The Waterfalls and the Brooklyn Bridge Park at Pier 1
Today I got a great view of two of Olafur Eliasson’s waterfalls. First, as I was coming south on the FDR, I saw the one that was nesteled in under the Brooklyn Bridge, and then, as I was crossing the Manhattan Bridge, the spectacular one that was set off by itself at the Brooklyn Bridge Park. I was so excited I called my Dad right away. He is in Arizona in the desert and could completely appreciate the decadent display of these waterfalls.
If you want a good view you can also visit Pier 1 at the Brooklyn Bridge Park. It sounds like a perfect outing: eating RICE’s food at a picnic table under trees, walking through grass, wifi on your laptop, plopping your child into a clean sand play area and watching the watefalls. This new park area is huge!: 26,000 square feet! It just opened last weekend and will stay open until Labor Day for seven days a week from 10:00am – 10:00pm.
If you want to see the waterfalls from a boat, there are dedicated boat journeys to view the Waterfalls. Organized by the Public
Art Fund in partnership with Circle Line Downtown, boats will leave from Pier
16 in Manhattan and will provide up-close views of the installations.
The Circle Line will provide free and discounted trips daily for the
public. The free Governors Island Ferry, which will run every Friday,
Saturday and Sunday for the length of the project, and the Staten
Island Ferry will also provide views of the waterfalls at Governors
Island and between Piers 4 and 5 in the future Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Pier 1 is located on the East River at the base of Old Fulton
Street and Furman Street and is accessible by subway via the A/C at
High Street, the 2/3 at Clark Street, and the 4/5 at Borough Hall. A
free shuttle bus service will run with stops at Borough Hall and High
Street at Cadman Plaza West. Shuttle service will operate Fridays
5pm-10:30pm, and Saturdays and Sundays 12pm-10:30pm.
Related Posts:
- Brooklyn Bridge Park: new concessions are opening! (August 3rd, 2010)
- Pier 1: free Saturday afternoons of activities and performances (July 8th, 2010)
- Yes, we’re the last ones to visit Pier 6 (June 17th, 2010)
- Brooklyn Bridge’s Pier 6- sneak peek (April 20th, 2010)
- Brooklyn Bridge Park’s playground is burning kids (April 7th, 2010)
The waterfalls are another example of the life and vitality of the city. We went to Brooklyn Bridge park last weekend. It’s a great weekend outing. Thanks for sharing.