George Washington defeated the British at Princeton, N.J. Advertisement In 1870, construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, designed by German immigrant John Augustus Roebling, begins. File Photo by ...

A few dozen skaters were on the ice at the outdoor rink at Bryant Park on Wednesday afternoon, despite the freezing cold ...

George Washington defeated the British at Princeton, N.J. In 1870, construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, designed by German immigrant John Augustus Roebling, begins. In 1924, two years after ...

$10 per session; limited free tickets for Brooklyn residents on Sundays from 10-11 AM and Mondays from 5-6 PM (Free tickets are first-come, first-served and must be booked in person with a valid ...

Arguably the most famous bridge in the world, the Brooklyn Bridge is not only aesthetically ... was overseen first by John Augustus Roebling and then his son, Washington. But after Washington ...

Skate rentals cost $10.35. Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park Nestled under the Brooklyn Bridge at Emily Warren Roebling Plaza in Dumbo, Roebling Rink offers skating for all ages.

“Brooklyn’s Bridge” is inspired by the story of Emily Roebling, who oversaw the construction of the New York City landmark in the 1870s — a time in which it was unthinkable for a woman to ...

The design engineer E.K. Morse, worked for a number of Pittsburgh steel companies and with John Roebling ... His most famous bridge, the Brooklyn Bridge, was built in 1869 and is still in use.

Such is the rich romance of Washington Roebling’s life, from his birth in rural Pennsylvania ... enough if he had not had anything at all to do with the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. He was the ...

For instance, Emily Warren Roebling stepped in to manage the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge when her husband, Washington, was bedridden with caisson disease. She became his eyes and ears on ...