NYC mulls how to save iconic Brooklyn promenade

NEW YORK (AP) -- New York faces a challenge: How does it fix a disintegrating highway while preserving the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, a park beloved for its cinematic views of Manhattan?Built in in the 1950s, the promenade makes up the top deck of a 1.5 mile stretch of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.The triple level highway is built into the side of a bluff, with a neighborhood of elegant townhouses on one side and a thrilling vista across the East River on the other.The problem is that it is falling apart.Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this week that he has formed an expert panel to come up with new concepts for repairing or replacing the structure.An original plan to build a temporary highway on top of the promenade led to protests.