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There’s a campaign to rename the Williamsburg Bridge the Sonny Rollins Bridge

October 18, 2017 By Robert Lanham

There’s a campaign to rename the Williamsburg Bridge the Sonny Rollins Bridge

We rarely have nice things to say about Stephen Levin, but we are fully behind his bid to rename the Williamsburg Bridge: The campaign to name the Williamsburg Bridge for Jazz great Sonny Rollins has taken an important step. City Council member Stephen Levin of Brooklyn has introduced legislation to make the change… The legendary […]

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Williamsburg Tagged With: Sonny Rollins Bridge, Stephen Levin, williamsburg bridge

Update: Man found dead after falling or jumping from Williamsburg Bridge

November 1, 2016 By Robert Lanham

The man who was tragically killed yesterday was dressed as the sociopath from A Clockwork Orange. Officers are treating his death as an accident, not a suicide: An Austrian tourist dressed as Malcolm McDowell’s sociopathic character in the 1971 flick “A Clockwork Orange’’ drunkenly tumbled to his death on the Williamsburg Bridge early Tuesday, authorities […]

Filed Under: News, Williamsburg Tagged With: williamsburg bridge

Watch a comedy show performed on the Williamsburg Bridge

October 20, 2015 By Josh Morrissey

The Open Mic tour features a group of comedians traveling throughout the USA and performing pop-up standup shows. At each city they invite local comedians to join the open mic. Last week they stopped in NYC and braved the winds to perform a show on the Williamsburg Bridge. Here are some clips:

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Watch a 360 degree video of a Williamsburg Bridge bike ride

August 26, 2015 By Josh Morrissey

Check out this video from Brooklyn Panorama that lets you watch a dude bike the Williamsburg Bridge in 360 degrees. You’ll

Filed Under: Videos Tagged With: 360, panorama, williamsburg bridge

There was a plan in the 80s to put a restaurant and a museum on top of the Williamsburg Bridge

May 12, 2014 By Free Williamsburg

Clearly we still need to make this happen. From Gothamist: In the 1980s, the Williamsburg Bridge was in particularly bad shape. In the latter half of the decade, May 1987, a six-foot beam fell off the bridge into the East River; in April 1988, the bridge was abruptly closed for two weeks after corrosion was […]

Filed Under: News, Williamsburg Tagged With: williamsburg bridge

Happy 110th birthday to the Williamsburg Bridge

December 19, 2013 By Josh Morrissey

The Williamsburg Bridge opened on December 19th, 1903. The Williamsburg Bridge was the worlds longest suspension bridge until 1924. The Williamsburg Bridge was cool before you ever even heard of Williamsburg. Here’s a video of opening day:

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More On The Atheist Billboard And Why It's So Provocative

March 5, 2012 By Max Kutner

Today, the organization American Atheists unveiled the billboards that have been stirring up controversy since first announced last week. The Williamsburg sign, which features both Hebrew and English writing, is located near the Williamsburg Bridge. To the non-religious eye, the billboard seems controversial in its message and location, but JewishPress.com sheds new light on just […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Hasidic, religion, Williamsburg, williamsburg bridge

Truck Spills Broccoli All Over WB Bridge

February 20, 2012 By Max Kutner

A truck’s overturned load shut down westbound traffic on the Williamsburg Bridge at around 5:50 this morning, according to reports. The truck happened to be carrying broccoli. Don’t worry, the driver wasn’t hurt. Clearing the truck took twenty minutes.

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Williamsburg Bridge's Manhattan-side about to become even worse

September 6, 2011 By Jackie Snow

Commuters that use the Williamsburg Bridge know the recent construction is making a melee on the Manhattan side. Walkers, runners, bikers and the assholes on nominally motorized scooters all are forced through a tiny, blind spot-ridden hell. Unfortunately, the end of construction will not alleviate these issues. The Department of Transportation released the above rendering […]

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Williamsburg Bridge Acrobat Charged

July 15, 2011 By Laurie Kamens

Since performing her high-flying antics atop the Williamsburg Bridge on Tuesday, 24 year old acrobat Seanna Sharpe, has her feet firmly planted on the ground and her wrists locked in handcuffs. Sharpe was arrested for her impromptu performance and charged with a felony for reckless endangerment. In an interview with the New York Post she […]

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