Jan Bell

With the DUMBO Improvement District’s advocacy, The Archway was reopened to the public on September 8, 2008, with NYC DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan proclaiming “Bridges like the Manhattan Bridge are not merely commuter corridors-they are architectural icons that define the character of their surrounding neighborhoods.  Nearly 75,000 vehicles and 969 subway trains cross this historic, century-old structure daily, a contrast to the graceful beauty of the arch that supports it, which we are now reshaping into a community public space.”