• Tag Archives: Brooklyn Bridge

    Photo Essay: Brooklyn Bridge ‘Love Locks’ Meet the Bolt Cutter

    By Kate Hinds | Jun. 9 – 2:39 pm

    One of our colleagues commutes over the Brooklyn Bridge most mornings. The bridge is undergoing a massive rehabilitation, and so workers are usually on the...

    [2] Infrastructure

    Brooklyn Bridge Under Wraps

    By Kate Hinds | Sep. 23 – 4:41 pm

    (Kate Hinds, Transportation Nation) WNYC went out on the Brooklyn Bridge last week to check on the progress of that structure’s $508 million, four-year rehabilitation....

    [0] Infrastructure, WNYC - New York City

    Brooklyn Bridge to get “Christo”-Style Treatment

    By Andrea Bernstein | Aug. 1 – 10:00 pm

    (New York — Kate Hinds, WNYC)  As part of its $508 million rehabilitation, the Brooklyn Bridge will get wrapped in canvas beginning in about two...

    [0] Automobiles, Cities/Urban, Construction, Economy, Infrastructure, WNYC - New York City

    Big Brooklyn Bridge Contractor Got “Marginal” Rating on Minority Hiring

    By Andrea Bernstein | Jul. 2 – 11:34 am

    (Kate Hinds, WNYC) One of the main reasons WNYC decided to monitor the renovation of the Brooklyn Bridge is that we thought following this $508-million...

    [1] Cities/Urban, Construction, Infrastructure, Local Government, WNYC - New York City

    Brooklyn Bridge Rehab Creates Jobs, But You’ll Never Know How Many

    By Kate Hinds | Jun. 3 – 1:41 am

    (Kate Hinds, WNYC) Wednesday’s official groundbreaking of the Brooklyn Bridge rehab brought out some big political names–Vice President Joe Biden, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Congressman...

    [0] Infrastructure

    Brooklyn Bridge Project Closes Skate Park

    By Andrea Bernstein | May. 13 – 11:27 pm

    (WNYC, Kate Hinds, May 13)        The Brooklyn Banks (a red brick plaza under the ramps of the bridge on the Manhattan side)...

    [0] Cities/Urban, Construction, Infrastructure

    Renovation of the Brooklyn Bridge Begins

    By Andrea Bernstein | May. 10 – 3:22 pm

    A four-year, $508 million renovation of the Brooklyn Bridge is underway. WNYC is watching — and wants your help. To get involved, start here. Related...

    [0] Cities/Urban, Construction, Infrastructure, Pedestrians, Uncategorized, WNYC - New York City