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The End of the Brooklyn Banks?

By Brian Tunney

Friday, October 30, 2009

The skateboard and BMX communities of the world owe a lot to the iconic bridge that connects lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. Sadly, those days may be numbered. Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, one of the oldest suspension bridges in the U.S., was completed in May of 1883. Connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn over the East River, the bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time of completion. Almost overnight, the bridge became an iconic addition to the Ne ...

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