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40-646: Fulton Ferry is a small area adjacent to Dumbo in the New York City borough of Brooklyn . The neighborhood is named for the Fulton Ferry , a prominent ferry line that crossed the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn, and is also the name of the ferry slip on the Brooklyn side. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community District 2 . The Fulton Ferry District is a national historic district listed on

80-769: A Civil War era coffee warehouse. It was converted to mixed-use retail and office space, and it includes West Elm's global flagship store. Other retailers in Empire Stores include Detroit-based watchmaker Shinola and the café and accessories store, FEED Projects . In May 2017, the Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) opened a new branch in Empire Stores (its main location is in Brooklyn Heights ). BHS features exhibits and artifacts relating to DUMBO's industrial past. In May 2019, Time Out Market opened in Empire Stores. The food hall features 21 local vendors, including

120-640: A cluster of for-profit art galleries such as the Klompching Gallery, and such not-for-profit institutions as the St. Ann's Warehouse the A.I.R. Gallery and the first post-COVID-19 performance venue to open in the area The Rat NYC (May 2024). Chef Jacques Torres opened a chocolate factory in Dumbo in December 2000. Other culinary businesses in the area include Grimaldi's , Ample Hills Creamery , Almondine Bakery, and

160-546: A manufacturing district, with warehouses and factories that made machinery, paper boxes, spices and Brillo soap pads. The cardboard box was invented in the Robert Gair building on Washington Street by Robert Gair , a Scottish emigrant; because of Gair's fame, the area was known as Gairsville for a long time. The Gair building is now home to Etsy . The Jay Street Connecting Railroad ran through Dumbo's waterfront from circa 1904–1906 through 1957. It ran from rail yards beneath

200-413: A population of 94,534 residents in 1990, 98,620 in 2000, and 99,617 in 2010. According to New York City Fact Finder, showing the average distribution of the population in the area Dumbo-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum between 2009 and 2013, the predominant race is White, followed by Hispanic, African American, and Asian. The White population within this time frame was 16,231, which represents 43.3% of

240-667: A proportion of 13.4%. Residents 84 years and older were present in a proportion of only 1.8%. In 2000 the total population of District 2 was 98,620; in 1990 the population was 94,534, and in 1990 it was 92,732 (US Census Bureau). There has been substantial increase in the number of people living in this neighborhood. The greatest number of the population in this area between 1990 and 2000 was represented by African Americans, followed by Whites, and Asians. There were 44,670 African Americans in District 2 in 1990 and 39,916 of them in 2000. The next represented race in District 2 in between 1990 and 2000

280-510: A total of 6621 inhabitants. Before Farragut Houses were built in 1952, massive demolition took place in what is today called the Vinegar Hills area. In 1950 the population density of Census Tract 23 was 28,798.9 with a total of 1,745. Ten years previously, in 1940, the population density of Census Tract 23 was 26,619.98 with a total of 13,138. This means that more than 11,000 people had to leave their homes and move away. Fifty-six percent of

320-486: Is Asian. There were 3,298 Asians in this neighborhood between 2009 and 2013. The greatest percentage in Dumbo-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum is represented by a young population between 25 and 34 years old, which was 17.3% of the total population between 2009 – 2013, followed by the age category 35-44 in a proportion of 14.1%. The next age group in this neighborhood was 45-54 present in

360-468: Is White. There were 30,144 Whites in 1990, 33,931 in 2000. There were 2,787 Asians in 1990 and 4,629 in 2000 present in District 2. The rest of the races were represented in a small number in this period in District 2. In 1990 the population density of Census Tract 23 that included Farragut Houses residents was 73,063.4. Of note, Census 23 was delimited by York Street, Prospect Street, Nassau Street, and Navy Street. The total population in 1990 for Tract 23

400-621: Is a 7,800 square foot outdoor climbing gym located in the Main Street section of Brooklyn Bridge Park, and is the largest outdoor bouldering gym in North America. The building at 200 Water Street, which the Brillo Manufacturing Co. once occupied, is being renovated as a high-end condo building. The DUMBO Archway is a popular location for film shoots, art exhibitions, live music, large-scale events, and watch parties for events like

440-526: Is bisected overhead by the Brooklyn Bridge . Today the area holds many popular attractions such as Pier One of Brooklyn Bridge Park and Grimaldi's Pizzeria . Bargemusic , a concert venue, is moored there today. Manhattan ferry service returned in 2006 at the next pier to the north. Though boats and sail ferries called at these locations since the 18th century, the inauguration of Robert Fulton 's steam Fulton Ferry Company in 1814 established his name on

