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Brooklyn Bridge
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211 reviews for Brooklyn Bridge
One of the many "freebie" awesome touristy things one can do while in NYC. My husband has wanted to do this our last couple visits but we just never seemed to have time, and one of our visits I was in a walking cast so it seemed totally out of the question. But last March we decided to go for it on a Monday (though I'd say not the best day since everything right on the Brooklyn side was closed except the Pizza place, unless you walk farther down) But definitely a majestic amazing view stopper! And... a lot shorter than we thought, it looks so much bigger but didn't take that long at all! And the best part is it's FREE, so who could ask for more.....DO IT!
PS. we did find a Starbuck's to the left of the bridge once exiting, don't remember the street name. But good pitstop for bathroom and coffee refuel for more walking.
The bridge that started it all.
At one point, the longest bridge.
At one point, the towers were the highest point not only in the city but in the entire Western Hemisphere.
A major factor in the creation of the modern city of New York - taken from Wikipedia: In 1898, the modern City of New York was formed with the consolidation of Brooklyn (until then an independent city), the County of New York (which then included parts of the Bronx), the County of Richmond, and the western portion of the County of Queens.
If you haven't done it yet, or even if you have, take a walk, or a bike ride, across this national landmark.
Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge was one of my favorite things to do while in NYC - actually, I think it was my ABSOLUTE favorite. The bridge itself is a massive architectural masterpiece. From below you'll see the cars zooming by, then directly behind you will be NYC and directly in front of you is Brooklyn. The large body of water that separates the two boroughs brings so much peace and serenity - a nice break from the chaos and noise of the city.
This bridge is a place I'll visit time and time again. A sight to be seen for sure.
The most amazing thing to do on a Sunday morning is walk across this bridge.
Once you start you just cant help but want to finish. Its like running a marathon, you feel so good afterwards.
Plus its free! Bring your camera, get your comfy shoes on and go!
I think its fun acting like a tourist and asking tourists to take pictures for you and give you directions to the train station when you get to the end.
I like walking in the bike lane because its kind of dangerous feeling. heh
Almost every time I head out to the city I wound up taking the Brooklyn Bridge, maybe because it seems like there's less traffic. But the first time I ever walked across it was during the August 13th, 2003 blackout. It was a fun walk until I got over the bridge and realize there's a gazillion blocks til I can reach home. Any way, I like walking across the Brooklyn Bridge and taking pictures. And jumping on the bridge to freak my best friend out haha. But yea it's a really nice walk on a nice day. It was really beautiful during the 125th birthday of the Brooklyn Bridge. This bridge is awesome, but beware there are some rude bicyclist who will try to run you over when you step over the biker's lane.
The most beautiful Bridge ever!!!
You love to hear the story again & again of how it all got started way when...
The best battle songs involve this bridge and the boogie down.
Ya heard?!!!
I walked the Brooklyn Bridge on 9/12/09 with my husband and another couple.
I crossed this experience off my Bucket List.
I thoroughly enjoyed every second..even though it was raining. I suggest everyone take the walk and experience it! I read the book "A tree grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith and HAD to take the walk. I am so impressed by Betty's 3 other books that she wrote that I have read all of them and was even depressed when they were over wishing they did not have to end. She was a phenomenal writer!
5 stars for this bridge being my DAD's favorite bridge in the whole entire world. This bridge really is easy on the eyes and the view is spectacular.
Now, biking the bridge is a different story, it is intense game of dodge the tourist or get out of the way of a real roadie on a bike b/c they are going 10x faster than you and are riding your ass.
Visit this bridge...bike it, walk it...can't comment on driving it.
This is probably America's most beautiful piece of functional art. I'll admit, I don't know much about the technical aspects of gothicism and my math is way too weak for me to truly appreciate it from an engineering perspective, but look at this thing. It's fuckin spectacular, and you don't see many other bridges that are aesthetically pleasing to the eye, let alone one that's stood the test of time as an active, busy bridge like this one has.
