How many times have you walked across the Brooklyn Bridge? Or biked it? Or in the case of a friend of mine walked a third of the way, realized you were late for work, hopped over the rail onto the oncoming traffic and hailed a cab!
I used to do it every day on my way to work on Murray st. Now i bike across to and from work 2 or 3 times a week. It is a great NYC walking experience. The walkway is a little steeper than the Manhattan bridge and much more crowded than the Williamsburg bridge, but it has a better view of New York than nearly everywhere else.
You might be able to find a better angle of the Statue of Liberty (from the 18th floor law offices of 26 broadway for example) or a better look at the Verrazzano Bridge at night. However, you can see it all from either tower of the BB. Governor's Island, 2 bridges in one direction, 1 in the other the Empire state building, south street seaport, a view of all 5 boroughs plus an ugly look at New Jersey...all while getting some good exercise.
The walk across the bridge is the one thing i tell anyone visiting NYC to do before they leave. The best times to go: Sunset and Sunrise of course. Try and time your trip so you are walking back towards Manhattan as the sun is about to set. Watching the colors of the sky reflecting off the glass of the buildings change from a bright orange to a deep blue over a half hour is amazing.
Some people like the architecture of the bridge itself. I could take it or leave it. The bridge and the walk is all about the views.
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