The views from the bridge are wonderful as well as the up close perspective of the bridge itself, however, the walkway can be quite crowded with people spilling over onto the bike lane. Cyclists racing back to Brooklyn in the late afternoon have to be vigilant as pedestrians encroach on their space.
Some people decide to leave a remembrance of their visit and their feelings.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/love-struck-tourists-leave-locks-clipped-brooklyn-bridge-article-1.980931
Sometimes those feelings came be ambivalent.
Policemen seemed to be around every corner. Was it to keep civility between the cyclists and pedestrians?
No, it turned out that President Obama was in town and his motorcade was going to be passing under the bridge on the FDR expressway so the police stopped all movement on the bridge until the motorcade had passed!
In the end, the idea of walking or cycling across the Brooklyn bridge was more attractive than the actual experience. Guess why.
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