Be forewarned: there will be mad tourists on the footbridge, whose only use is blocking up the cyclists' lane and ruining their day. And hopefully, being the selfish assholes unwilling to comprpmise their freedom to ride their bikes anywhere, they'll mow down a few tourists. It's sad, but I don't know which group is worse. You have these cyclist assholes, the vast majority of whom aren't out there because that's their only mode of transportation between manhattan and bk. They're out there in their gay spandex and helmets to exercise, and god forbid anyone do anything to impede their progress and let their heart rate slow down. If i were the mayor, i'd make it legal to shoot these assholes on sight.
It's true that you can also get good views of the skyline from brooklyn heights promenade and other places near the water that are quieter and not overwhelmed by an uneasy mix of hillbillies, japanese, and german tourists (how's that for an axis of evil?), but it's not the same as being up over the middle of the river. Imagining all the people that have passed under the big columns; the places all over the globe from which they came, and for some the hellish journey to get there. One of the few places that makes me still love america
The view from this bridge is absolutely breathtaking. I would've stayed longer to take in the view but the wind was so strong I was being blown from side to side. The walk from one end to the other is just over a mile. They've divided the bridge up into two lanes. One for walkers and the other for bikers.
You have such a great view of The Statue of Liberty, Financial District, and the Manhattan Bridge. If you're walking from Manhattan to Brooklyn, I GUESS you could check out Grimaldi's. It's just under the bridge.
Because of this bridge, Im totally in love with NY even more and wouldnt mind living in Brooklyn at some point in my life!
If your into history and photography this is the bridge for you. So many photo opps on this bridge...This is the bridge where Miranda & Steve decide to get back together in the movie Sex & the City.... So cool!
The view from the Brooklyn Bridge is simply awesome, took my breath away. Gotta see it to believe it, gotta experience it at least once in your lifetime.
A funny thing happend on the way to an appointment....
Let me start off by saying i'm a firm believer that things happen for a reason. Whether the result of these life experiences be positive or negative a lesson is always learned. As some of you may know, I'm a native new yorker...and as all of you know, I have the directional sense of a mildly brain damaged naked mole rat. So when I got lost on my way to a side hustle I wasn' suprised. However, I was suprised at the serendipity that struck.
The Brooklyn Bridge stood before me in all its architectual glory. A sight I am ashamed to say I only saw one other time in passing. As the bridge towered 6,000 feet from the East River, the clear blue sky played as the background and the sun shined brightly on the bridge. My fustrations with finding my destination were soon replaced with awe and amazement. I never made it to that appointment, but what I lost in monetarty reimbursment I gained a newly reinstated love for a city thats beauty is sometimes unseen due to crime, rudeness and chubby tourist who walk slow, have bad haircuts and wear fannypacks and shorts in 60 degree weather.
One of the most recognisable icons in New York, it's hard to fully appreciate the scale of this bridge until you walk across it. When you've done that, you can understand how some of the divers who laid the foundation for the bridge in the East River died of the bends
You can get great views of the bridge from South Street Seaport and from the river on one of the boat tours.
However, I would recommend walking across it because you can! It also gives you an idea of the New York boroughs as you cross from Manhattan to Brooklyn when you walk from west to east.
The best version of the bridge though is the edible chocolate version that you get at the River Cafe, which is located in the shadow of the bridge on the Brooklyn side!
This is the best bridge in the entire world. I don't care WTF anyone says. Brooklyn Bridge is the quintessential NYC bridge. Immediately you know you are in NY. It's like having a gigantic metaphorical compass.
My fiance and I love it so much that we plan on getting married ON THE BRIDGE in the spring time.
(but Noodles...in your other reviews you say you are already married.) this is true, we are not married yet, but I say she's my wife anyway. :D
Ummm...so yeah...Brooklyn Bridge!
Go see it. Be a New Yorker and walk across it at least once before you croak. heh.
