Another Sign of Progress for Brooklyn Greenway
During an epic bike tour of the city yesterday that stretched from the Bronx to Brooklyn, StreetFilms' Clarence Eckerson, Jr. took these shots of the future site of Brooklyn Bridge Park. The Brooklyn Greenway, which received a vote of confidence from Community Board 1 on Tuesday, will run through the park along the edge of the pier. The demolished structures on the right were still standing when Clarence shot this video last year, documenting a tour of the Greenway's path.
By
Ben Fried
2:16 PM EDT on April 11, 2008
During an epic bike tour of the city yesterday that stretched from the Bronx to Brooklyn, StreetFilms’ Clarence Eckerson, Jr. took these shots of the future site of Brooklyn Bridge Park. The Brooklyn Greenway, which received a vote of confidence from Community Board 1 on Tuesday, will run through the park along the edge of the pier. The demolished structures on the right were still standing when Clarence shot this video last year, documenting a tour of the Greenway’s path.
Says Clarence: “Made me realize with all the sadness of congestion pricing failing, there IS plenty of great stuff going on in the city.”
A tighter shot comes after the jump.
Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.
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