Expanded Brookyln Bridge Park Debuts

9.5-acres of the planned 85-acre expansion of Brooklyn Bridge Park opened at Pier 1 yesterday. Curbed NY has pictures.

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March 23, 2010, 5:00 AM PDT

The new park was designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates for the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation. The park will eventually stretch from Pier 6 at Atlantic Avenue to Jay Street. The Pier 1 section, according to Curbed NY, "includes fields of green, waterfront promenades, a playground and the very cool 'Granite Prospect' stairway to nowhere that will soon become one big pileup of lovey-dovey couples queuing up to take wedding photos."

FULL STORY: Brookyln Bridge Part Reopens!

Monday, March 22, 2010 in Curbed

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