If I lived in NY, I would definitely jog across the Brooklyn Bridge several days a week. Now only do you get whipped into tip-top shape in no time, but you also get to strengthen your coordination skills by dodging all the tourists taking pictures in the middle of the pathway.
Riding a bike? Not so much. On several occasions, I had illusions of sticking my foot out or arm to clothesline a biker going 60 mph, just to see the biker take a deadly swan dive over the railing and onto the freeway below. Sinister, I know. Hunger and heat does strange things to the mind.
Our destination was Grimaldi's for dinner. I was sweating like a pig in a sauna the entire time, the weather was so hot and humid. If you can ignore the ambient noises of the traffic, you'll be rewarded with spectacular views--especially during sunset or sundown. Definitely one of the most iconic and free things to do in NY.
The architecture of the bridge is just incredible and well thought. A masterpiece I would say.
I felt so blessed to have had the honor to walk across this bridge.
The views from the bridge are just breath taking and worth taking pictures even, for someone who does not like taking pictures.
If you are looking for a cheap romantic evening out, I recommend walking across the bridge, somehow it has the magic of bringing you closer to your significant other.
Get a great view of the city and get some exercise while you're doing it!
Just make sure you're not walking in the cycle lane.... an Italian dude walking behind us started crying because he got too close and a cyclist almost took his watch off as punishment. Seriously. He was crying.
Best cheap date ever:
Stroll across the Brooklyn bridge, preferably at sunset. Have a pizza and a few beers at Grimaldi's. Send your pie back if it's undercooked on the bottom. Engage in light petting on the darkened bridge on the way back to Manhattan.
Beautiful, and a great place to go to just walk around.
Best at sunrise and at sunset. Seeing the NY skyline and other people out and about. Make a 180 turn then look at Brooklyn. Best thing to do when the weather outside is good.
Great places for photo ops for locals and tourists.
One of the places I've been trying to Get rid of my "TO DO LIST" Is to walk thru brooklyn bridge. I've seen pictures thru friends, tourist and relatives. I finally got the time to walk back and forth!
I PICKED THIS PLACE to go For a date (cheap, but worth it, plenty of time to talk) and Really had a good time, Altho it was pretty Hot but The walking, the scene, the People, the Both sides of the boroughts didn't stop me fromm walking. Went to the other side (Brooklyn) and passed by Dumbo where the Most famous Pizza and Ice cream is and also to view more sceneric places from the other side.
Short distance (depending you pace but it takes about 15 - 30 minutes) to walk one side of the bridge. Definitely a nice cheap date, a good workout!
It's totally touristy. I may have felt really cheesy and had Neil Diamond's "Coming to America" stuck in my head while I was doing it. However, walking across the Brooklyn Bridge was something that I used to dream about when I would watch "Friends" and "Just Shoot Me." As such, when I finally got to do it, I must say it was my favorite part of going to New York. No question.
I used to fantasize about being proposed to here. I renig that. Now that I saw how big the grates are, I know that I will probably end up spending the rest of my life with a bigger klutz than me and that he will probably lose my ring in the ocean below.
There is no feeling on earth better then walking across the BB, unless you are running across it. It is the most perfect place on earth to spend an afternoon strolling and enjoying the sites, sounds and people.
Brooklyn Bridge..
what more can i say?
WALK ON THE PEDESTRIAN SIDE.
Every morning, the Manhattan Bridge wakes up and the first thing he sees is the Brooklyn Bridge, and he thinks to himself "Why can't I be cool like him?". Because you suck, Manhattan Bridge, that's why.
You fill up postcards
A fine New York pharaoh's tomb
You are vibrating
My stroll to and from Manhattan on this perfectly temperate day revived me. I will be back for many sunsets.
Again, NY, I heart you.
A must visit for locals and tourists alike. We take our out-of-town guests here, this is something that is an absolute visit for guests.
Be courteous to walkers if you ride bikes. Understand that your reason is different for being there vs the reason for walkers who are taking in the view, the nice day, and their company.
