Tag Archives: Brooklyn Bridge

Completed on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge, which connects Brooklyn to Manhattan over the East River, is one of the world’s iconic bridges.

September 30, 2024

Sep 2024

September Fireworks Over Brooklyn Bridge Park

Nicholas A. Ferrell

I was enjoying a pleasant chat with a friend one September night on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade when we were treated to an unexpected fireworks show.

December 17, 2023

Dec 2023

A Boat Named “S-cape”

Nicholas A. Ferrell

A photo of S-cape, a private boat seen docked at the Brooklyn Bridge Park Marina on May 31, 2023.

August 10, 2023

Aug 2023

Trash pick-up vehicle on Brooklyn Bridge

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Memories of past Brooklyn Bridge walks — memorialized with BlackBerry Classic photography.

May 24, 2023

May 2023

1883 Opening of the Brooklyn Bridge

Nicholas A. Ferrell

A long post with original accounts from the May 24, 1883 opening of the Brooklyn Bridge.

March 4, 2023

Mar 2023

Boat playground seen from Brooklyn Bridge

Nicholas A. Ferrell

A boat playground(?) seen on an apartment building in DUMBO from the Brooklyn Bridge.

October 2, 2022

Oct 2022

Freedom Tower in the Fog From the Brooklyn Bridge

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Tracking the fog on an early morning walk across the Brooklyn Bridge.

May 30, 2022

May 2022

“Memorial Day” by Helen Leah Reed

Nicholas A. Ferrell

“Without a sordid thought of fame / he to his Country gave his best.”

October 6, 2021

Oct 2021

The Cows of Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s at the 2021 NYC Cow Parade

Nicholas A. Ferrell

〜Chewing the cud at Mooingdale’s (I had to)〜

August 6, 2021

Aug 2021

The Brooklyn Bridge’s Mysterious Cobweb Lane

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Reviewing an 1895 magazine piece describing the Brooklyn Bridge’s “Cobweb Lane,” a special path on the Bridge that appears only at night.