Shortcut Opened in Brooklyn Bridge Park

Shortcut Opened in Brooklyn Bridge Park

By on October 22, 2011 2:00 pm in brooklyn bridge park, Traffic

The travel distance between Pier 1 and Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park just got shorter, and walkers, runners and bikers no longer have to skirt the speedy traffic on the now two-way Furman Street between Montague and Joralemon, as a new pedestrian and bike path (photo) has been opened from behind the MTA ventilating structure below the foot of Montague to Joralemon about halfway along the north wall of One Brooklyn Bridge Park.

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11 Responses to Shortcut Opened in Brooklyn Bridge Park

  1. epc October 22, 2011 at 2:25 pm #

    Note: it isn’t lit at all and is theoretically closed at dusk (sometimes it’s been closed, other times not).

  2. Gerry October 22, 2011 at 3:45 pm #

    @epc – sounds dangerous are there plans to install lighting and how will the lights inpact Joralemon Street, Etc.

  3. tb October 22, 2011 at 5:57 pm #

    Off topic- Did Nabeguy sell his house?

  4. epc October 22, 2011 at 6:11 pm #

    @gerry – I have no idea. I complained about a different stretch of lights being out and never heard a reply from BBP.

  5. Claude Scales October 23, 2011 at 12:21 am #

    tb: yes, Nabeguy sold his house.

  6. skunky October 23, 2011 at 12:16 pm #

    question is, why didn’t this open originally? that would be useful information…

  7. epc October 23, 2011 at 1:48 pm #

    No one could foresee the need to travel between Piers 3 and 5.

  8. tb October 23, 2011 at 9:42 pm #

    ty Claude.

  9. eric October 24, 2011 at 8:58 am #

    Does anybody know if construction is moving forward on Pier 5? Hard to tell if anything is underway there.

  10. Matthew Parker October 24, 2011 at 10:18 am #

    Eric:

    There’s a significant amount of construction going on at Pier 5, though it’s almost all hidden under the pier. For months, the pylons have been repaired, which is a significant and expensive undertaking and must precede any other work on the Pier itself.

  11. Gerry October 24, 2011 at 12:22 pm #

    This new entry is dark and deserted I was there last night and do not plan to go back until it is well-lit and made safe.

    This new entrance looks like a good place to get robbed.