On Saturday, October 23, one week from tomorrow, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy and Brooklyn Bridge Park will host a Harvest Festival at Pier 6. This from the Conservancy: This event will feature a Halloween parade, musical guests, face painting, storytelling, art activities, and pumpkin decorating sponsored by Securitas. […]
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Greenway Celebration Tomorrow Features Free Bike Rentals and Ferry Rides
This in from Brooklyn Bridge Park: To celebrate the opening of Brooklyn Bridge Park’s greenway and temporary bikeway/walkway, Brooklyn Bridge Park is teaming up with NY HarborWay, Bike and Roll and New York Water Taxi to provide free ferry and bike rentals. Catch the NY HarborWay Ferry at Fulton Ferry Landing (at the foot of […]
Tug and Barge Week at Pier 6
The historic tug Pegasus and Lehigh Valley Barge No. 79, the latter property of the Waterfront Museum at Red Hook, will be visiting Pier 6, Brooklyn Bridge Park (foot of Atlantic Avenue; to get there, go to the foot of Joralemon Street, cross Furman, turn left and walk one block to the pier entrance), arriving […]
Walking the Brooklyn Bridge Park Path: a Photo Essay
Late Friday afternoon, your correspondent walked the new Brooklyn Bridge Park pedestrian and bike path from Pier 6, near the foot of Atlantic Avenue, to the north end of Pier 1, at the foot of Old Fulton Street. Below are photos taken along the way: The path begins here, near the northern edge of Pier […]
Pier 1 to 6 Pedestrian and Bike Path Now Open
Two cyclists pass the ruins of Pier 4 on the bike and pedestrian path connecting Piers 1 and 6 of Brooklyn Bridge Park. The path was opened today, ahead of the announced schedule. Update: There’s more information on the Park’s website.
Pier 6 Mentioned as “Hot Spot” in the NY Times
Our very own Mr. Junkersfeld pointed us toward this article in today’s New York Times—”10 New Hot Spots if Summer Needs Sizzle.” Along with rooftop bars and indie concerts comes Pier 6: So feverish was the anticipation of Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 playground, at the foot of Atlantic Avenue, that parents watched its installation […]
Hazardous Pier 1 Access To Continue Two More Weeks
“Furman Street Frogger”, as The Brooklyn Paper’s Andy Campbell calls it, will continue for at least another fortnight: The Brooklyn Paper: You’re taking your life in your own hands when trying to enter Pier 1 of Brooklyn Bridge Park — and developers say it’ll be two more weeks before it’s safe. Construction and upgrades at […]
BHA Presses DOT on Pier 6 Crossing Safety
Judy Stanton, Executive Director of the Brooklyn Heights Association, has contacted the City Department of Transportation about concerns over safety of pedestrians, especially with children, crossing from Atlantic Avenue to the new playground in Brooklyn Bridge Park on Pier 6. She reports: I talked to the NYC DOT today re the accident prone approach to […]
Doug Biviano – Danger at Pier 6
Doug Biviano: Danger at Pier 6 from Heather Quinlan on Vimeo. New York State Assembly candidate Doug Biviano contacted us about safety issues with the newly-opened Pier 6: In addition to the knee-skinning gravel surface and bad sight lines between playground sections, Biviano also pointed out jagged boulders, potentially dangerous equipment and spots where he […]
Pier 6 Details and Video
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 from Heather Quinlan on Vimeo. The Pier 6 opening was a hot event—literally, as onlookers were furiously fanning themselves in the sweltering sun and Parks Commisioner Adrian Benepe looked close to passing out. Still, a good time was had by most, as a cast of many, including Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, […]
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