And you’ll notice here an eight-lane highway.

by Will

Lorimer St.

That’s where I live — Lorimer St. It’s a lovely Italian neighborhood with nice people and a warm atmosphere, with one tiny exception: The 8-lane Brooklyn-Queens Expressway which tears right through the middle of everything. In the morning, the trucks take over the streets — entering and exiting the BQE with terrific enthusiasm. Crossing even the smallest streets takes a while as vehicle after vehicle speeds by — delivering some kind of product from a warehouse to some store.

But that’s just in the morning. Otherwise it’s pretty nice.

Sufjan Stevens recently premiered a musical piece entitled “The BQE.”