You probably have to live in Red Hook to think this is a beautiful photograph, or at least frequent the Coles St. Trans-BQE footbridge. That’s because the photo documents something now missing from our neighborhood—an easy hundred feet of razor wire that used to run along the top edge of the chain-link fence (pictured here). Those of us who regularly cross the bridge will undoubtedly appreciate not having to navigate a corridor of dangerously low-hanging military-grade security. I certainly had my fair share of close calls while biking past.
So congratulations, Red Hook. Enjoy the new view, and the walk.