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480-740: The Farragut Houses , a group of ten towers managed by the New York City Housing Authority . New York City Subway stations are located at York Street ( F and <F> ​ trains) on the IND Sixth Avenue Line , and High Street ( A and ​ C trains) on the IND Eighth Avenue Line . New York City Bus service is provided by the B25 , B67 , B69 . Ramps and staircases connect

520-516: The National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It consists of 15 contributing buildings built between 1830 and 1895. They are an assortment of commercial and commercial and residential brick buildings ranging from two to four stories in height. There is one eight-story building, the Eagle Warehouse , a Romanesque Revival style building built by The Brooklyn Eagle in 1893. The district

560-719: The River Café , all clustered in Fulton Landing, also home to Bargemusic , a floating venue for classical music. John Fluevog , a Canadian shoe designer, opened a store on Main Street in November 2017. The first public space in the neighborhood was Fulton Ferry , followed by Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park . The first six acres of Brooklyn Bridge Park , a joint state/city venture under development, were opened in March 2010. The Cliffs at DUMBO

600-569: The United States Census, 2000 , the Community Board had a population of 98,620, up from 94,534 in 1990 and 92,732 in 1980. 39,916 (40.5%) residents were African-American , 33,931 (34.4%) were White non-Hispanic, 4,629 (4.7%) were Asian or Pacific Islander, 213 (0.2%) were American Indian or Native Alaskan, 473 (0.5%) were of some other race, 2,923 (3%) were of two or more races, and 16,535 (16.8%) were of Hispanic origins. In 2004, 17.4% of

640-849: The World Cup . The trailer for Joker , the 2019 film by Todd Phillips, features actor Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker running through the archway. The Archway also hosts the Brooklyn Flea every Sunday from April to October. The outdoor market features 80 vendors, and the products range from secondhand goods to custom-made jewelry. Gleason's Gym , located on Water Street, is the oldest boxing gym in New York. Many champions have trained there, including Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson . The gym has been located in DUMBO since

680-478: The 1980s. It moved from 77 Front Street to its current location at 130 Water Street in 2016. The legendary boxing coach Hector Roca still teaches at the Water Street location. In addition to boxing champions, Roca has trained many actors, including Wesley Snipes , Hilary Swank , Jennifer Lopez , and John Leguizamo . The renovation of Empire Stores on Water Street was completed in 2017. Previously, it had been

720-843: The Breads Bakery and DUMBO's renowned pizzeria, Juliana's . Dumbo has New York City's highest concentration of technology firms by neighborhood. Dumbo is home to 25 percent of New York City-based tech firms. Within a 10-block radius are 500 tech and creative firms that employ over 10,000 people. It also contains the corporate headquarters for e-commerce retailer Etsy and home furnishing stores company West Elm. The City of New York, in conjunction with New York University , installed an incubator in Dumbo to support development of tech start-ups. Dumbo's average office rent of US$ 25 per square foot ($ 269/m ) made it (as of 2013) more attractive to start-ups than Manhattan, where rents averaged $ 40 per square foot ($ 431/m ) in 2013. The neighborhood contains

760-738: The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge walkways to Dumbo. In June 2011, NY Waterway started service to points along the East River. On May 1, 2017, that route became part of the NYC Ferry 's East River route, which runs between Pier 11/Wall Street in Manhattan's Financial District and the East 34th Street Ferry Landing in Murray Hill, Manhattan , with five intermediate stops in Brooklyn and Queens. One of

800-427: The Brooklyn Bridge to the west, Brooklyn Heights to the south, and Vinegar Hill to the east. Dumbo is part of Brooklyn Community Board 2 . Dumbo has historically been known by several names, including Gairville, Rapailie, Olympia, and Walentasville. The area was originally a ferry landing, characterized by 19th- and early 20th-century industrial and warehouse buildings, Belgian block streets, and its location on

840-600: The Brooklyn Tech Triangle" thanks to its thriving community of tech startups. This designation coincided with its rise to become Brooklyn's most affluent neighborhood and the fourth-wealthiest community in New York City; this is owing in part to its large concentration of technology startups , its close proximity to Manhattan, and its large number of former industrial buildings that have been converted into spacious luxury residential lofts . The neighborhood contains

