Residents of DUMBO and Fulton Ferry Landing say the last undeveloped site in Brooklyn Bridge Park should be named to honor Emily Roebling. The Brooklyn Bridge couldn’t have been built without her. Workshop attendees tour Brooklyn Bridge Park’s undeveloped site beneath the Brooklyn Bridge. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan She supervised its construction after her husband Washington Roebling, who was the mighty span’s chief engineer, was crippled by caisson disease and confined to their house at 110 Columbia Heights. While her husband watched bridge workers through a telescope from the window of their Brooklyn Heights home, Emily Roebling served as his liaison to master mechanic Frank Farrington, dealt with business issues and calmed ornery politicians.   Wednesday night, at a community engagement workshop to generate design ideas for a vacant Brooklyn Bridge Park site beneath the famous bridge, neighborhood residents recommended various ways to honor Emily Roebling. Read the full story here!