City To Revamp Portions Of Brooklyn Bridge

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — The city plans to revamp deteriorated sections of the iconic Brooklyn Bridge with restored facades, repointing the brick towers and replacing walls, plans show.

The Department of Transportation filed plans last month with the Landmark Preservation Commission to revamp the approach arches on both sides of the bridge, ramp structures and the iconic towers across the span, New York YIMBY first reported.

On the Manhattan-side of the bridge, the plans call to spruce up the red arch blocks on the approach currently covered in graffiti, rusted doors and crumbling bricks.

The work would replace the metal doors with stainless steel ones, clean and repoint the bricks, fix up the sidewalk, build new concrete infil walls and add decorative louvers and shutters to resemble the old windows, according to the plans.

Plans also call to clean and repair the brick exteriors on the approach on the Brooklyn-side and replace a non-original wall.

For the bridge's iconic towers, the DOT plans to install reinforcement bars to the granite blocks, repair the tower tops and clean and repoint all the masonry on them.

The DOT needs approvals from the LPC for the work since the bridge, completed in 1883, was declared a landmark by the city in 1967, records show.

LPC plans to hold a public hearing about the work on Tuesday afternoon.

Image: Landmark Preservation Commission