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Brook­lyn Bridge Park: trans­form­ing the water­front across from Gov­er­nors Island

Dec 18, 2009 6:25 pm
Today’s Dai­ly News fea­tures a beau­ti­ful three page spread on Brook­lyn Bridge Park, which sits right across the water from Gov­er­nors Island. The arti­cle tracks the trans­for­ma­tion of this great new pub­lic space along the Brook­lyn water­front. The first sec­tion of the park , Pier 1, will open this win­ter, and parts of Pier 6 are sched­uled to open in the spring. This past July, we joined the Port Author­i­ty of New York and New Jer­sey and Brook­lyn Bridge Park to announce a new water taxi land­ing at Pier 6, which would con­nect Gov­er­nors Island to Brook­lyn Bridge Park via boat. The land­ing will be in place by next sum­mer, allow­ing vis­i­tors to trav­el between these two incred­i­ble green spaces in a mere three min­utes. The new land­ing will help us increase con­nec­tiv­i­ty between the Island and Brook­lyn. Many Brook­lyn res­i­dents will be able to enjoy Brook­lyn Bridge Park in a few short months and Gov­er­nors Island will re-open to vis­i­tors in June. We look for­ward to wel­com­ing vis­i­tors to Gov­er­nors Island direct­ly from Brook­lyn Bridge Park. 
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