Brooklyn Bridge Park

Rowena Henley
Places of New York
Published in
2 min readOct 7, 2015
On a sunny weekend, families come from all over the city to enjoy lunch with a view. (Rowena Henley/NYU)
“Her name’s Olivia. She’s pretty tuckered out from playing in the park all day.” (Rowena Henley/NYU)
From September 10th — 20th, Brooklyn Bridge Park was host to Photoville, the largest annual photographic event in New York City. Here, photos line the railing along the entrance to the park. (Rowena Henley/NYU)
A woman walks to the top deck of a Photoville exhibition. (Rowena Henley/NYU)
Louis Mendes, a New York City photographer famous for his press cameras and portrait photography, had an exhibition at Photoville this year. He was kind enough to offer me advice on my photography. “If I don’t pass on my tips, how will the art continue?” (Rowena Henley/NYU)
One of the tasty delights Photoville had to offer. (Rowena Henley/ NYU)
A tourist checks himself out whilst navigating the Mirror Labyrinth, an installation part of Jeppe Hein’s exhibition, featuring 18 playful sculptures designed specifically for public interaction at Brooklyn Bridge Park. (Rowena Henley/NYU)
Two girls play ball at Pier 2's playground. (Rowena Henley/NYU)
A girl takes a leap of faith whilst playing on the swings at Pier 2's playground. (Rowena Henley/NYU)
Bikes are chained up along one of Brooklyn Bridge Park’s popular cycle trails. (Rowena Henley/NYU).
A man relaxes with his book on a bench at Pier 5 (Rowena Henley/NYU)

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