Your correspondent took his morning walk today along Brooklyn Bridge Park from Pier 6 to DUMBO, and got some photos along the way. Here is the East River Ferry passing Pier 1 on its northbound run, making haste from downtown Manhattan to Fulton Ferry Landing. More photos and text follow the jump.
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Brooklyn Bridge Pedestrian/Bike Path to be Painted
As part of the ongoing renovation of the Brooklyn Bridge, the pedestrian and bike path will be painted, starting at midnight tonight and finishing (we hope) at noon tomorrow, Thursday, June 9. Brooklyn Bridge Outreach sez: “While the [path] remains open, DOT would like to encourage as many regular bridge users and commuters to use […]
Man Saved from Falling Off Brooklyn Bridge
The NYT reports on an incident this afternoon on the Brooklyn Bridge mentioned earlier today in comments by Nabeguy:
A Tale of Two Bridges
Mr. J. takes a long, loving look at two of the great suspension bridges connecting Brooklyn to Manhattan. Video and Karl’s text after the jump.
Big Ship to Sail Past Heights This Afternoon
Update: Sailing time has evidently been delayed. We’ll let you know when we have a new estimated departure time. Update-update: Sailing time is now late tonight. The giant (703 feet long, 56,650 gross tons) combination container and RORO ship Grande Benin, belonging to Italy’s Grimaldi Group (no relation to the pizza folks, so far as […]
Bird’s Eye View of Blizzardy Brooklyn Bridge and Brooklyn Heights
Neighborhood resident/King of all iPad newspapers Greg Clayman (@clayman) tweeted this photo of Brooklyn Heights in the snow earlier today.
Update on Brooklyn Bridge Rehab
This in from the folks doing the Brooklyn Bridge rehab (this time it applies to pedestrians and bicyclists): The New York City Department of Transportation is currently rehabilitating the Brooklyn Bridge. Several work zones are contained within the protective shield lining the bicycle and pedestrian promenade. Due to the presence of the protective sheds around […]
Hardhats On High, Brooklyn Bridge
We noted earlier that, during October, technicians would be examining the stones and mortar joints on the two towers of the Brooklyn Bridge. These two were giving part of the west tower a close look on Thursday, October 14.
“Suspicious Flashlight” Closes Brooklyn Bridge This Morning
The Brooklyn Bridge was closed to both auto and pedestrian traffic this morning for about one hour, reopening at about 10:45 a.m. MYFOXNY.COM: The bridge was shut down about an hour earlier after the NYPD received a call about a suspicious looking flashlight on the pedestrian walkway. The flashlight had copper wire around it, the […]
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