One a rainy day there were no bikes, I was walking on the bike path. Ahead of me I saw the bikers get on the bridge and I moved back to the walking side. The first rider still chided me with BIKE PATH as she rode by. Don't be a coward because you can't be chased and confronted for your snarky tongue. I think that bikers forget their priority is to yield to peds.
I do think that the bridge is a lousy place to run or ride, in general, it is a functional passage for walkers runners and cyclists. Serious cyclists and runners shouldn't expect that they deserve to keep their heart rate or speed at a certain level, the space is just too narrow.
An extremely cool bridge to cross, and to admire its 19th Century beauty. It was very enjoyable walking across the bridge, as I crossed over at sunset.
Other than the lone distracting factor of seeing too many bikers tempting fate by going fast(and not riding at a moderate speed + being alert for pedestrians, like they should), it was fun. I like what one person said about another bridge(Manhattan Bridge) having a fully separate bike lane, but who knows if it could be implemented on this bridge, due to the width of the existing walkway, and the likely cost of separating the bike and pedestrian halves of the walkway. My own thoughts aside, it was lovely seeing the lights above slowly come on, and the seating areas by the 2 limestone piers are great. You don't get a totally clear view from either side(as the walkway is in the middle of freeway lanes on both sides), but it's still a great view.
Now to hopefully return again one day, and cross at sunrise....
Happy belated birthday Brooklyn Bridge. Lookin' good for 126 years old!
After returning from vacation, it was nice to see you from my cab window last night while driving on the BQE.
What a nice welcome home to the best borough.
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5/3/2009
I never thought I could fall in love with a bridge, but I did.
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I remember the day I found my apartment with a vividness comparable to that of meeting one's true love. The broker took us up to the roof deck, and I was so taken aback by the staggering beauty of the view in front of me that I clasped both hands to my forehead and didn't let go. After about 30 seconds, he said to me, "You can put your hands down--you can have the apartment." Three years later, I still haven't gotten over how utterly stunning the Brooklyn Bridge is, and how lucky I am to have it as part of my daily life.
Living quite literally under the Brooklyn Bridge is exactly what I imagine it would be like to have an old, gentle giant by my side. The Brooklyn Bridge is my BFG, but instead of whispering of Snozzcumbers and Whizzpoppers, it lulls me to sleep with the gentle *whoooosh* of cars going by. Best white noise ever, as far as I'm concerned. I can lie in my bed and look up at the east tower, and when the lights go out around 1 every night I feel happy and safe tucked under its arm.
The other night J and I were talking about The Future, and J mentioned how great he thought it would be if one day we were loaded and could buy our building. My initial response was, "Really, you want to deal with owning a 130 year-old building?" and he said "Can you think of anywhere else you'd rather live than right here?" Looking out from our roof deck at what is without question the most beautiful structure in all of New York City, I had to admit that I could not.
One of the highlights of my NYC trip. I've seen the bridge from movies and shows, but the feeling differs tremedously when you're physically there.
I love how the car lanes converge and the pedestrian walkway rises above. A bit terrifying since you can see vehicles zooming by under you through the wooden plank cracks. But the design of this bridge is wonderful! There are no cars to obstruct the view of the East River and the Manhattan Bridge. The massive amount of cables and ropes, the magnificient bridge towers, they make your mind spin and you feel so insignificant in comparison.
I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. Did I mention I love you?
My first trip to the bridge happened by chance. My mom was in town and after work I met her up in China town. We wandered the city streets until we came upon this bridge. She asked if I wanted to walk maybe half of it and I said "sure why not".
Little did I know I was about to fall in love and finally wake up from this daze I had been in since I had moved to the city. It was June 2008 and I had already been here for 5 months yet everyday I would say that I felt like "I was on vacation in someone else's life." The moment the ground below me became wooden planks beneath my feet I was ignited inside.
