Last night I was invited to a dinner event in Alsace, sorry, Roosevelt Island, NY 
. The view was absolutely breathtaking as we stood on the rooftop of a building adjacent to the Queensboro Bridge. I have always had a fascination for modern bridges and I have to say New York is the best place to be to indulge on my bridge obsession!
The Queensboro Bridge, also known as the 59th Street Bridge – because its Manhattan end is located between 59thand 60th Streets – and officially titled the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, is a cantilever bridge over the East River inNew York City that was completed in 1909. It connects the neighborhood of Long Island City in the borough of Queenswith Manhattan, passing over Roosevelt Island. The bridge is flanked on its northern side by the freestanding Roosevelt Island Tramway.
In December 2010, the city announced that the bridge would be renamed in honor of former Mayor Ed Koch from the Queensboro Bridge to the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge. The renaming decision was unpopular among Queens residents and business leaders, and many locals continue to refer to the bridge by its older name.
As for the sports fans out there, the Queensboro Bridge is the first entry point into Manhattan in the course of the New York City Marathon and the last exit point out of Manhattan in the Five Boro Bike Tour.
Finally, the Queensboro Bridge was recently featured in many blockbusters movies such as Spiderman 3 and The Great Gatsby.
So I could not dream of a better subject to photograph and to return to my photo blog after such a long interruption…:)
