The NY Times visits Fulton Ferry, Dumbo, and Vinegar Hill in the Travel section today. The three distinct but adjacent neighborhoods are described as “a tourist standard” (Fulton Ferry), “an industrial area gentrified into low-key hipness” (Dumbo), and “a quirkily decrepit charmer” (Vinegar Hill). The tourist and visitor crowd goes from double decker sightseeing buses and long lines at Grimaldi’s pizza at Fulton Ferry to the isolated, tiny, and quirky Vinegar Hill neighborhood with its “feral cats, a creepy overgrown lot and a view (from the end of Evans Street) of the grand Federal-style house built in the early 19th century for the commander of the Navy Yard”.
Other mentions in the area:
- River Café, 1 Water Street; (718) 522-5200; rivercafe.com.
- Grimaldi’s Pizzeria, 19 Old Fulton Street; (718) 858-4300; grimaldis.com.
- Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory, 1 Water Street; (718) 246-3963.
- Jacques Torres Chocolate, 66 Water Street; (718) 875-9772; mrchocolate.com.
- Superfine, 126 Front Street, (718) 243-9005.
- Rice, 81 Washington Street, (718) 222-9880; riceny.com.
- Hecho en Dumbo at the Brooklyn General Store, 111 Front Street, (718) 855-5288; hechoendumbo.com.
- Prague Kolektiv, 143 Front Street, (718) 260-8013; praguekolektiv.com.
- Dumbo Arts Center, 30 Washington Street; (718) 694-0831; dumboartscenter.org.
{In Brooklyn, Sharing a River but Not Much Else, 03Aug2008, NY Times}
Other recent articles about Dumbo by the NY Times:
{Dumbo Artists Get Subsidies from Two Trees, 06Mar2008}
{Dumbo’s New/Old Identity, 27Dec2007}
{So Much to See in NYC But Make a Stop in Dumbo, 10Jun2007}
{NY Times Highlights Dumbo Neighborhood Association, 04Jun2007}
{From Afterthought to Sought-After, 22Oct2006}
The author of dumbonyc.com buys his coke off of cracky, and will therefore never do a real posting about the Dynamic Duo. The author will take this comment down real fast. Watch!
The author of dumbonyc.com buys his coke off of cracky, and will therefore never do a real posting about the Dynamic Duo. The author will take this comment down real fast. Watch!
Dear Mr. Dumbo Dan, The problem with these neighborhood blogs is when some d—-bag bomb thrower like yourself shows up and thinks he’s god’s gift to the internet. Like all of a sudden he sees the light, the plot or whatever. Figure out how to use the “search” above or unhook your colostomy bag and walk through the “browse by category”.
Dear Mr. Dumbo Dan, The problem with these neighborhood blogs is when some d—-bag bomb thrower like yourself shows up and thinks he’s god’s gift to the internet. Like all of a sudden he sees the light, the plot or whatever. Figure out how to use the “search” above or unhook your colostomy bag and walk through the “browse by category”.
Dumbo Dan; true, I haven’t done a dedicated post about ‘smokey’ or ‘cracky’, but there have been several prior posts about panhandlers and crime:
Increased Crime in Dumbo at Night, DUMBOWatch Gets in Brooklyn Paper Publicity, DUMBOwatch Established to Keep DUMBO Safe, Talking about Safety in Dumbo, Dumbo BID Crime Prevention and Safety Seminar
You’re welcome to submit a story about the two anytime. And thanks mod squad for pointing out the search.
Dumbo Dan; true, I haven’t done a dedicated post about ‘smokey’ or ‘cracky’, but there have been several prior posts about panhandlers and crime:
Increased Crime in Dumbo at Night, DUMBOWatch Gets in Brooklyn Paper Publicity, DUMBOwatch Established to Keep DUMBO Safe, Talking about Safety in Dumbo, Dumbo BID Crime Prevention and Safety Seminar
You’re welcome to submit a story about the two anytime. And thanks mod squad for pointing out the search.
It’s charming to see what people write when they think they’re anonymous.
It’s charming to see what people write when they think they’re anonymous.
Dear Mr. Dumbo Dan, The problem with these neighborhood blogs is when some d—-bag bomb thrower like yourself shows up and thinks he's god's gift to the internet. Like all of a sudden he sees the light, the plot or whatever. Figure out how to use the “search” above or unhook your colostomy bag and walk through the “browse by category”.
Dear Mr. Dumbo Dan, The problem with these neighborhood blogs is when some d—-bag bomb thrower like yourself shows up and thinks he's god's gift to the internet. Like all of a sudden he sees the light, the plot or whatever. Figure out how to use the “search” above or unhook your colostomy bag and walk through the “browse by category”.