How Brooklyn's Renovated Waterfront is Changing NYC
Over the last two decades, Brooklyn's waterfront has been transformed into one of New York City's most dynamic areas. Discover it on this tour with Scott Wooledge https://scottsnewyork.com/ @scottsnewyork
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How Brooklyn’s Newly Overhauled Waterfront is Changing NYC
0:00 Welcome to Brooklyn!
0:24 Five boroughs of New York City
0:45 Brooklyn Bridge
1:15 Biggest and the Best Borough
1:41 Hotel St. George (once largest in city)
1:57 Brooklyn Heights
2:33 "America's First Suburb"
2:47 House hunting
3:52 Benefits of rent stabilization
4:12 Truman Capote's home
4:22 Landmarks of New York City skyline
4:50 Brooklyn Bridge Park
5:07 Herman Behr Mansion
5:41 Hotel Bossert
5:52 Montague Street (first Häagen-Dazs)
6:05 Sights and sounds of Brooklyn Heights
6:55 Adam Yauch playground
7:26 Discussing Little Island on Pier 5
7:55 Fishing clean rivers
8:22 New York City's water supply
8:59 Rooftop water tanks explained
9:33 Repurposing the old piers
9:55 Exploring "Wild" Pier 3's ecological garden
10:49 Matt Damon's house
11:20 The brilliant design of the park
11:55 "Best pizza" in NYC
13:20 Emily Warren Roebling (Brooklyn Bridge engineer)
14:03 Site of tragic Mexican navy crash
14:24 Developer David Walentas' Jane's Carousel
15:09 History of Dumbo
16:05 Tidal pools
16:37 Archway Plaza
17:14 Empire State Building view
17:50 Tech Triangle & Navy Yard