Brooklyn Bridge Park - by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates

**DarrylStrawberry** · October 25th, 2009, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by BrooklynRider

I still think that this is another indication of a park done on the cheap.

Bah Humbug!

**DarrylStrawberry** · October 26th, 2009, 10:52 PM

http://www.observer.com/2009/politic...empty-promises

From Bloomberg's speech this morning....

"In 2013, here's what we'll see - and all of these projects are already in the budget:

Brooklyn Bridge Park will be two-thirds complete."

**DarrylStrawberry** · October 27th, 2009, 11:19 PM

The first plantings have begun! I'll try and get photos this weekend.

**ZippyTheChimp** · October 27th, 2009, 11:55 PM

Are they using cheap plants?

**BrooklynRider** · October 28th, 2009, 12:08 AM

Plastic trees and silk flowers. The folks in Besonhurst love it so far.

**Ninjahedge** · October 28th, 2009, 09:13 AM

And if I could be, who you wanted.....

**DarrylStrawberry** · October 29th, 2009, 06:35 PM

Here are a few pics...trees are on the northwest corner of Pier 1.

I'm not sold on the gatehouses, let's seem what they look like when they are clad.

Also, the light poles seem ready for the fixtures soon.

**BrooklynRider** · October 30th, 2009, 09:56 AM

The planting of new trees (anywhere) is always a good sign.

**ZippyTheChimp** · October 30th, 2009, 10:13 AM

I had a weird dream last night.

All the landscaping was thousands and thousands of...

**BrooklynRider** · October 30th, 2009, 10:03 PM

I'd take that.

I walked by today (over the Brklyn Bridge). The park looks like all asphalt paths with cement curbs. Is this really the way it is going to look?

**DarrylStrawberry** · October 31st, 2009, 10:05 PM

The long "curbs" are actually the bases for the park's benches.

ZTC's 2nd and 3rd pics in post #485.

**DarrylStrawberry** · November 1st, 2009, 10:03 PM

Editorial from the Brooklyn Eagle.

http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categor...id=10&id=31585

**ZippyTheChimp** · November 2nd, 2009, 07:18 AM

A mix of stone and concrete material was used at the pier 64 area of Hudson River Park. The esplanade is the same stone paving as the rest of the park, but the walkways are concrete block, and the edging is poured concrete.

**BrooklynRider** · November 4th, 2009, 09:19 PM

More trees and a lawn... Not sure what that parking lot is all about behind the gate house.

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**DarrylStrawberry** · November 4th, 2009, 10:05 PM

I think that parking lot is going to be included in the 2nd phase of Pier 1 construction. The hotel's footprint will eventually begin about 10 yards or so behind it from that perspective.

On a different note, notice how the trees are planted very close to each other. That was done so that the park wouldn't feel barren at the beginning. They will remove some of them in the future as they grow larger.

Thanks for the groovy pics BR.