BROOKLYN BRIDGE — The Brooklyn Bridge was so crowded with pedestrians mashed together in an unmoving herd over the holiday weekend that police had to temporarily close the walkway to allow foot ...

Its six lanes (and one pedestrian and bicycle walkway) span the East River, connecting Manhattan to Brooklyn. Walking across the bridge remains a tourist pastime. If you're short on money ...

The tourist-jammed Brooklyn Bridge has become a “disgusting, mile-long souvenir shop and flea market” due to illegal vendors who clog up the famous walkway, residents rage. There is a city ...

Street vendors with tables and tarps are pictured on the Brooklyn Bridge walkway Wednesday, August 2, 2023. (Photo by: Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Daily News) Marte declined to support the bill ...

Vendors on the Brooklyn Bridge are set to be banned from selling souvenirs as of Wednesday to alleviate overcrowding on the pedestrian walkway. The decision, implemented by New York City Mayor ...

The ban marks the city’s latest effort to improve conditions on the Brooklyn Bridge's walkway, which more than 34,000 pedestrians visited on a typical fall weekend last year, according to city ...

Dozens of trinket sellers currently compete for space with tourists and city commuters on the Brooklyn Bridge’s heavily trafficked pedestrian walkway. A new rule, which goes into effect ...

The average width of the elevated pedestrian walkway on the Brooklyn Bridge is roughly 16 feet, but narrows to less than 5 feet in multiple areas. Throw vendors into the mix and that can cause a ...