Brooklyn Bridge Park, Six Months Later: A Park Comes to Life in Brooklyn
The long-awaited (I'm talking decades) Brooklyn Bridge Park finally opened to the public on March 22, 2010. I visited the park shortly after it opened, at the very start of spring, and already was impressed -- and was curious to see what a summer of growth would bring.
Cut to the first week of October in New York City. Six months later, Brooklyn Bridge Park has come alive. (Due to the month-plus delay in posting this, it probably is not so alive now...but we'll just conveniently forget about that.) It definitely would be hard to screw up a park with a backdrop like the Manhattan skyline and the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, but the addition of all the greenery and water features has turned a scenic park into a spectacular one.
When i first visited Brooklyn Bridge Park, all of the pathways were paved and the waterfront hilltop at Pier 1 was landscaped, but little more. You can see pictures here: http://herb-lehman.livejournal.com/136719.html.
There are now two open piers, Pier 1 and Pier 6, and the plant life has truly taken off.
A little waterway that could effectively divides the park in two. Wondering what the Band-Aid-type thing is on the Brooklyn Bridge? It's part of a long-term construction project.
I didn't recall the footbridge and tiny brook from my first visit.
There definitely is a nice blend of colors here. A city boy like me is always surprised to see purple flowers.
And of course, the prime skyline views are still a main attraction.
Since April, a number of features have been added to the park besides the spread of flora and fauna (well, probably not fauna, but I always wanted to use that expression in one of these posts). One, to add to the, um, cheer of the park, some very brightly colored tables and chairs along the waterfront:
And two, a wine tent! An overpriced wine tent, but still, a wine tent!
I like this park.
Cut to the first week of October in New York City. Six months later, Brooklyn Bridge Park has come alive. (Due to the month-plus delay in posting this, it probably is not so alive now...but we'll just conveniently forget about that.) It definitely would be hard to screw up a park with a backdrop like the Manhattan skyline and the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, but the addition of all the greenery and water features has turned a scenic park into a spectacular one.
When i first visited Brooklyn Bridge Park, all of the pathways were paved and the waterfront hilltop at Pier 1 was landscaped, but little more. You can see pictures here: http://herb-lehman.livejournal.com/136719.html.
There are now two open piers, Pier 1 and Pier 6, and the plant life has truly taken off.
A little waterway that could effectively divides the park in two. Wondering what the Band-Aid-type thing is on the Brooklyn Bridge? It's part of a long-term construction project.
I didn't recall the footbridge and tiny brook from my first visit.
There definitely is a nice blend of colors here. A city boy like me is always surprised to see purple flowers.
And of course, the prime skyline views are still a main attraction.
Since April, a number of features have been added to the park besides the spread of flora and fauna (well, probably not fauna, but I always wanted to use that expression in one of these posts). One, to add to the, um, cheer of the park, some very brightly colored tables and chairs along the waterfront:
And two, a wine tent! An overpriced wine tent, but still, a wine tent!
I like this park.