Brooklyn Bridge Park Granite Blocks

Recently we installed new granite seating made from stone blocks from the brooklyn bridge s abutment.

Brooklyn bridge park granite blocks.

The park events visitor info join 0 toggle navigation menu. Feel free to grab a book from its shelves sit back and enjoy a great read with a great view. The sweeping granite terrace provides a unique gathering spot with spectacular views of the new york harbor. 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.

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. Brooklyn bridge park conservancy. With new entrances new facilities and wonderful new park features the pier 5 uplands will be a destination when it opens next year. The pier is brooklyn bridge park s largest and is the only one constructed on filled land rather than pilings.

For more on bbp s response to the developing public health crisis. Located on pier 1 the granite prospect has become an iconic feature of brooklyn bridge park. A bridge unveiled the brooklyn bridge looms majestically over new york city s east river linking the two boroughs of manhattan and brooklyn. The granite terrace features salvaged granite blocks that emerge from planted areas allowing visitors to admire the spectacular view from shady nooks beneath the metasequoia trees.

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. 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. 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. Since 1883 its granite towers and steel cables have.

The granite was salvaged from work on the roosevelt island and willis avenue bridges. The brooklyn bridge park book cart can be found here weather permitting.