Park Avenue Bridge (New York City) Park Avenue Bridge (New York City) The Park Avenue Bridge is a vertical lift bridge carrying the Metro-North Railroad across the Harlem River between the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx in New York City. The average weekday ridership on Metro-North Railroad is 265,000. The first bridge on this site was constructed by the New York and Harlem Railroad in 1841. It was composed of four -long box truss spans, three of which were fixed iron spans, while the remaining span was a wooden swing span. In the closed position, the bridge had a clearance of only seven feet above
Chevra Anshei Lubawitz of Borough Park Chevra Anshei Lubawitz of Borough Park Chevra Anshei Lubawitz of Borough Park is the oldest synagogue in Borough Park, located at 4024 12th Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York. Founded as Chevra Anshei Lubawitz Nusach Ha'ari of Borough Park in 1914. The building was erected by Congregation Beth El of Borough Park in 1906. In June 11 1906, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported the cornerstone laying "Borough President Bird S. Coler was the principal speaker at the ceremonies attending the laying of the cornerstone of the Temple Beth El which is being erected at Twelfth avenue and Forty-first street,