A History of Brooklyn Bridge Park: How a Community Reclaimed and Transformed New York City's Waterfront

by David Shirley (Author), David Shirley (Author), Nancy Webster (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  2016

  $34.85

  This book recounts the grassroots effort to transform Brooklyn's defunct piers into an urban oasis. The story of Brooklyn Bridge Park also speaks to larger issues confronting all cities, including the development of postindustrial spaces and the ways to balance public and private interests without sacrificing creative vision or sustainable goals.