A Preview
"Look at that entrance. You're standing at the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge. On the other side of this thing is Brooklyn. A mile of cable, steel, and granite separating two cities that, in eighteen eighty-three, were still separate cities. Brooklyn wasn't part of New York yet. It was the third-largest city in America. Independent. Proud. And absolutely sick of the ferry."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
Hear the full story at City Hall Park
This is just one of 9 stops on the The Family Business tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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