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The poses of the five people seem relaxed. The posture of the woman on the parapet seems especially casual and gives the impression that she is sunbathing. [3] The group is framed by two dark green conifers or cypresses. The center of the background shows the overlapping silhouettes of the Manhattan Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge. A large cloud ...
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Emily Warren Roebling (September 23, 1843 – February 28, 1903) was an engineer known for her contributions over a period of more than 10 years to the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge after her husband Washington Roebling developed caisson disease (a.k.a. decompression disease) and became bedridden.
A long-closed plot of land under the Brooklyn Bridge has reopened to the public after 15 years — restoring another slice of greenspace for one of the city’s most crowded neighborhoods.
The span was originally called the New York and Brooklyn Bridge or the East River Bridge but was officially renamed the Brooklyn Bridge in 1915. Proposals for a bridge connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn were first made in the early 19th century, which eventually led to the construction of the current span, designed by John A. Roebling.
New York City police said Saturday that they took 34 people in custody following a pro-Palestinian protest at the Brooklyn Museum, which reported damage to some artwork and harassment of security ...
The alleged serial groper dubbed the “Park Slope Prowler” for his late-night assaults on women around Brooklyn’s Prospect Park was captured Thursday afternoon, police said.. William Nuesi ...
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