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The Ocean Avenue footbridge [/tag/ocean-ave-footbridge/] connecting Sheepshead Bay to Manhattan Beach has reopened, making good on the Department of Transportation’s promise that beachgoers would be able to enjoy it by Memorial Day. The 135-year-old bridge closed approximately 2.5 months ago [/ocean-avenue-footbridge-
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The Ocean Avenue footbridge [/tag/ocean-ave-footbridge/] connecting Sheepshead Bay and Manhattan Beach closed this morning, kicking off a two-and-a-half month process to rid the structure of shipworms [/sheepshead-bay-foot-bridge-close-2-5-months-fight-worm-infestation/]. The bridge was originally slated to close
bridge repair
Contractors for the Department of Transportation were at the Ocean Avenue footbridge today, putting a layer of primer down on the 132-year-old span – the first time it’s been splashed with paint since the structure was rebuilt after Superstorm Sandy [/footbridge/]. It’s a welcome sight. Passing that
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Photo by Erica ShermanIt’s taken some serious beatings over the course of its 131-plus years of existence, most recently during the unprecedented swath of destruction unleashed by Superstorm Sandy, but after months of repairs by Department of Transportation contractors [/in-aftermath-of-sandy-footbridge-gets-much-needed-repairs/
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Photo by Brian HooThe Department of Transportation has been repairing the 131-year-old Ocean Avenue footbridge [/in-aftermath-of-sandy-footbridge-gets-much-needed-repairs/] spanning Sheepshead Bay into Manhattan Beach since the first days after Superstorm Sandy nearly destroyed it [/damage-report-manhattan-beach-brighton-beach-huge-flooding-
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Stephanie Monseu, Keith Nelson, Rob Hickman, and Caleb Hickman (not in order). Source: Unicycle NYC Bridge Tour.Sheepshead Bay — not exactly known for its wealth of bridges — but a cluster of happy unicyclists (yes, you read that correctly) are happily cycling their tuccheses around the borough on a single wheel,
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We’re hearing that a sailboat snapped free of its moorings and drifted out towards the Ocean Avenue footbridge, where it’s now stuck. Firemen are on the scene. We’re trying to get you a photo, and will let you know if any damage was caused to the historic
Boating
We just received these photos of a small sailboat slamming into the Ocean Avenue footbridge, near the Manhattan Beach side. We’re not sure yet what happened or if there’s any damage. But from the looks of it, the boat somehow became unanchored and drifted with the storm’s