Brooklyn Bridge Park Granite Blocks

With new entrances new facilities and wonderful new park features the pier 5 uplands will be a destination when it opens next year.

Brooklyn bridge park granite blocks.

The sweeping granite terrace provides a unique gathering spot with spectacular views of the new york harbor. The park events visitor info join 0 toggle navigation menu. A bridge unveiled the brooklyn bridge looms majestically over new york city s east river linking the two boroughs of manhattan and brooklyn. The brooklyn bridge park book cart can be found here weather permitting.

Brooklyn bridge park conservancy. Feel free to grab a book from its shelves sit back and enjoy a great read with a great view. Granite prospect relax and enjoy the view of new york harbor from the granite steps built from stones salvaged from the roosevelt island bridge reconstruction. Work continues at the pier 5 uplands.

For more on bbp s response to the developing public health crisis. Since 1883 its granite towers and steel cables have. Brooklyn bridge park is a waterfront park along the east river in new york city. The terrace includes stacked granite blocks that rise 4 to 5 feet and include plantings of flowering trees and evergreens to provide a shady seating area.

Located on pier 1 the granite prospect has become an iconic feature of brooklyn bridge park. The granite blocks were quarried and shaped on vinalhaven island maine under a contract with the bodwell granite company and delivered from maine to new york by schooner. The pier is brooklyn bridge park s largest and is the only one constructed on filled land rather than pilings. The manhattan tower contains 46 945 cubic yards 35 892 m 3 of masonry while the brooklyn tower has 38 214 cubic yards 29 217 m 3 of masonry.

Recently we installed new granite seating made from stone blocks from the brooklyn bridge s abutment. The area includes two landscaped lawns overlooking the brooklyn bridge and new york harbor a salt marsh with native plants a playground a granite lookout a waterfront walkway a playground and various food and drink concessions.