New York City
Brooklyn–Queens Expressway, Williamsburg
ConfirmedLesser-known
- On screen
- David stuck in traffic
- Where
- BQE southbound near exit 32A, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- Time & access
- A motorway: view it from the streets alongside, never stop on it.
In the film
David sits in heavy traffic in the right-hand lane of the southbound BQE on his way to the airport.
History in brief
The Brooklyn–Queens Expressway was pushed through by planner Robert Moses and built in stages from the late 1930s to the 1960s, cutting through neighbourhoods such as Williamsburg. Its jams are a running New York complaint.
The place today
Still one of the city’s busiest and most congested roads.
Always check opening times, access rules and travel advice before you go.