Delightful Activities in New York City: Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge and More

The Gothic-inspired Brooklyn Bridge is one of the most recognized sights in New York City, connecting the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. At the time that the Brooklyn Bridge was completed, it was thought to be the longest bridge in the world until 1903.

Today, walking across the Brooklyn Bridge has become a popular activity in New York City for visitors. You can appreciate wonderful views while touring the bridge. An extra bonus for visitors is that it is free. Whether you are a traveler or a New York City resident, walking across the bridge won't be a disappointing experience.

Where to get access to the Brooklyn Bridge? If you come from Manhattan, you can enter the Brooklyn Bridge from the entrance, located at Park Row and Centre Street, across from City Hall Park, east of City Hall. To get there, take No. 4, 5, 6 subway trains to Brooklyn Bridge / City Hall or J / M / Z strains to Chambers Street.

If you get access to the bridge from Brooklyn, the walkway entrance is located next to the Federal Court building. There are a few ways to access the walkway, based on which subway you take and which exit you utilize from certain stations. To explore directions to Brooklyn Bridge from Brooklyn, visit this page:

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What to do when walking on Brooklyn Street? Prepare for 1 - 2 hours for touring the bridge. Before starting your walk across the bridge, keep an eye on vendors conveniently serving drinks along the way, if you don't want to bring water.

While standing on the bridge, do take some pictures of the amazing New York City skyline. So don't forget to bring your camera before starting out. You will be able to see many famous buildings from the bridge, including Woolworth Building, Empire State Building, South Street Seaport, Governors Island and Ellis Island. Also, don't miss the Statue of Liberty, which will appear in your line of sight on your right. For safety concern, make sure to stay on the pedestrian side.

When you make your way across the bridge, you will have the opportunity to stop at the informative plaques that give detailed info on Brooklyn Street history as well as sights visible from the bridge. There are also plaques on the bridge of Brooklyn side, offering the history of the borough.

After finishing your walk across the bridge, you can take a rest at Brooklyn Bridge Park, which is located between the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges. For more info about the park, check this page:

Brooklyn Bridge Park

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For visitors who want to end up with a great dining, there is also a wealth of restaurants in the nearby area whether in Brooklyn side or Manhattan side. Here, we would like to tell you some great restaurants.

Restaurants near Brooklyn Bridge of Brooklyn side:

- Grimaldi's Pizzeria (Location: 19 Old Fulton Street; Hours: 11: 30am to 11pm from Sun to Thurs & 11:30am to 12pm from Fri to Sat)

- The River Cafe (Location: 1 Water Street; Hours: 12pm to 3pm from Mon to Fri & 11:30am to 2:30pm on Sat and Sun for Lunch and 5:30pm to 11pm from Mon to Sun for dinner)

- Brooklyn Bridge Gardens (Location: 5 Front Street; Hours: 5:30pm to 11pm on Tue and Thurs, 5:30pm to 12am on Fri, 11am to 12am on Sat and 11am to 11pm on Sun)

- Pete's Downtown Restaurant (Location: 2 Water Street; Hours: 12pm to 10pm on Tue to Thurs and 12pm to 11pm from Fri to Sun)

- Water Street Restaurant & Lounge (Location: 66 Water Street)

Restaurants near Brooklyn Bridge on Manhattan side:

- Bridge Cafe (Location: 279 Water Street; Hours: 11:45am to 12am)

- MarkJoseph Steakhouse (Location: 261 Water Street; Hours: 11:30am to 9:45pm from Mon to Thurs; 11:30am to 10:45pm on Fri and 5pm to 10:45pm on Sat)

- Acqua at Peck Slip Restaurant (Location: 21 Peck Slip at Water Street; Hours: 12pm to 11pm from Mon to Sat & 12pm to 10pm on Sun)

- Suteishi (Location: 24 Peck Slip #2; Hours: 12pm to 3:30pm from Mon to Fri and 12pm to 5pm on Sat for lunch time & 5:30pm to 11pm from Mon to Thurs, 5pm to 12pm from Fri to Sat and 3pm to 10pm on Sun)

- Fish Market (Location: 111 South Street; Hours: 11:30am to 9pm daily)

As we know, New York City is one of most popular vacation destinations as it offers so much for every visitor, young and old alike. So, there are many other attractions and things to do in the Big Apple, in addition to Brooklyn Bridge. To explore attractions and things to do in New York City, click here:

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