The Pulaski Bridge, crossing Newtown Creek, connects Brooklyn to Queens on a surface street. The…read moresignificance of the bridge is not that of a beautiful structure, which it isn't. Its draw instead is in the historical significance of the area it crosses. Having spent much time staying in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, I became fascinated with the early history of the area. Although the area has become massively gentrified in recent years, the longtime residents of LIC who haven't been priced out are proud of their area's history. Much historical information is available, including early use of the creek by the Dutch settlers. The creek & its tributaries weren't always polluted waterways. The Indigenous Peoples that first lived on the land found it a vibrant source of food and transportation before Dutch explorers claimed the land in the early 1600's. Dutch settlers also looked to it for travel, food & water. The tributary now known as Dutch Kills has significance for me because of my love of history. While spending time in the area now known to many as Dutch Kills, I purchased a Dutch Kills shirt. A bodega across from where I stayed posted pages of history near its cash register. A close pub was named for it. Dutch Kills was well known then & historically cherished. The area has changed a lot in recent years with expansion of the gentrification beyond the LIC waterfront. I hope its history isn't lost to time & "progress". The bridge & its surrounding area have a Revolutionary War history. The bridge itself is named for Polish Revolutionary War Commander Pulaski, since early settlers of the adjoining Greenpoint neighborhood in Brooklyn were Polish. The British tributary is called British Kills. The area was the a headquarters for the British troops. The troops were housed in the Dutch Kills section of LIC I know so well. So when you cross the Pulaski Bridge that you've traveled so routinely in the past, don't think of it as a small ordinary bridge. Think instead of the history of the area it crosses. Step back in time with me.

No toll! It's a short bridge that goes between Long Island City in Queens to Greenpoint Brooklyn. I…read morelike walking across the bridge too. I see people running across as well. The path is narrow just fyi There is a separate path for people who are biking across the bridge. A good option if you don't want to take the G train subway from Queens to Brooklyn.

If you want to date either Rebecca De Morney or Portia De Rossi, and Portia is already taken, then…read moreTry Becca. There's not a lot of love for the little Tribeca Bridge. It is just a little bridge, I'm not sure why it doesn't get enough love. It's a nice footbridge going over whip Nae Nae (not sure why I said that) on the west side of town, oh I meant 9A, the street that at most times a day you would not really want to try to cross on foot, although I've done so many times. It's a 1992 Bridge and there are nice views despite the obstruction from the grates. It's pretty over here and due to the great views, I like it a lot, and I'm definitely not going to give it less than a four, even though everybody else seemed to do so.

A cool pedestrian foot bridge that lies above West Street (Route 9A) intersecting Chambers Street…read morewhere it connects Stuyvesant High School and Rockefeller Park that provides a safe passage for students across the busy and dangerous intersection. Completed in 1992, Tribeca Bridge resonate a modern design. Steps leading to the bridge are spiral and long stairway but hones a beautiful view of the entry way. Albeit, a safe passage to cross the street but with the long spiral stairway and walk way it does not save time, otherwise I'd suggest to cross at street level dodging perilous traffic. Elevator ability is accessible for those with physical limitations and, it is to my belief, feeds a foul stench. Through the grates of this pedestrian foot bridge some nice views are presented.

Ward's Island Bridge…read more What a great hike up to 105th Street from my apartment to see the bridge. It's a great spot to cross over to the East River Esplanade and walk back home after spending time in East Harlem. It's also nice to go over to the island for a long walk and see the sights. I decided to wait for a warmer day. I did get some great photos of the area when I crossed over the FDR. The bridge itself isn't that pretty to look at in my opinion. It definitely serves its purpose and is enjoyable to walk on. If you're in the area and feel like taking a hike, this is a good experience. It's clean and I felt safe with the high fence! No jumping allowed......

I have made running across the Ward's Island Bridge as a part of my race training. Easy to get to…read morerunning uptown along the East River Esplanade with a ramp and overpass connection at 102nd street. It's actually a bridge to get across from Manhattan to Randall's Island park over the East River. Some terrific views from this bridge and it offers a decent incline for run training. No car traffic at all as it's only a footbridge for walkers and those on bicycles. Oh, and there is no Ward's Island, as it was combined to make Randall's Island years ago. The bridge does lift for larger boats to get by but I've never seen it use that function. Makes for a nice walk or run on a sunny day.

