Urban highways were a mistake to build in the 1950s, and are a mistake to rebuild today

About Off-Ramp NYC

What we believe

Highways belong to history, not our neighborhoods. We reject the circular logic that justifies rebuilding invasive Robert Moses highways. Rebuilding them would lock the city into more generations of economic liability, car dependence, pollution, and fractured communities.

Who We Are

Off-Ramp NYC is an interdisciplinary group of NYC residents, urban planners, and advocates calling for the teardown and removal of New York’s urban highways, starting with the most urgent case: The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

Our Mission

We are working to decommission the BQE and convert its corridor into a tree‑lined boulevard, transit (light rail / BRT), protected bike and micro mobility lanes, affordable housing, and green space — saving tens of billions while reconnecting and revitalizing neighborhoods for generations to come.