The wooden bridge was built in 1880 by a private developer of a waterfront hotel. It was reconstructed after it became a city asset in 1930.
According to Historic Bridges, the 26th Avenue bridge over the Belt Parkway was built in 1941. It is stone-faced concrete, with a rigid frame.
BIKE TRAFFIC OVER the East River bridges hit a record for the fifth consecutive year in 2025, with an average 28,853 daily cycling trips.
THE CITY DEPARTMENT of Transportation on Thursday proposed allowing mopeds on the Brooklyn and Queensboro bridge roadways.
SHEEPSHEAD BAY’S OCEAN AVENUE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, built in the 1880s, is getting a $1.7 million revamp.
Thursday was the 60th anniversary of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge between Brooklyn and Staten Island, which had a huge impact on Bay Ridge.
Three peregrine falcon chicks have hatched in a nest built at the top of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York City, officials said. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The busy George Washington Bridge connecting New Jersey and New York City is moving to cashless tolls, and in the process removing a reminder of a notorious piece of history.
The development team of The Bridge, Mega Development and Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center (GMDC) on Tuesday broke ground on Bridge Rockaway, a new $118 million mixed-use development in Brownsville. Known
Council Members Brad Lander and Stephen Levin, representatives from the Harbor Ring and Bike South Brooklyn, activists from all five boroughs, and over 60 riders joined the Transportation Alternatives #Bridges4People
Vehicles draped with banners supporting President Donald Trump snarled traffic around the New York metropolitan area two days before Election day and anti-Trump protesters clashed with police in Manhattan, leading
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My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started in Brooklyn in the mid 1930s working for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He captured thousands of images
My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started in Brooklyn in the mid 1930s working for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He captured thousands of images
My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started in Brooklyn in the mid 1930s working for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He captured thousands of images
My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started in Brooklyn in the mid 1930s working for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He captured thousands of images
My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started in Brooklyn in the mid 1930s working for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He captured thousands of images
My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started in Brooklyn in the mid 1930s working for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He captured thousands of images
On the front lines of the war on COVID-19, there are many civilian heroes going out of their way, as volunteers and contributors. Also, many who are elected to serve
“When I hear the helicopters early in the morning or in the middle of the night, my heart breaks because I know what it means.”
Southern Brooklyn cyclists debuted a plan this week for a seasonal bike and pedestrian path across the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge, but the MTA quickly hit the brakes on the proposal. The
The Brooklyn brand’s evolution from gritty to glamorous has reached a new chapter. For years the borough was best known as an artisanal landscape, where upstart craftspeople injected the perfect
A tree grows in Brooklyn, and so too does a bridge. Iranian artist Siah Armajani’s “Bridge Over Tree” is now on view at Brooklyn Bridge Park, marking the first time
A grassroots initiative to build LongPoint Bridge, a timber span connecting Greenpoint to Long Island City, is one step closer to becoming a reality with the establishment of a nonprofit
He’s a muralist who depicts New York City heroes. This time he brings to life Firefighter Steven Pollard, killed Sunday in a fall from the Mill Basin Bridge while helping
He’s a muralist who depicts New York City heroes. This time he brings to life Firefighter Steven Pollard, killed Sunday in a fall from the Mill Basin Bridge while helping
A driver involved in a wreck that led to the death of a New York City firefighter says he’s praying for the rescuer’s family. Correction Officer Travis Simms was driving
During this election season, the LinkNYC kiosks that dot the city’s landscape are proving themselves to be good for much more than just charging iPhones and using Wi-Fi, according to
Cops arrested a 47-year-old man on multiple charges following a vehicle pursuit that involved the alleged perp driving against traffic on the Brooklyn side of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. According to
Work will begin at the Brooklyn plaza of the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel at 8 p.m. Thursday, January 5, through the month, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. During that
Brooklynites are dubious about the benefits of tolling the now-free East River bridges, according to a poll released by Quinnipiac University on Monday, August 10. The survey found that 41
Bainbridge Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant was named the 2015 Greenest Block in Brooklyn on Tuesday, August 4 for its environmentally-friendly greenery displays, beating out almost 200 other borough blocks. “This block
After another trespassing incident rocked one of the city’s bridges – the RFK Triborough Bridge – on Wednesday, March 25 — elected officials are banding together to higher punishment for
Due to weather, planned closures at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge’s Harlem River Lift Span and Hugh L Carey Tunnel have been cancelled, according to the MTA. Before the cancellation,
According to the Metropolitan Transit Authority, there will be multiple closures at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge’s Harlem River Lift Span in both directions on Monday, January 26 between 12:01
Look out Brooklynites, the city is going Gigabit. An entirely new and first-of-its-kind communications network using “Gigabit Wi-Fi—” said to be 20 times faster than average home internet service and