The Brooklyn Bridge: Film Poster Not Needed

The Brooklyn Bridge is unambiguously New York City.  Everyone knows it.  It’s even currently featured in a prominent auto insurance television commercial.  A film poster or scene from a movie is simply not needed here.  While my next trip to the Brooklyn Bridge will not be spurned on by a scene from a film, it will be due to tracking history. 

 A few years ago, The New York City Department of Transportation uncovered a nuclear fallout shelter near the main entrance ramp of the bridge on the Manhattan side (Fallout Shelter Discovered in the Brooklyn Bridge) .  I’ve seen fallout shelters signs in old public schools, but I have never physically been inside of one.  Even if I can’t enter the shelter, sitting there for a few moments and thinking of an era when a nuclear attack was a constant and real threat may help me to understand the Cold War era a little bit better.     

    

Tracing a historical trail is not in the cards today.  The current high in the Big City is 24 degrees.  Again, I am left to reminisce about warmer days.  And, this time, the beauty, mystery, and intrigue that the Brooklyn Bridge offers.   

Looking uptown to the Midtown Skyline.  Largest building is the Empire State Building.  Further north and to the right of the Empire State Building is the Chrysler Building.  

Looking south towards the Financial District. 

Oh To be outside Enjoying the View of The Queensboro Bridge (59th Street/Ed Koch)

Yes, it’s a new year, but the same winter air from last year still persists.  To be outside and enjoy the views from the Queensboro Bridge would be nice.  With the temperatures in NYC today hovering around 41 degrees, I’ll have to opt out of one my favorite spots to drink a coffee, reflect, and write in Italian or Spanish.  

I prefer the small park on 56th Street and 1st Avenue to admire the bridge in all her glory.  I learned about this location from Manhattan.  The scene served as the film’s poster image:

The cold inhibits me today, but I relish in the time I spent watching the bridge and looking out into the East River last summer:

From the Manhattan side looking towards Long Island City, Queens. 

Looking up the East River on the Manhattan side of the bridge. 

Yes, Woody, this really is a great city!