Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC (9/11 Memorial, Greenwich St and Liberty Street)

The Memorial and the Museum are located at the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan at 180 Greenwich St. Visitors can currently access the Memorial at the intersection of Liberty Street and Greenwich Street, at the intersection of Liberty Street and West Street and at the intersection of West Street and Fulton Street. Visitors can also use the entrance at Fulton Street and Greenwich Street daily between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. Greenwich Street is a north-south street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It extends from the intersection of Ninth Avenue and Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District at its northernmost end to its southern end at Battery Park, interrupted between Cortlandt Walk[1] and Liberty Street by the World Trade Center site. As the World Trade Center is redeveloped, the street's sections will be reconnected. Liberty Street is a street in New York City that stretches east-west from the middle of Lower Manhattan almost to the East River. It borders such sites as One Chase Manhattan Plaza, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, One Liberty Plaza, Liberty Plaza Park, the World Trade Center site, the World Financial Center, Gateway Plaza, Liberty Park, and the North Cove marina. A FDNY Firehouse, Engine Co. # 10 and Ladder Co. # 10, is located at 124 Liberty Street, directly across from Ground Zero.

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC (Liberty St and Broadway)

Intersection of Liberty St. and Broadway in Lower Manhattan, New York, NY Liberty Street is a street in New York City that stretches east-west from the middle of Lower Manhattan almost to the East River. It borders such sites as One Chase Manhattan Plaza, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, One Liberty Plaza, Liberty Plaza Park, the World Trade Center site, the World Financial Center, Gateway Plaza, Liberty Park, and the North Cove marina. A FDNY Firehouse, Engine Co. # 10 and Ladder Co. # 10, is located at 124 Liberty Street, directly across from Ground Zero. One Liberty Plaza, formerly the U.S. Steel Building, is a skyscraper in Lower Manhattan, in New York City, at the location of the former Singer Building (tallest structure ever dismantled) and the former City Investing Building. One Liberty Plaza is currently owned and operated by Brookfield Office Properties. The building is 743 ft (226 m) tall and has 54 floors. It was completed in 1973. At 2,200,000 sq ft (200,000 m2), each floor offers almost 1 acre (0.40 ha) of office space, making it one of the largest office buildings in New York.

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC (Fulton St and Broadway)

Fulton Street is a New York City Subway station complex in Lower Manhattan. It consists of four linked stations on the IND Eighth Avenue Line, the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, the BMT Nassau Street Line and the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line. The last three cross Fulton Street at Broadway, Nassau Street, and William Street respectively; the Eighth Avenue Line station is underneath Fulton Street, between Broadway and Nassau Streets. The station is the eleventh busiest in the system, as of 2013, with 20,102,397 passengers. The complex is served by the: 2, 4, A, and J trains at all times 3, 5, and C trains at all times except late nights Z train during rush hours in the peak direction.

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC (Brooklyn Bridge - City Hall)

Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall / Chambers Street is a New York City Subway station complex in Lower Manhattan. The complex is served by trains of the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and the BMT Nassau Street Line. The following services stop at this station: 4, 6, and J trains at all times 5 train at all times except late nights <6> train on weekdays in the peak direction Z skip-stop train during rush hours in the peak direction. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall is the original southern terminus of the IRT except for the City Hall loop track for local trains whose decorative curving station in front of City Hall was closed on New Years Eve 1945. The track is still considered revenue service track meaning anyone can legally ride a terminating 6 train around the loop. The automated announcements now say "This is the last downtown stop on this train. The next stop will be Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall on the uptown platform." This station's closing added the City Hall suffix to the current station name. The stop also was referred as Brooklyn Bridge - Worth Street for a while in reference to another abandoned local stop just north of Brooklyn Bridge, closed in 1962 when Brooklyn Bridge's platforms were extended north and the new entrance was opened just a short two blocks south. Brooklyn Bridge has two abandoned platforms in the station itself as well, originally opening with two exit side platforms for local trains that closed by 1910 and were barely used. These are now fully tiled over and closed off by walls that have modern small text saying City Hall almost forming a trimline and larger Brooklyn Bridge name tablets. There are original walls relieves in the mezzanine area with two B's (one backward) inside the tunnel beneath the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge that connects to more station exits. The stop is an express stop and now terminus of 6 trains at all times with two island platforms for the four track line and the downtown platform signed for only the 4 and 5.

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC (New York City Hall)

New York City Hall is located at the center of City Hall Park in the Civic Center area of Lower Manhattan, New York City, between Broadway, Park Row, and Chambers Street. The building is the oldest city hall in the United States that still houses its original governmental functions, such as the office of the Mayor of New York City and the chambers of the New York City Council. While the Mayor's Office is in the building, the staff of thirteen municipal agencies under mayoral control are located in the nearby Manhattan Municipal Building, one of the largest government buildings in the world.

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC (Brooklyn Bridge)

The Brooklyn Bridge looms majestically over New York City’s East River, linking the two boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Since 1883, its granite towers and steel cables have offered a safe and scenic passage to millions of commuters and tourists, trains and bicycles, pushcarts and cars. The bridge’s construction took 14 years and cost $15 million (more than $320 million in today’s dollars). At least two dozen people died in the process, including its original designer. Now more than 125 years old, this iconic feature of the New York City skyline still carries roughly 150,000 vehicles and pedestrians every day.

