Comments on: Walking across the Manhattan Bridge & the Brooklyn Bridge

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 21:46:28 +0000

In reply to Tzviah Wolfe. Great tip! I didn't get to see it at night!

By: Tzviah Wolfe

Tzviah Wolfe — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 18:05:26 +0000

My friend and I walked the Brooklyn Bridge at night and the view was beautiful with all the buildings lit up! Also there were almost no other people. I felt very safe. It was peaceful and quiet.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 19:38:12 +0000

I strongly agree with your observations. The Manhattan Bridge was nearly empty when I walked across it on a Monday morning. The Brooklyn Bridge was comparatively crowded a few hours later (although still much less so than pre-pandemic). Despite the Manhattan Bridge walkway’s close proximity to traffic and the very loud subway tracks, I still found it more relaxing than the Brooklyn Bridge’s selfie photographers, big families stopping in the pedestrian lane, and others obliviously walking in the bike lane.

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Tue, 18 May 2021 12:10:13 +0000

In reply to Paul Sheridan. Good point! There are toilets in the Empire Stores, though it was so busy when I was there that the wait (at least for the women's toilet) was really long.

By: Paul Sheridan

Paul Sheridan — Mon, 17 May 2021 23:28:34 +0000

No toilets either. Plan a”head”….

By: Karen Warren

Karen Warren — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 13:13:22 +0000

Walking across the Manhattan Bridge looks like a good way of getting a different perspective on the city, and seeing places you might otherwise miss.

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 18:16:11 +0000

In reply to Jeff & Crystal Bryant. There's far more foot traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge than the Manhattan Bridge. It's definitely a great urban walk, if that's what you're looking for.

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 17:57:28 +0000

In reply to noel. Choose a weekday outside of a vacation and enjoy!

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 17:56:59 +0000

In reply to Carole Terwilliger Meyers. Scary! And stupid! When I was there they were just sitting on the wall over the roadway. It made me nervous anyway because the walkway was so crowded, especially when a bicyclist was trying to pass. They could easily get pushed and lose their balance!

By: Carole Terwilliger Meyers

Carole Terwilliger Meyers — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 23:48:17 +0000

I LOVE NY! Duh! I also LOVE your images–very nice. And I LOVE the Brooklyn Bridge. When I walked across it, there were nutty people there at the same time–standing/hanging out there on cables over the water in high heels! I’ll never forget that!