I am travelling to New York for my second visit with daughters age 18 and 19 next week. We have a fairly flexible schedule, having done most of the touristy things last visit. This visit our main goals are Central Park and shopping, along with walking the Brooklyn Bridge at night to see all the lights. We walked in the daylight last trip. I wanted feedback if we should walk the Manhattan Bridge first then walk over the Brooklyn Bridge right after as I thought they were relatively close together. And what would be the easist way to get to the Manhattan Bridge. We are staying at the Hotel Newton on the Upper West Side, although that may not be our starting point for the walk. All help is greatly appreciated.
I also am addicted to tripadvisor reading it daily. Great advice and ideas are always here.
Walking the Manhattan Bridge
You can walk across the Manhattan Bridge, it isn%26#39;t as popular. I%26#39;ve been on the subway going across the Manhattan Bridge a couple times recently and both times I noticed that the only people on the bridge were a handful of joggers taking advantage of the lack of pedestrian traffic.
Your daughters may particularly enjoy that the joggers were young men in their 20%26#39;s that make the rest of us jealous of their fitness.
I believe you can access the bridge from Canal Street. I can%26#39;t imagine you%26#39;ll have difficulty finding the pedestrian entrance, I believe it is on the south side.
When you finish walking to Brooklyn on the Manhattan Bridge, you should enjoy the DUMBO neighborhood. Too bad your daughters aren%26#39;t 21 yet, there is nothing nicer than a glass of wine in Brooklyn Bridge Park. There is always ice cream at the ferry landing there at the base of Old Fulton Street in Brooklyn. I like that area alot.
From the Upper West Side, take the B or D train to Grand Street or the 1,2,3 to 42nd for the N,R,Q,W to Canal Street. This will put you right by the bridge.
Have you explored much of Brooklyn? Do you like French food or British fish and chips? The Chip Shop on Atlantic Avenue is awesome. There are great little restaurants along Atlantic Avenue and especially along Court and Smith Streets in Carroll Gardens / Cobble Hill. Patois has a beautiful garden.
You might consider day trips to the beach. Seastreak to Sandy Hook / The Highlands (New Jersey). Fire Island, Jones Beach, Port Jefferson, West Point, Woodbury Common. Just ideas to consider. You may want to stay in the City, lots to think about.
Walking the Manhattan Bridge
There is little benefit from walking over the Manhattan bridge. It just is not as beautiful as the Brooklyn Bridge. It does not get many pedestrians, but does get a share of bikers. My suggestion is to walk the Brooklyn Bridge at Sunset, and then head to the Promenande, down Montegue Street in Brooklyn Heights. This is the picture postcard view of Manhattan.
To get to the Brooklyn Bridge, just take the R train to City Hall. Or any train to Fulton Street. This lets you off near some great downtown landmarks such as The Woolworth Building, Ground Zero and of course Century 21 [NYs best discount store]
The biggest downside to walking the Manhattan bridge, IMHO, is the noise level since the B/D/N/Q subways use that bridge and the tracks are right next to the pedestrian path. It really can get quite loud when you are walking it.
That said, you do get a great view of the Brooklyn Bridge (and the little waterfall thingy now) since the pedestrian walkway is on the south side of the bridge and you might enjoy that novelty. And you don%26#39;t have the throngs of people that you find on the Brooklyn Bridge.
With the north path on the bridge (finally!) being re-opened for cyclists, the south path is for pedestrian traffic only and should be even that much more tame.
Manhattan access is on the west side of Bowery at Canal Street, on the south side of where all the cars are entering the bridge. Booth bridges are even closer to each other on the Brooklyn side because of the way they angle across the river.
Thanks for your help. I%26#39;m not sure if we will do the walk across the Manhattan Bridge or not. We spent only a bit of time in Brooklyn before so maybe we will take your suggestions and spend a little more time there instead.
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