Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this week's On The Way, WNYC's transit team talks about Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan to tackle an issue that has vexed mayors past: Building a temporary highway in Brooklyn Heights to fix a crumbling part of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
The mayor says the project will cost $4 billion. But how is he going to pay for it?
Here’s an idea that draws inspiration from Robert Moses, the renowned-but-infamous urban planner who built the crumbling triple-cantilever that’s now in dire need of repair: Make drivers cover the cost.
But can the city even do that?
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Read past editions of On The Way at bit.ly/3JT2qjJ
Video produced by Daniel Shapiro
In this week's On The Way, WNYC's transit team talks about Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan to tackle an issue that has vexed mayors past: Building a temporary highway in Brooklyn Heights to fix a crumbling part of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
The mayor says the project will cost $4 billion. But how is he going to pay for it?
Here’s an idea that draws inspiration from Robert Moses, the renowned-but-infamous urban planner who built the crumbling triple-cantilever that’s now in dire need of repair: Make drivers cover the cost.
But can the city even do that?
For more On The Way, and to ask us your own burning questions about the NYC transit system, subscribe to our weekly newsletter:
bit.ly/4evpHmz
Read past editions of On The Way at bit.ly/3JT2qjJ
Video produced by Daniel Shapiro
