Roosevelt Island Historical Society Presenting Free Talk By Photographer Dave Frieder, Author Of The Magnificent Bridges Of New York City, At RI Public Library Thursday December 19 - Wow, Great Pictures

It's In Queens! Well, sort of. Dave Frieder discusses his book on NYC bridges at the Roosevelt Island library on Dec. 19. @Rooseveltisland Info: https://t.co/yhccRSkJon pic.twitter.com/al5gsiJuV2

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The Roosevelt Island Historical Society (RIHS) is hosting a free lecture tomorrow evening, December 19, at the NYPL Roosevelt Island branch (524 Main Street) by Dave "The Bridge Man" Frieder on:

New York's Bridges As You Have Never Seen Them Before

According to RIHS:

Known as The Bridge Man, photographer Dave Frieder has climbed 20 of New York’s great bridges to photograph them in intimate and distinctive ways. His photographs are now published in a book, The Magnificent Bridges of New York City. Gain a new perspective as he discusses his approach to capturing the engineering behind and supporting the bridges that you may take for granted, at a lecture presented by the Roosevelt Island Historical Society at the New York Public Library Branch on Roosevelt Island, on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.

The lecture is FREE and open to the public. It is the second in Society’s annual series of fall lectures, which is supported by funds provided by Amalgamated Bank, Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation's Public Purpose Fund, and New York City Council Member Ben Kallos, with funding from the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development.

DIRECTIONS: Take the Tram at 59th Street and Second Avenue or the F train to Roosevelt Island. Take the red bus (no charge) or walk eight minutes north to 524 Main Street.

Watch this fascinating ABC Channel 7 UP Close interview with Dave The Bridge Man Frieder.



More info available at Dave Frieder's web site and you can buy the book here too.