Brooklyn, 3 Other Spans May Be Sold--Really
New York City’s mayor may want to sell you the historic Brooklyn Bridge.
In fact, he may offer three other bridges to raise cash in a city reeling from the economic effects of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Michael R. Bloomberg, elected mayor last year, inherited a nearly $5-billion hole in his $40-billion spending plan, which an official in his administration said could be partly filled through the sale of the bridges for an undisclosed price.
The Brooklyn Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge, the Williamsburg Bridge and the Queensboro Bridge all span the East River from Brooklyn or Queens to Manhattan.
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