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Brooklyn Bridge Park is an 85-acre post-industrial waterfront site stretching 1.3 miles along Brooklyn’s East River edge. The site spans from the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges in the north to Pier 6 and Atlantic Avenue in the south. The site is long and narrow with a crenulated edge formed by the piers.The park, designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, includes Piers 1-6, Empire Fulton Ferry and Main Street. In addition, two historic properties, the Civil war-era Empire Stores and the Tobacco warehouse, will be integrated into the park.
