PBS Kids: Learning Adventures in Citizenship: The Brooklyn Bridge: Topic Menu

What happened when the East River froze over in 1866? What are "the bends," and how can you avoid getting them?

	WHAT'S IT SAY TODAY? Does your community have an equivalent of the Brooklyn Bridge, a structure that symbolizes it in some way? Find out, and tell us about it.
Illustration: courtesy of the Museum of the City of New York.