Similar to Canal Street, the Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian path is clogged with vendors, and none are permitted. / 13 comments
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.
Plus a cable climber shuts down the Brooklyn Bridge; Umami Burger is back; Wyatt Kahn coming to City Hall Park. / 3 comments
Shoji at 69 Leonard has a new chef and a new name. Plus the building of the Brooklyn Bridge; Georg Baselitz at Luhring Augustine; Two Bridges site sells.
Pedestrians will now own the elevated walkway, and bikes are routed onto a two-way protected path that takes up the innermost western-bound car lane. / 10 comments
LEDs for the old timer. Plus Mo' Better Blues on Governors; maternity wear pop-up from Emilia George; a new building for Hudson Square; Tamid opens in Westchester.
Expected to be finished by fall, the two-way path is more than halfway across the bridge already, and cars have been rerouted. / 3 comments
The two-way bike lane will take up the innermost west-bound lane of the roadway and should be finished by this fall. / 4 comments
Images of some of the city's more than 30,000 victims were projected onto the stone arches of the Brooklyn Bridge. / 1 comment
Finally, a realistic plan that will make the bridge better, safer and more pleasant for both cyclists and pedestrians. Yay. / 4 comments
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