The Brooklyn Ink

Brooklyn Bridge Park First to Cross Over to Free Wi-Fi

Brooklyn Bridge Park in the DUMBO neighborhood appears to be the first to have Wi-Fi service cover the entire park, according to Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. The project in Brooklyn Bridge Park is a joint venture between DUMBO Industrial District, Two Trees Management Company and NYC Wireless.

The Old Man and The Bridge

Whenever John Manbeck, an 80-year-old retired professor of English and former Brooklyn borough historian, drives across the Brooklyn Bridge, he stays in the middle lane. “Drivers tend to drift toward the edges,” said Manbeck. Manbeck [...]

Residents Challenge Condos in Brooklyn Bridge Park

Dozens of Brooklyn residents spoke out against plans to put residential buildings inside Brooklyn Bridge Park during Tuesday night’s public hearing in Cobble Hill. Plans have been in the works for six buildings whose rent [...]

Brooklyn Parks Sizzle Under Summer Heat

When the air temperature rises, so too do the city’s parks, according to Geoffrey Croft, a member of NYC Park Advocates Inc, who tested the surface temperatures at parks. The Brooklyn Bridge Park was the [...]