The skateboard mecca that was closed 10 years ago is now open along with viewing access to a beautifully restored Brooklyn Bridge. / 2 comments
The commitment is $5 million for design of the rest of the park in the mayor’s budget for fiscal year 2026, and $45 million for construction for fiscal year 2028. / 1 comment
Plus The Arches park under the Brooklyn Bridge gets a big grant; Gitano will open at Pier 17; another sidewalk bridge on Chambers and West Broadway.
The city has added a third of an acre to what they are calling The Arches, the space under the off ramps of the bridge.
Plus a block party at Gotham Park this weekend; it's hot chocolate season; some action at 43 Warren.
One acre of public space that was once a haven for skateboarders is now open under the Brooklyn Bridge.
More images of the striking areas under the bridge, including stone arches, steel trusses and hills of brick.
One acre of public space will open underneath a vestigial ramp of the Brooklyn Bridge now used for parking by the NYPD.
The famous skateboard park has been closed since 2010 for renovations to the bridge, and now neighbors and skaters have banded together to create a nine-acre park. / 1 comment
Plus: The Hideaway in the Seaport prepares to open for real; rebuilding Brooklyn Banks skate park; Woolworth Building storefronts; public art at Foley Square and the James hotel. / 1 comment
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