Report: Many Of Brooklyn’s Bridges Need Serious Repairs
The borough of Brooklyn has a serious bridge problem, as 240 of them, which is more than half, need serious repairs, according to a new report. The New York Daily News is reporting that some of the...
View ArticleOcean Avenue Footbridge To Finally Receive Paint Job After Sandy Repairs
Contractors for the Department of Transportation were at the Ocean Avenue footbridge today, putting a layer of primer down on the 132-year-old span – the first time it’s been splashed with paint since...
View ArticleStreet Art Or Vandalism? Ron Burgundy Makes Appearance Under Belt Parkway...
Underneath the Belt Parkway overpass located on Sheepshead Bay Road and Shore Parkway, you can now come face to face with the most famous anchorman in all of pop culture, Mr. Ron Burgundy. Next to him...
View Article25 Things You May Not Have Known About The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Opened on November 21, 1964, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge celebrates its 50th anniversary this week, so we’re honoring the occasion by looking at some of the statistics, quirks, and interesting bits of...
View ArticleMarine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge Stuck In Up Position; Drivers...
The Marine Parkway – Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge got stuck in the up position this morning, spurring advisories to motorists to use the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge as an alternative for those...
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Subway And Bus Fare Hike Goes Into Effect On Sunday – MTA Bridge And Tunnel...
Straphangers are going to be doling out more at the fare box, and motorists more at the toll booths, when the latest MTA hikes go into effect this Sunday. On mass transit, fares will go up by 4 percent...
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Ocean Avenue Footbridge Now Closed Following Weather-Related Delays
The Ocean Avenue footbridge connecting Sheepshead Bay and Manhattan Beach closed this morning, kicking off a two-and-a-half month process to rid the structure of shipworms. The bridge was originally...
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Attention Mariners: Gerritsen Inlet Navigation Channel To Be Closed For...
Ahoy there, sailors. If you dock in Shell Bank Creek or just like to sail around the Marine Park salt marsh, things might get a little more difficult on your weekday trips this May, beginning next...
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Ocean Avenue Footbridge Now Open!
The Ocean Avenue footbridge connecting Sheepshead Bay to Manhattan Beach has reopened, making good on the Department of Transportation’s promise that beachgoers would be able to enjoy it by Memorial...
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Adorable Baby Falcons Hatched And Banded Atop Two Local Bridges [Video]
Two Southern Brooklyn bridges are home to some furry new faces this spring. Clutches of peregrine falcon chicks were banded last week atop the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges...
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