I had this crazy energy and felt so alive. The view of the skyline and the realization that this was my life now, was overwhelming. I finally woke up. My mom says I was beaming the whole time.
Now whenever I feel low or way too high I always think of going there to calm my soul. I insist on taking my guests there on their visits and somehow everytime I go the sun seems to just be coming out then ends with an unforgettable sunset. My sister's fiance' was actually going to ask her to marry him there but he got too excited and did it on Christmas Eve instead.
I never knew I could care for a bridge but I do. I really really do. The Brooklyn Bridge is beautifully designed, historic, and shows off the New York skyline in a way that never fails to leave me breathless. You are by far my favorite place in New York City.
Everyone should walk over this bridge at least once in their lifetime. Better yet, go when the sun is rising or setting.
But a note to everyone to takes that advice: pay attention, and give space to runners and bikers.
I used to live on Water Street in Manhattan, and in my time there I saw the bridge countless times. It is so beautiful and solemn at night. It is so enduring as a landmark, it is quintessential New York, and as far as bridges go, it is among the best in the world. But, even though I lived next to it, I never thought to walk across it. Yesterday, I needed to go to Brooklyn; I had the time, and the weather was beautiful -- why not walk across it?
I am so glad I did. This ended up being one of my great New York experiences. Being inside of, fully contained by the age and beauty of this massive structure that was once a harbinger for modernity is a remarkable experience. I felt so alive and exhilarated. And being very early on a Saturday morning, I had most of the pedestrian portion of the bridge to myself. Just lovely. I love being surprised by things I think I know. And little did I know that that simple walk into Brooklyn would be the start of one of the greatest days I ever had in New York. I loved it so much, I walked back later that day across the bridge into Manhattan. Thank you so much Roebling family for making it possible.
The best things in life are indeed free!
This perhaps has to be one of my favorite things to do in NYC.
It's free to walk, run, jog, ride bikes, and drive across the bridge.
The architecture is wonderful. On the middle of the bridge, you can read the history of the making.
I recommend getting the bottle waters from the vendors on the bridge. It's only a dollar as oppose to the 2 dollars from the newspaper stand.
The views are spectacular. You see the skyscrapers of Manhattan and Brooklyn (depending on which side you start) and you can even see the empire state building from the bridge.
Most importantly, it is a bit romantic for those who are ones at heart.
Just walk across the bridge and let your worries fly with the wind. Corny? Yes. True? Very.
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Anyone who does not give the Brooklyn Bridge a 5-star review is:
A. Stupid
B. Mentally unhinged
C. Horribly, horribly wrong
D. A bad person
E. A terrorist
F. Nutso
G. All of the above
The Brooklyn Bridge is the jump off.
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On a beautiful day there's nothing better than to walk the Brooklyn bridge. I've wanted to walk this bridge so many times, but have always ran out of time. It finely took my 4th trip out to the Big Apple to check it out.
Today was such a fabulous sunny day that we had to take advantage (rain is fin the forecast for tomorrow) of it. The bridge is a much shorter walk than the GGB, but in terms of angles and lines and arches...much more artistically fun to walk and take pictures of.
There were hordes of people walking, biking and running over the bridge. The pathway is divided for pedestrians and bikers, but many times the pedestrians are found wandering from their side and you'll hear the bike bell of a biker putting that pedestrian back in his/her place.
The Manhattan skyline is great scenery to walk towards (I found more impressive than walking towards Brooklyn) and you'll even be able to see the Statue of Liberty in the far distance. The Manhattan Bridge is in close proximity as well as the cars below.
I'm so happy to have FINALLY walked the Brooklyn Bridge and on another sunny day, would do it again!
awesome planning.
it was strong and big enough to take the weight of my ego and awesomeness!
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kudos!
lurves you in the movies and on tv!
Architecture at its Finest
I took the C train to Brooklyn. Got off and walked across it to Manhattan.
I did this in the pouring rain and it was still great.
Its a standing piece of art.
