Brooklyn Promenade

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4.00

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Description

The Promenade cantilevered over the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) is a favorite spot among locals, offering magnificent vistas of the Statue of Liberty, the Manhattan skyline across the East River, as well as views of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge. It is a popular tourist destination for the Macy's July 4th fireworks, and for the unobstructed views of the skyline. Robert Moses originally proposed to build the BQE through the heart of Brooklyn Heights. Opposition to this plan led to the designation of the Heights as a historic district, and the re-routing of the expressway to the side of the bluff, allowing creation of the Promenade. [1]

Tips

Expect to have to drive around a little in order to look for parking.
There is no bathroom here, so if needed you would have to go into a store etc. that is in the neighborhood. (If any user finds a good spot, then please edit this tip.)

Hours Subject to change. Always verify.

Dawn-1am every day

Directions

It is hard to see where the park is exactly on the map. It is actually exactly where the map shows the BQE(278).

There are multiple entrances to the park alongside Columbia Hts. It may be easiest to enter the intersection of Clark St. and Columbia Hts. into your GPS and look for parking in the area and then head towards Columbia Hts. and walk along it until you reach one of the entrances..