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Brooklyn Bridge: Brooklyn Bridge Park
built 237 days ago
The Brooklyn Bridge was the tallest structure in North America when it opened in 1883. While it no longer holds that title, the span has lost none of its grandeur. A stroll on its pedestrian walkway across this American icon offers breathtaking views of Manhattan from Wall Street to the Upper East Side. Stop between the two towers to read the plaques describing the innovative — and dangerous — way in which the bridge was built. To walk across the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan, start at Centre Street, close to City Hall, and stay on the south side of the walkway. Once in Brooklyn, veer right across the South Park's Cadman Plaza green space, walk to the end of Cranberry Street and onto the Brooklyn Heights promenade.
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See it for yourself: The Brooklyn Bridge has one of the nicest pedestrian walkways in the city. It was intended to be more like a park than a street. Take a trip there and bring your sketchbook. What buildings do you recognize in Brooklyn and Manhattan? Look up at the towers and cables. How do they make you feel?
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The Brooklyn Bridge Park site is long and narrow with a crenulated edge fomed by the piers. The site stretches west in an arc from the Manhattan Bridge, through the Brooklyn Bridge and south along the East River to the upland area of Pier 6 and Atlantic Avenue. It is dotted with a number of former industrial and shipping buildings. Access to the site is restricted by the BQE, which ... generates a lot of noise. The site is a major gateway into Brooklyn and provides unparalleled views of lower Manhattan Bridges and New York Harbor.
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To drive on to the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan, follow the signs on Broadway, Park Row, or Centre Street as you approach City Hall. You can ... get on to the bridge from the FDR Drive.
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References to "selling the Brooklyn Bridge" abound in American culture, sometimes as examples of rural gullibility but more often in connection with an idea that strains credulity. ". George C. Parker and William McCloundy are two early 20th-century con-men who had (allegedly) successfully perpetrated this scam on unwitting tourists.[2]
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In 2001, work began on the first stage of Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn. The first stage, which includes conversion of an underutilized parking lot into green space, construction of a gravel walkway around the green space, and building a nautical-themed playground, is slated for completion in 2002. When all construction stages are completed, the Brooklyn Bridge Park will be a 1.3-mile-long, 70-acre public space along the East River. The $550 million park, which is being financed from public and private sources, will include an indoor recreation facility, restaurants and a hotel.
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