Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline, New York City, New York, USA (@ Robert Harding World Imagery/Alamy)

Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline, New York City, New York, USA (@ Robert Harding World Imagery/Alamy)

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• Can you think of a better way to get from from Brooklyn to Manhattan?""Swimming is really not an option
• This suspension bridge opened to the public exactly 130 years ago.""It\s certainly looking great for its age
• US civil engineer Washington Roebling oversaw the construction of this pioneering landmark.""But his wife finished it
• Some claim this part of New York has been overrun by hipsters with an aversion to shaving.""Want to take a quiz so you know how to spot them?