INTRODUCTION Joanne Witty; Henrik Krogius
Brooklyn Bridge Park,
09/2016
Book Chapter
Stretching 1.3 miles along the East River waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge Park is a dogleg right, moving from south to north and turning sharply east, with the massive Brooklyn tower of the bridge ...standing at the bend. The site is narrow, hugging the shore, and much of it is squeezed between the waters of New York Harbor and the steep bluffs of Brooklyn Heights. To add to the challenge of creating a park on the site, a roaring two-level expressway is cantilevered off the bluffs adjacent to the park site and washes it in sound eighteen hours a day. On the
