On October 10th, 2024 the IPA held a free public screening of The Story of the BQE, a documentary tracing the history of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at NYU Schack. Using archival footage and photography, the film shows how the construction of the 35-mile-long BQE demolished historic neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens, divided communities, and displaced thousands of New Yorkers across the two boroughs. The filmmaker, architect Adam Paul Susaneck of Segregation by Design, was present for a post-screening conversation and audience Q&A. The Story of the BQE, A Film and Oral History project, includes interviews with residents whose lives have been impacted by the highway.
The screening is co-hosted by NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate and NYU Urban Lab. The event was free and open to the public.
The screening is co-hosted by NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate and NYU Urban Lab. The event was free and open to the public.
| The project is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate; Sasaki Associates; KVL Audio Visual Services; Municipal Art Society Enduring Culture Initiative; and private donations. |
