good stuff — all about the bqe here:
COMMUNITY & COMMERCE|Jan 17, 2023
VIDEO SHOWS HOW THE BQE CHANGED AN ENORMOUS SWATH OF BROOKLYN
A video posted by Segregation by Design demonstrates how construction of the expressway tore through a number of communities
By Gabe Friedman
Fresh off the news that a Brooklyn-to-Queens light rail system is now officially maybe in the works possibly, a video about another historic connection between the boroughs is making the rounds on Twitter.
An account called Segregation by Design — which uses “data and remastered/colorized historic photography to document the destruction of communities of color by redlining, urban renewal, and freeways” — posted an animation showing how the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway “cut a nearly 15-mile gash” throughout a huge chunk of Kings and Queens Counties.
more:
https://www.bkmag.com/2023/01/17/bqe-video/