Brooklyn Navy Yard Opens to the Public

Photo via atomishce's flickr.

Could the city soon see the 300-acre Brooklyn Navy Yard up close? The NY Post points out that the former military base may soon become a tourist destination, as they are offering up bus tours starting tomorrow (tomorrow is free, coinciding with OHNY, then it'll cost $30 a head). There will also be 35 artists' studios opened at the Navy Yard tomorrow (details). Last year there was some controversy surrounding the OHNY tour, so hopefully they've worked out the kinks.

The Navy Yard website explains that they will "provide access to significant sites that have historically been off-limits to the public. Included in the tour are historic landmarks and significant sites including the third oldest dry dock in the country where the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor was outfitted, as well as the Nation's first multi-story 'green' industrial building."

Brush up on some facts before heading over there, the BNYHC has a timeline of the land dating back to 1625. Did you know that in 1877 a portion of the land was sold to create Wallabout Market, which at the time was the 2nd largest market in the world.

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By Jen Carlson in Arts and Events on October 3, 2008 2:07 PM

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QM

I'm pretty sure that there have been a number of parties that have been thrown in some of those spaces over the last few years.

MrCow

website says the tours are already booked anyway

rcltrh

$30 is ridiculous to look at some old buildings. I'd just as soon go to Six Flags over in Jersey for close to that much.

Toby von Meistersinger

$30 is a hell of a lot of money. You could get to Boston for that sort of money. The OHNY tour was very quickly booked up and they only had two per day. Seems like a bit of bad planning.

Mr Mel

I once looked at some warehouse space in the Navy Yard. It was in a free standing building, built during WWII. The owner told me it was bomb proof.

ides_of_march

$30 a pop to visit? A bit steep for me regardless how much I'd like to see the place.

Kevin Walsh

I've never understood the Defcon 5 security atmosphere at the Navy Yard, especially since the Navy left. Are there still military operations in there?

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