The Brooklyn Ink

Grandeur and Cheese At The Brooklyn Bridge

By Jack Mirkinson The bridge plays host to all shades of human activity.

Road Work Ahead for DUMBO

Construction has begun on street and bridge renovations that will ultimately see the Brooklyn Bridge repainted and resurfaced, while the Manhattan Bridge receives new suspension cables. The road work to support bridge construction will be [...]

Mornin’, Brooklyn!

Looks like the tourists are at it again, crowding otherwise pleasant spots and just lingering. This is bad news for Brooklyn Bridge bikers and joggers who want the space to take advantage of the clear [...]

Bridge bikers bemoan tourists

The increasing appearance of warmer-weather tourists frustrates pedestrians and cyclists crossing the Brooklyn Bridge—a delicate a narrow lane of traffic is becoming more precarious than the pleasure stroll many intended.

Singer ‘Harder to Sell than the Brooklyn Bridge’ Dies at 70

Johnny Maestro, a singer for the Brooklyn Bridges, died yesterday at the age of 70. We’re too young to know who they were, but apparently the helped break barriers back when singing about interracial harmony [...]

The Perfect Shot

By Alessia Pirolo Where the Brooklyn Bridge reaches Brooklyn, just before the sunset of a perfect October day, a man put his arms around a woman’s waist. They looked at each other. They smiled. “Stop. [...]