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC (East River)

The East River is a salt water tidal estuary in New York City. The waterway, which is actually not a river despite its name, connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates the borough of Queens on Long Island from the Bronx on the North American mainland, and also divides Manhattan from Queens and Brooklyn, which is also on Long Island. Because of its connection to Long Island Sound, it was once also known as the Sound River.

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC (Brooklyn)

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. It is the most populous county in the state.

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC (Jay Street)

The Jay Street busway is the first of five which Mayor Bill de Blasio announced back in June, with two in Queens and Manhattan held up after local businesses pushed back against the city’s proposals.

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC (Manhattan Bridge Pedestrian Path)

Lots of visitors to NYC know that walking across the Brooklyn Bridge is one of the most popular free things to do in New York. But many people wonder, is the Manhattan Bridge also walkable? The answer is a resounding YES! In fact, I think that walking the Manhattan bridge is one of New York’s best-kept secrets. On the Manhattan Bridge, you’ll find unique views, the cool Manhattan bridge graffiti, and absolutely no crowds. It can be a bit tricky to find the entry points – so for the answer to the question “How do you walk across the Manhattan Bridge,” keep reading. In this article, I include the cross streets where you can enter the bridge, a great Manhattan bridge walk and how to get that famous (or maybe infamous) Manhattan Bridge social media picture. Here too you’ll find a downloadable Manhattan bridge map to make your first time in New York a little bit easier. Let’s get started!

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC (Cherry St)

As you get closer to the Manhattan side of the bridge, you’ll find brilliant and unusual views of downtown Manhattan.

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC (Madison Street)

Madison Street is a two-way thoroughfare in the Lower East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan that begins under the Brooklyn Bridge entrance.

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC (East Broadway)

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC (Canal Street)

Canal Street is also the main Chinese jewelry business district of Chinatown. Tourists as well as locals pack its sidewalks every day to frequent the open-air stalls and bare-bones stores selling items such as perfume, purses, hardware, and industrial plastics at low prices.

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC (Broadway and Walker Street)

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC (Church Street and Walker Street)

Church Street is a short, but heavily travelled, north-south street in Lower Manhattan in New York City. Its southern end is at Trinity Place, of which it is a continuation, and its northern end is at Canal Street.

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC (Chambers Street and Church Street)

Chambers Street is a two-way street in the New York City borough of Manhattan.

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC (Barclay Street and Church Street)

Barclay Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two side platforms.

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC (Fulton Street and Church Street)

Fulton Street (Manhattan) Fulton Street is a busy street located in Lower Manhattan in New York City. Located in the Financial District, a few blocks north of Wall Street, it runs from Church Street at the site of the World Trade Center to South Street, terminating in front of the South Street Seaport. The easternmost block is a pedestrian street. After the World Trade Center construction is completed, it will extend further toward the Hudson River to West Street. The street has a Beaux-Arts architectural feel with many buildings dating back to the Gilded Age or shortly thereafter. The early 19th-century buildings on the south side of the easternmost block are called Schermerhorn Row and are a Registered Historic Place. Church Street is a short, but heavily travelled, north-south street in Lower Manhattan in New York City. Its southern end is at Trinity Place, of which it is a continuation, and its northern end is at Canal Street. Trinity Place begins at Battery Place and runs uptown, passing west of Trinity Church, the Trinity and United States Realty Buildings and Zuccotti Park. It then forms the southern part of the eastern boundary of the World Trade Center site before becoming Church Street, which continues as the eastern boundary. A few blocks before Canal Street, Church Street connects to the southern end of Sixth Avenue, with a roadway branching off Church Street. When not obstructed by construction on the World Trade Center site, Trinity Place, Church Street, and Sixth Avenue form a continuous northbound four-lane through-route from Lower Manhattan to Central Park. Church Street Church Street is named after Trinity Church, an historic Gothic-style parish church on Broadway at Wall Street, Extended in 1784, Church Street was in existence as early as 1761. Part of the street was owned by the church, but was given to the city in 1804.[1] Trinity Place is also a namesake of the church, being named so in 1834, prior to which it was known at various times as "Lumber Street" and "Lombard Street".[2] Prior to 1869, the south end of the street was at Fulton Street, three blocks north of Trinity Place;[3] then, over several years, a connection was cut through those blocks, both streets were widened, and Trinity Place was extended south to Morris Street. The work, plagued by delays and, allegedly, corruption, was completed by the end of 1872.[4]

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge Circular, NYC (One World Observatory)

One World Trade Center (also known as 1 World Trade Center, One WTC and 1 WTC; the current building was dubbed the "Freedom Tower" during initial basework) is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere, and the sixth-tallest in the world. The 104-story supertall structure shares a numeric name with the North Tower of the original World Trade Center, which was destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The new skyscraper stands on the northwest corner of the 16-acre (6.5 ha) World Trade Center site, on the site of the original 6 World Trade Center. The building is bounded by West Street to the west, Vesey Street to the north, Fulton Street to the south, and Washington Street to the east.