Work on what was supposed to have been the first section of Brooklyn Bridge Park to have been built will finally begin this fall — providing a direct connection between the park’s Brooklyn Heights-Fulton Ferry section and its DUMBO section at last. At the present time, said Eric Landau, president of Brooklyn Bridge Park, if […]
Among the things curtailed — at least for a while — by COVID-19 are the incessant selfies taken on DUMBO’s Washington Street, framing up the dramatic tower of the Manhattan Bridge. Helpful DUMBO readers sent us a recent photo of the street, sans tourist traffic. Then, thanks to reader Martha LaBare, we received the grand […]
Each and every day, I escape the confines of my writing space to run. It feels slightly taboo, self-indulgent perhaps, but necessary. The fresh air, exercise and endorphins are the only things keeping me sane at this point. I pass my cat snuggled in the corner, the unwashed coffee mugs accumulated by the sink, the […]