Dumbo

Photograph the Manhattan Bridge framed by brick warehouses on Washington Street, then wander cobbled blocks to the waterfront.

Between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, around Washington St and Water St · Brooklyn, NY

About Dumbo

Dumbo stands for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, a former warehouse district on the Brooklyn waterfront between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. The view north from Washington and Water Streets frames the Manhattan Bridge between brick buildings. You can walk Belgian block streets, catch events at the Dumbo Archway, ride the restored 1922 Jane's Carousel in Brooklyn Bridge Park, and browse the Civil War-era Empire Stores.

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#public art

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