{"id":1058,"date":"2010-04-09T21:29:27","date_gmt":"2010-04-09T21:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/?p=1058"},"modified":"2018-11-14T09:39:24","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T14:39:24","slug":"on-the-brooklyn-waterfront","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/2010\/04\/on-the-brooklyn-waterfront\/","title":{"rendered":"On the (Brooklyn) Waterfront"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Brooklyn continues to reclaim its waterfront for public use. \u00a0The Brooklyn Heights Promenade, perched atop the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, offers a delightfully open place to&#8230;promenade&#8230;and has great views of Manhattan (even in the rain).<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/promenade-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1106\" title=\"promenade 1\" src=\"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/promenade-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/promenade-1.jpg 513w, https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/promenade-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The newest piece of this collection of public spaces will be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynbridgepark.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brooklyn Bridge Park<\/a>, an extensive redevelopment of the Brooklyn waterfront south of the Brooklyn Bridge. \u00a0Pier 1, the only completed section, opened while we were there. \u00a0Our lads, while not tots, gave it a thorough going over.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Pier-1-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1107\" title=\"Pier 1 1\" src=\"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Pier-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Pier-1-1.jpg 513w, https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Pier-1-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/a>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Pier-1-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1108\" title=\"Pier 1 2\" src=\"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Pier-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Pier-1-2.jpg 513w, https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Pier-1-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Portions of the riverwalk had also been completed and were open. \u00a0With the rain that bedeviled our time in the borough, however, only park maintenance staff and people whose kids had been cooped up and needed exertion were about.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Pier-1-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1109\" title=\"Pier 1 3\" src=\"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Pier-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Pier-1-3.jpg 513w, https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Pier-1-3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Brooklyn continues to reclaim its waterfront for public use. \u00a0The Brooklyn Heights Promenade, perched atop the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, offers a delightfully open place to&#8230;promenade&#8230;and has great views of Manhattan (even in the rain).<\/p>\n<p>The newest piece of this collection of public spaces will be\u00a0Brooklyn Bridge Park, an extensive redevelopment of the Brooklyn waterfront south of the Brooklyn Bridge. \u00a0Pier 1, the only completed section, opened while we were there. \u00a0Our lads, while not tots, gave it a thorough going over.<\/p>\n<p>Portions of the riverwalk had also been completed and were open. \u00a0With the rain that bedeviled our time in the borough, however, only park maintenance staff and people whose kids had been cooped up and needed exertion were 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