{"id":365876,"date":"2025-11-09T02:30:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T02:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/365876\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T02:30:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T02:30:55","slug":"selfies-at-sunset-in-brooklyn-bridge-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/365876\/","title":{"rendered":"Selfies at sunset in Brooklyn Bridge Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunset in Brooklyn Bridge Park \u2014 it’s irresistible this time of year. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan<\/p>\n

They\u2019re Instagram-era sun worshippers.<\/p>\n

On warm early-October afternoons, crowds are gathering on Brooklyn Bridge Park\u2019s shoreline to photograph the sun as it sets behind the iconic Brooklyn Bridge.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re sitting on the stone steps of the cove that faces Jane\u2019s Carousel and the Empire Stores complex.<\/p>\n

Some people make the sunset their sole focus. Others snap selfies with the setting sun and the bridge serving as backdrops.<\/p>\n

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In everyone\u2019s photos, the sun looks like a golden disc snuggled up against the bridge and the water is lit with a path of gold. <\/p>\n

Brooklyn Bridge Park is quite the visitors\u2019 magnet these days. Unseasonably warm temperatures, which Weather.com predicts will last at least through Oct. 11, make the park especially alluring.<\/p>\n

Folks sit on benches on Pier 1, catching some rays and gazing at Lower Manhattan\u2019s skyscrapers. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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October Light (yes, that was the title of a 1970s novel by John Gardner) adds a patina to the sunshine that illuminates the green lawns of the Pier 5 uplands and brightens the autumn flowers on landscaped Pier 6.<\/p>\n

Sailboats\u2019 reflections are visible in the waters of the park\u2019s marina. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a New York minute, the leaves are going to change colors and drop off the trees. In another New York minute, snow will suddenly show up. It always happens that way. <\/p>\n

So carpe diem. Stroll in the park while you can still wear sandals and short-sleeved shirts. <\/p>\n

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