Watching the departing swarm from the bridge walkway is a local ritual.
The city's newest bridge walkway, on the Manhattan Bridge, opened last fall.
The group will then head up to the bridge walkway, where the history of Brooklyn itself will be plumbed.
The bridge walkway, which is shared by bicyclists and pedestrians, is 16 feet wide at most points.
This now included one bridge walkway connecting the new phase with the existing shopping centre, complete with an anchor store and a food court.
Chief Scott said the demonstrators could have used the bridge walkway, but chose instead to confront the police guarding the roadway.
One of the lounges is located in an enclosed bridge walkway, spanning above Commerce Street, which connects the hotel to a parking garage across the street.
She remembered her trepidation about crossing the plank bridge walkway to his cottage just a few days before.
The city Department of Transportation estimates that about 2,500 people use the bridge walkway each day.
Within the external masonry walls is an interior featuring open cast-iron stairways, bridge walkways paved with glass blocks, and a massive skylight.