A view looking north along the Promenade, with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background. (Another photo after the jump.) Looking out from the Promenade, with Pier 3 in the foreground and the lower Manhattan skyline beyond.
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More Late Night Manhattan Bound Brooklyn Bridge Closures This Weekend and Next Week
This in from Notify NYC: Notification issued 12/20/13 at 12:00 PM. Due to necessary roadway repairs, the Manhattan-bound Brooklyn Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic overnight during the following dates/times: Saturday 12/21 from midnight to 7 AM, Sunday 12/22 from midnight to 9 AM, Monday 12/23 from midnight to 6 AM, and Monday and […]
Late Night Closures of Manhattan Bound Brooklyn Bridge This Weekend and Next Week
This in from Notify NYC: Notification issued 12/13/13 at 12:00 PM. Due to necessary roadway repairs, the Manhattan-bound Brooklyn Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic overnight during the following dates/times: Saturday 12/14 from midnight to 7 AM, Sunday 12/15 from midnight to 9 AM, Monday 12/16 from midnight to 6 AM, and Monday thru […]
How Two NYPD Detectives Saved A Despondent Man From Jumping Off The Brooklyn Bridge Tuesday Morning
On Tuesday morning, police helicopters could be heard in Brooklyn Heights as they hovered over the Brooklyn Bridge. The NYPD was responding to a call of a man in his 20s threatening to jump off the historic span.
Manhattan Bound Brooklyn Bridge Closed Again Part of This Weekend
This just in from Notify NYC: Notification issued 11/22/13 at 12:48 PM. Due to ongoing long-term construction, the Manhattan-bound/westbound Brooklyn Bridge will be closed from 9:00 PM on Saturday, November 23rd until 6:00 AM on Monday, November 25th. Brooklyn-bound traffic will be maintained throughout the project, as well as the span’s pedestrian and cycling paths. […]
Manhattan Bound Brooklyn Bridge Lanes Closed Again This Weekend
This just in from Notify NYC: Notification issued 10/25/13 at 4:00 PM. As part of the ongoing New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) project to rehabilitate the Brooklyn Bridge, a full closure of the Manhattan-bound lanes of the bridge will be required this weekend, from 12:01 AM Saturday, 10/26 until 6:00 AM Monday, 10/28. […]
Another Manhattan-bound Brooklyn Bridge Closure This Weekend
This just in from Notify NYC: Notification issued 10/11/13 at 11:00 AM. From 12:01 AM Saturday, 10/12 until 6 AM Monday, 10/14 the Brooklyn Bridge will be closed to inbound/westbound traffic. Motorists proceeding inbound/northbound from south Brooklyn via the Belt Pkwy and Gowanus Expwy should use 3rd Ave/Hamilton Ave into the toll facility Hugh L. […]
Another Weekend, Another Manhattan Bound Brooklyn Bridge Closure
This from the NYC DOT website: Starting 12:01 am Saturday September 7 until 6 am Monday September 9 the Brooklyn Bridge will be closed to inbound/westbound traffic. Motorists proceeding inbound/northbound from south Brooklyn via the Belt Parkway and Gowanus Expressway should use 3rd Avenue/Hamilton Avenue into the toll facility Hugh L. Carey (formerly Brooklyn Battery) […]
Views from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade at Twilight
A few evenings ago, your correspondent took a stroll along the Promenade, starting shortly after sunset. A sloop was sailing in the harbor. (More photos and text after the jump.) Shortly after, the South Street Seaport Museum’s historic schooner Pioneer rounded the tip of Manhattan, heading out on an evening cruise. Holding her torch aloft, […]
Once Again, Brooklyn Bridge Closed to Manhattan Bound Traffic This Weekend
This in from Notify NYC: Notification issued 8/23/13 at 12:00 PM. As part of the ongoing New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) project to rehabilitate the Brooklyn Bridge, a full closure of the Manhattan-bound lanes of the bridge will be required for 36 consecutive hours this weekend, from 12:01 AM Saturday, 8/24 until 12:00 […]
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