Brooklyn Bridge Proposal Disaster: Dropped Ring Caught on Tape

"You finally got your ring and it fell off the Brooklyn Bridge!" an unknown voice on the video cries out after Don Walling proposed to girlfriend Gina Pellicani on the Brooklyn Bridge.  Why the excited utterance?  Because as Walling was presenting the princess cut...

Happy 125th Birthday, Brooklyn Bridge

A masterwork of engineering. An icon of an American city. A vital urban artery. A superb photo op. Yes, the Brooklyn Bridge turns the big one-two-five this weekend, and New York is celebrating.In 1883, Brooklyn...

Circle Line Tours - Full Island Cruise

Ever wonder why the city is called the big apple? Well, I learned the answer to that question and many more interesting facts about the city I've lived in for 10 years now all from a wonderful three-hour cruise of...

For You, Half Price

THE year is 1899, and a saucy con artist named Peaches O'Day is trying to sell the Brooklyn Bridge. She succeeds, too, passing it off to a gullible fellow who pays her $200 and receives a bill of sale reading, "One bridge in good condition." As punishment, she is...

Abandoned Truck Briefly Closes Bridge

The Brooklyn Bridge was shut down for nearly an hour yesterday afternoon after an abandoned truck was found on the entrance ramp to the bridge from the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, the police said.

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