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Staff Picks
READ: "‘The eels were climbing out of the water to die’: Why did every fish in this idyllic lake perish overnight?" (The Guardian)
EAT: Roberta’s alum Anthony Falco — after working in the Dominican Republic, Kuwait, Taipei and Mongolia — is opening a pizzeria in Williamsburg. (GrubStreet)
CARTOON: Winter is coming. (The New Yorker)
LIVE: "Two Sisters Took a Circuitous Route to Becoming Roommates" (NYT)
The Wrap
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In 1939, the Eagle reported, "WASHINGTON (AP) ― The War Department announced intention today to expand the Army to its full peace-time limit of 280,000 men and at the same time ordered mass training this Winter of seven new ‘streamlined’ divisions." Click here to see what else happened on this day in history.
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French actress Léa Seydoux poses for Elle U.K.
👑 ROYAL WATCH
"Meghan Markle gives rare listen to 5-year-old Princess Lilibet’s voice in sweet home video" (Page Six)
🏀 SPORTS
Dream still a nightmare for Liberty (Brooklyn Eagle)
“The View” co-host Joy Behar, who was born in Brooklyn
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma
“Unbreak My Heart” singer Toni Braxton
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp
“Boiler Room” director Ben Younger
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