Indescribable. So unutterably bad; its good. Good in that it shows up NYC's rampant bureaucratic…read moreincompetence. Just steps from the new, Brooklyn IKEA: this is that massive; ugly-as-sin; decrepit; evil-looking old factory which sits on the edge of the poisonous Gowanus Canal and blights the views of the city for miles around. This astonishing eyesore--which no one seems willing to admit even still exists--towers like a Colossus over the community of Red Hook. The continued blotch of this appalling old industrial relic is laughable; an indictment of New York government's agency-wide feebleness. I submit it to the court of public opinion as Exhibit 'A' for the prosecution. Seriously, how can New Yorkers go about their business every day without DEMANDING that it be torn down? Where is that thundering blowhard Donald Trump; with his self-touted Midas touch--how come he's never taken on this task? The City'd probably sell it to him for a wrinkled old $1 bill. Cripes; someone please call McGuire AFB--and have them drop a bomb on it via an A-10 WartHog--willya?

It is beautiful, but don't go try to get in there. There are security camera's and the owner will…read morecall the police and you will get a summit which you have to pay in court. This year 20 people got arrested. They make no exception.

This armory was built between 1991 and 1895 it was built on what was once a school. I remember in…read morethe 1990s working for a guard company called burns now called securitas They would warn you if you became a discipline problem you would be sent there because of its notorious reputation for violence. It's unfortunate because this great structure and its temporary residents deserve better than being remembered as a homeless shelter that's dangerous and not as a new york city landmark and on the national register of historic places.

Litchfield Villa is an Italianate mansion that was built on a large private estate. When Prospect…read morePark was first proposed and then opened in 1867, the park had to be designed around the villa. Litchfield purchased the land in 1852, and the structure was built in 1854-1857 at a cost of $150,000. Litchfield was reluctant to sell his property. Eventually, The New York City Parks Commission acquired the Litchfield plot in 1868 for $1.7 million. This representing 42% of the overall land budget for the park, even though the plot constituted just over five percent of the park's acreage. The facade is made of brick that is painted to mimic stone. The front of the villa has a four-story-high tower attached to an octagonal three-story pavilion. The balconies and porches are covered by canopies that are supported by columns. The cylindrical turrets also contribute to the classical design. The Litchfields leased the property from the city until 1882, and the following year, the Brooklyn Park Commission started using the house as its headquarters. An interesting find while walking through Prospect Park,

Well well well hmmm just passing on by this canal ......... the progress on the clean up has not…read morebeen much

If you need to go to the bathroom, me and my really sub friend are available for a modest sum…read more.. you can Gowanus. The Gowanus Canal is legendary in Brooklyn and not very well known elsewhere, and it's absolutely lovely. It's polluted - of course - but it is a great part of Brooklyn and a very interesting area of Brooklyn as well. It's near Red Hook and Gowanus, hence the name. Park Slope as well, one of the best neighbourhoods. It's an absolutely lovely part of town, and close to Sunset Park where a lot of Latin stuff is. It's a great little part of Brooklyn and it's worth coming to.

My Arch rival loves this Archway and so do I…read more This is a beautiful Arch that is part of the spectacular Manhattan Bridge, and is one of the nicest arches in Brooklyn for sure. It definitely reminds me a lot of the other side - the Manhattan side. I suppose I should have expected that. I remember running under here trying to catch a late night train. That was quite a long time ago. Good memories though. Although it was way too cold for me to be wearing what I was wearing. I was here more recently in warm weather.

On the Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge, in the neighborhood of DUMBO, there are some stout…read morearchitectural supports for this otherwise dowdy steel-span structure which make for some pleasant visual interest when strolling. Stentorian in demeanor, the arches are a dry place for hoboes to snooze by night upon buttery-smooth (maple? elm?) public benches buffed by decades of derrieres and raised high enough to forestall any worry --on the part of these forlorn bindlestiffs --regarding ravenous rats from the Brooklyn's nearby wharf-side, blocks away. On holidays, 'event' days, weekends, or "merchant/retailer weeks" you can find these same areas thronged with cottage-crafts and trinket-vendors. How much money these small entrepreneurs rake in, I'm sure I can't say. But it can be lively; and the cobblestones underfoot are a treat for one's heels. And of course the photo ops against the brutish backdrop of stone and concrete. Even more adamantly so, [the popularity of this last prerogative] at the nearby intersection of Water St with S. Washington St; (see picture) which is the favorite of every camera-wielding moron tourist out there. What attests more to the picturesque appeal of this particular intersection is the early-morning presence of professional models and photographers doing dawn shoots in this streetscape. A frequent sight. The hint of a 'New York that never was'.