Neighbourhood guide · across the Brooklyn Bridge
DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights in one page: the Brooklyn Bridge walk, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Juliana’s and Grimaldi’s, the River Café, 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, and DUMBO’s homes and new developments.
Our walk
Walk from City Hall over the Brooklyn Bridge into DUMBO for pizza and the skyline.
The back story
Between the bridges: warehouse lofts, waterfront parks and the classic view of Manhattan.
Walk it
The 1883 suspension bridge between Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, with a pedestrian promenade.
Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NYExplore View on map
Under the bridges
The waterfront park on the old Brooklyn piers, beneath the Brooklyn Bridge, with skyline views.
334 Furman St, Brooklyn, NY 11201Explore View on map
The classic skyline view
A promenade above the river in Brooklyn Heights with views of Lower Manhattan.
Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Brooklyn, NY 11201Explore View on map
A new tower in DUMBO
A new residential tower on Front Street in DUMBO, between the bridges.
60 Front Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201Explore View on map
From factories to lofts
How DUMBO’s waterfront warehouses became loft homes, offices and shops.
DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY 11201Explore View on map
Skyline views since 1977
A restaurant on a barge under the Brooklyn Bridge, facing Lower Manhattan.
One Water St, Brooklyn, NY 11201Explore View on map
Coal-oven pizza under the bridge
A coal-oven pizzeria at 19 Old Fulton Street, under the Brooklyn Bridge.
19 Old Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201Explore View on map
Coal-brick-oven pies
A coal-brick-oven pizzeria on Front Street in DUMBO, with a queue down the block.
One Front Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201Explore View on map
In the Empire Stores
A food hall in the restored Empire Stores warehouse on the DUMBO waterfront, with Ess-a-Bagel among its vendors.
Empire Stores, 55 Water Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201Explore View on map
On Court Street
Trader Joe’s store on Court Street, between Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill.
130 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201Explore View on map
Manhattan’s townhouse specialist
A brokerage specialising in New York City townhouses, at 505 Park Avenue, with a Brooklyn Heights office on Montague Street.
505 Park Avenue, Suite 303, New York, NY 10022Explore View on map
The company that shaped DUMBO
The DUMBO-based developer that turned the neighbourhood’s warehouses into homes, offices and shops.
45 Main Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201Explore View on map
Views of the Manhattan skyline
A waterfront hotel in Brooklyn Bridge Park with 195 rooms looking across the East River to Manhattan.
60 Furman St, Brooklyn, NY 11201Explore View on map
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