The Williamsburg Bridge Turns 100! Brooklyn Throws a Centennial Bash.Business Editors BROOKLYN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2003 The Brooklyn Arts Council An arts council is a government or private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts mainly by funding local artists, awarding prizes, and organizing events at home and abroad. (BAC BAC abbr. blood alcohol concentration ) and the Daily News invite one and all to the Williamsburg Bridge 100th Birthday Celebration on Sunday, June 22, 2003 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Continental Army Plaza Park (Roebling St. and S. 4th St.) in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. This once-in-a-lifetime event celebrates the history, occupational labor and communities that distinguish the culture of the Williamsburg Bridge, known affectionately as the "Willy B," a beloved New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. landmark. Willy B's Birthday Bash on June 22, with participation by the office of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, and Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields C. Virginia Fields is the former Borough President of Manhattan, elected in 1997 and reelected in 2001. Her term expired in January 2006. C. (Clara) Virginia Fields was born in Birmingham, Alabama circa 1946 and received her B.A. , is filled with Bridge-centered activities for all ages: a flatbed truck-sized birthday cake topped with a model of the Williamsburg Bridge will be served to thousands; dignitaries will lead the opening procession across the Bridge with the original flag flown off the last cable run in 1902; the Music Stage will feature Jewish Chassidic dance tunes, Puerto Rican son; Dominican merengue merengue Couple dance from the Dominican Republic or Haiti, danced throughout Latin America. Originally a folk dance, it has become a ballroom dance, where it is danced with a limping step, the weight always on the same foot. Varieties include the jaleo and juangomero. tipico, the Italian giglio brass band and a grand finale song tribute to the Bridge. Foods representing Bridge communities will be widely available. Bridge tours will be given by engineers and historians. Storytelling opportunities will be open to anyone with a tale to tell about the Bridge. Bridge-themed art shows will be held at local galleries. The American Society of Civil Engineers “ASCE” redirects here. For the Nigerian stock exchange, see Abuja Securities and Commodities Exchange. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is a professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. will present a bridge building workshop for kids. A stickball demonstration and tournament will be led by WABC WABC Worldwide Association of Business Coaches WABC Westamerica Bancorporation (NASDAQ symbol) WABC World Aquatic Babies Congress WABC World Association of Business Coaches WABC World Aquatic Babies & Children Radio's Curtis Sliwa, the Stickball Commissioner of New York City. When it was completed and opened in 1903, the Williamsburg Bridge, with a 1600-foot main span, was the longest suspension bridge in the world, and boasted the world's first all-steel towers. One of the last major bridges designed for horse and carriage; today the bridge carries an estimated 140,000 motorists and 92,000 subway riders daily. In 1988 the New York City Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) undertook major refurbishment and bridge expansion, which continue today. Instrumental in creating the cultural mosaic of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , this "immigrant bridge" has long served diverse populations in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Preliminary programs begin June 6 and run through the official celebration Sunday June 22. For a program schedule: visit: www.brooklynartscouncil.org |
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