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Happy 140th birthday to the Brooklyn Bridge

NEW YORK - Happy birthday to the eighth wonder of the world. 

Wednesday is the 140th anniversary of the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge

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Mayor Eric Adams marked the occasion by announcing the opening of a revitalized public space next to the bridge. 

After being closed to the public for over a decade, the new space in Chinatown is called The Arches and features areas for basketball, pickleball and shuffleboard. 

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