NYC officials and community members celebrated the rehabilitation of a historic wooden bridge in Brooklyn during a ceremony at the span on a rainy Thursday morning.

Rehab work on the Ocean Avenue Pedestrian Bridge in Sheepshead Bay ended in late spring this year. Officials held a ribbon-cutting event on Aug. 21 to celebrate the bridge’s new look, which includes lots of new decking and post installation, and decorative lighting.

The 400-foot wooden bridge, which was built in 1880, crosses Sheepshead Bay and connects Emmons Avenue in the namesake neighborhood to Shore Boulevard in Manhattan Beach.

The bridge has deteriorated over the years as deck boards, handrails, and railing supports were in dire need of replacement. In 2022, then-Assembly Member Steve Cymbrowitz worked to make

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