Dumbo Tidbits Feb 15 Edition

A few items for today:
1)

Half Off Southern Fare and Drinks at Water Street

We posted about the new Southern menu at Water Street Restaurant a few weeks ago. If you still have not tried it yet, Groupon is offering a special deal (today only) for $8 for $16 toward “Southern lunch fare and drinks” (or $15 for $30 toward dinner).

2)

Wall Sreet Journal Article: Dumbo: Not Bad for Being Under an Overpass

Many of you have sent this link in, so I’ll post it here. WSJ.com posted a national article about Dumbo. We all know Dumbo has been highlighted a lot in National publications. One of the reasons for the DumboNYC.com site was because no one knew what Dumbo was. Now many people know what it is. However, we noticed that WSJ doesn’t have the Dumbo boundaries correct. The map of Dumbo is incorrect. Per the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission report, Dumbo includes Bridge Street to the West, Main Stret to the East, parts of York Street to the South and the waterfront to the North.

3) 84 Precinct Council Meeting

There is a Community Council Meeting tonight at 7pm at 55 Washington Street, Suite 512. Call community affairs (718-875-6850) for further information. The 84th Precinct covers these residential areas: Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo, Boerum Hill, Vinegar Hill and the Farragut Residences. Someone may want to bring up the incident with the stranger from yesterday.

18 Comment

  • Yeah, well, the Dumbo Historic District is not exactly the same boundaries as the Dumbo neighborhood. For example, 42 main street (w/ the Starbucks), b/c it is a new bldg, is not within the historic district but 30 main and bldgs back behind it are. but 42 main is in dumbo. And, according to historic district map, Peas n Pickles is dumbo, but Front street pizza is not dumbo, but Rice is? That doesn’t make sense as a way to define the boundaries of the entire neighborhood. I am not saying WSJ is completely right in its delineation of the neighborhood, but neither is the historic district map.

  • Yeah, well, the Dumbo Historic District is not exactly the same boundaries as the Dumbo neighborhood. For example, 42 main street (w/ the Starbucks), b/c it is a new bldg, is not within the historic district but 30 main and bldgs back behind it are. but 42 main is in dumbo. And, according to historic district map, Peas n Pickles is dumbo, but Front street pizza is not dumbo, but Rice is? That doesn’t make sense as a way to define the boundaries of the entire neighborhood. I am not saying WSJ is completely right in its delineation of the neighborhood, but neither is the historic district map.

  • Historic is not a good choice of words since it stems only from 1978, via wikipedia:

    “The acronym DUMBO arose in 1978, when new residents coined it in the belief such an unattractive name would help deter developers.”

    Sadly it did not work.

    • jj not sure what these so called wikipedia, wall street journal, new york magazine sources are that you have such privileged access to. teach us more. rumor is many people in these parts have 4 wheeled apparatuses to stroll human babies down the street. these half little people/half machines have forced old residents who were once new to new neighborhoods that were once old. can you confirm? thanks.

  • Historic is not a good choice of words since it stems only from 1978, via wikipedia:

    “The acronym DUMBO arose in 1978, when new residents coined it in the belief such an unattractive name would help deter developers.”

    Sadly it did not work.

    • jj not sure what these so called wikipedia, wall street journal, new york magazine sources are that you have such privileged access to. teach us more. rumor is many people in these parts have 4 wheeled apparatuses to stroll human babies down the street. these half little people/half machines have forced old residents who were once new to new neighborhoods that were once old. can you confirm? thanks.