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examined, the skeletons were re-interred at this site in 2003, marked by seven grassy
mounds and a highly polished black granite monument, a symbolic counterpoint to the in-
famous “gate of no return” on Gorée Island in Senegal. To learn more, walk around the
corner to the visitor centre (look for the dedicated entrance). Videos, displays and replicas of
the artefacts found here are used to recount the history of the site, and shed light on the bru-
tal life of the city's oft forgotten enslaved population.
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Subway (Manhattan) J, Z to Chambers St; #4, #5, #6 to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall; (Brooklyn) A, C to High
St. MAP
Completed in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first to connect what were the then two
separate cities of New York and Brooklyn across the East River, and for twenty years after it
was the world's longest suspension bridge. Indeed, the bridge's meeting of art and function,
of romantic Gothic and daring practicality, became a sort of spiritual model for the next gen-
eration's skyscrapers. But the bridge didn't go up without difficulties: John Augustus
Roebling, its architect and engineer, crushed his foot taking measurements and died of
tetanus, and twenty workers perished during construction. The entrance to the boardwalk
that carries walkers above the traffic is opposite City Hall Park. It's best not to look back till
you're midway: the Financial District's giants cluster shoulder to shoulder through the
spidery latticework of the cables, a mesmerizing glimpse of the twenty-first-century metro-
polis.
< Back to Financial District and the Harbor Islands
CAFÉS AND SNACKS
LEO'S BAGELS
3 Hanover Sq at Stone St. Subway #2, #3 to Wall St. Daily 6am-5pm. MAP
Get your bagel fix at this popular local joint, with the hand-rolled, chewy main event go-
ing for $1.15 or $2.50-4.75 with huge dollops of cream cheese and various schmears .
Also does salads, soups and sandwiches.
RESTAURANTS
ADRIENNE'S PIZZABAR
54 Stone St. Subway #2, #3 to Wall St.
212 248 3838. Mon-Sat 11am-midnight, Sun
11am-10pm. MAP
One of the better Italian restaurants downtown, with alfresco seating in the summer.
Serves nonna-style square pizzas with a crispy crust; the crumbled sausage topping is es-
pecially tasty (from $21).
 
 
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