Pier 6 at Atlantic Ave. opened to the public with a cavalcade of elected all-stars, and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer even made the trip across the river for some good-natured inter-borough ribbing. Click here to learn more about Pier 6, and video to come later today.
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Pier 6 Playground Opens Saturday
The long-awaited opening of the Pier 6 Playground portion of Brooklyn Bridge Park (see sneak preview here) will be this coming Saturday, June 5. New York Magazine: As if there weren’t enough knockout parks in this city, the Babylon of New York playgrounds is set to open this Saturday, at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 […]
Park Progress Special: Pier 6 Webcam
The developer of One Brooklyn Bridge Park/360 Furman has installed a webcam on the roof, trained on Pier 6: see here. It updates every few minutes, and you can use the calendar at the left of the screen to look back at an earlier phase of construction. Under the calendar is a zoom control that […]
Sneak Preview of Pier 6
This afternoon, your correspondent joined a group of local residents and a few journalists, including writers from New York Magazine and The Brooklyn Paper, for a tour of the soon to be opened section of Brooklyn Bridge Park inland from Pier 6, near Furman Street and the foot of Atlantic Avenue. We were guided by […]
Preview Tours of Pier 6 Offered at Willowtown Fair Saturday
Two guided “sneak preview” tours of the Pier 6 portion of Brooklyn Bridge Park will be given at 1:00 and 1:30 p.m., respectively, this Saturday, May 15. The tours are free, but limited to 30 persons each, on a first-come first-served basis. To sign up, go to the Willowtown Fair, which opens at 11:30 a.m. […]
Park Progress: Forty-third Report
While we’ve been celebrating the opening of Pier 1, work on Pier 6 has been continuing. Here’s how it looked on March 26:Here’s how it looked this past Friday, May 7:More photos and text follow the jump.
A Sneak Peek at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Sandbox Village at Pier 6
A BHB tipster sent in these photos of the planned “Sandbox Village” at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 currently under construction and scheduled to open in “Spring 2010″. More pics after the jump.
Park Progress: Thirty-Eighth Report–City/State “Turf War” Delaying Pier 1 Opening?
Greensward, paths, benches, stairs, and trees beckon visitors to Pier 1 in this photo taken from the Brooklyn Bridge on Wednesday, January 27. For some time, we’ve been advised that this portion of Brooklyn Bridge Park would open this month, but January has just two days left and no opening date has been announced. Thanks […]
Park Progress: Twenty Ninth Report
North end, Pier 1, Tuesday, September 22, 2009. North end, Pier 1, Tuesday, October 6, 2009. More topsoil has been spread, and the riverside esplanade has been paved. More photos, text, and a video follow the jump.
Park progress: Twenty Seventh Report
This week, I’m going to concentrate on two places where there’s particularly intense activity. South end of Pier 1, Tuesday, September 1, 2009. South end of Pier 1, Tuesday, September 8, 2009. The deck has been removed from the southwest corner of the pier, exposing the pilings below. eventually, this will be done to the […]
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