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880-1019: The Brooklyn side of the ferry, but were later moved with the majority of trips using the Brooklyn Bridge. Ferry service to Manhattan returned in 2006, with New York Water Taxi operating seasonal service. In February 2011, New York Waterway was contracted to operate a route calling at six slips in Brooklyn and Queens as well as the Manhattan East Side terminals. Service, begun in June 2011, operates in both directions with year-round peak service running every 20 minutes. Additional Summer (April-Oct) daily service runs off-peak every 30 minutes. The NY Waterway service became part of NYC Ferry 's East River route in May 2017. In addition, Fulton Ferry has been served by NYC Ferry's South Brooklyn route since 2017. Dumbo, Brooklyn Dumbo (or DUMBO , an acronym for Down Under

920-604: The East River Ferry's stops is at Fulton Ferry in Dumbo. The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL)'s Adams Street branch is located at 9 Adams Street, between John and Plymouth Streets. The 6,000-square-foot (560 m ) Adams Street branch, designed by WORKac, occupies a former factory. The branch started construction in 2020 and cost $ 7 million to build. It opened in October 2021 and was the first BPL branch to open in Brooklyn since 1983. Brooklyn Community Board 2 As of

960-471: The East River by the imposing anchorage of the Manhattan Bridge. A large number of the buildings in Dumbo were bought by developer David Walentas and his company Two Trees Management in the late 20th century, and remade into an upscale residential and commercial community—first becoming a haven for art galleries , and currently a center for technology startups . Dumbo earned the nickname "the center of

1000-574: The Manhattan Bridge Overpass ) is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn . It encompasses two sections: one situated between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges , which connect Brooklyn to Manhattan across the East River , and another extending eastward from the Manhattan Bridge to the Vinegar Hill area. The neighborhood is bounded by Brooklyn Bridge Park to the north,

1040-498: The Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges to buildings near the waterfront in Dumbo and Vinegar Hill. At the height of operations, it had spurs into several buildings, a car float bridge on Bridge Street, and a yard with capacity of 120 cars. The tracks were abandoned in 1959, though the railroad's tracks are still visible on streets in Dumbo. In 1968, there was a proposal to relocate the Fort Greene Meat Market to Dumbo, though

1080-436: The corporate headquarters for e-commerce retailer Etsy and home furnishing stores company West Elm . The name is an acronym of "Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass". The area has been known variously as Rapailie, Olympia, and Walentasville; the developer who began its current gentrification is Two Trees Management, led at the time by David Walentas. The "Olympia" name came from Comfort and Joshua Sands , who bought

1120-616: The earliest large-scale reinforced concrete factory buildings in America. On December 18, 2007, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to designate Dumbo as the city's 90th historic district. The Dumbo historic district consists of properties bounded by John Street to the north, York Street to the south, Main Street to the west, and Bridge Street to the east. The area has emerged as one of New York City's premier arts districts, with

1160-523: The end of the 20th century, as property became more and more expensive in Manhattan, Dumbo became increasingly gentrified . Even so, the acronym "Dumbo" was largely unknown as late as 1997, and the area itself was very inclusive, serving mainly as an enclave for artists located along the East River and under the Manhattan Bridge . At this stage there were still many air conditioner repair shops, auto shops, and "seedy back alleys and wharves"; and, because

1200-787: The ferry service, which revolutionized travel between the then City of New York on Manhattan Island and the Village of Brooklyn and the rest of Long Island . The opening of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge in 1883 assured the decline of this and other ferries on the East River. Fulton Ferry service ended in 1924. The major thoroughfares leading to the Fulton Ferry from both landings were (and are) named Fulton Street, both in Manhattan and in Brooklyn . The BMT Fulton Street Line and BMT Lexington Avenue Line (or "Old Main Line") elevated railways both ended at

1240-405: The land in 1787 and were planning to develop the land as a summer place for New Yorkers. Through the 18th and 19th centuries, the area now known as Dumbo was considered part of Vinegar Hill . In the 1890s, the western portion of the neighborhood was known as Fulton Landing , after the ferry stop that connected it to Manhattan before the Brooklyn Bridge opened. At that time, it was primarily

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1280-599: The last of what could be considered a true arts community in New York." The DUMBO Historic District, a historic industrial complex and national historic district in Dumbo, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. It consists of 95 contributing buildings; the manufacturing concerns located in this district included Benjamin Moore & Co. (paint), Arbuckle Brothers (coffee and sugar), J.W. Masury & Son (paint), Robert Gair (paper boxes), E.W. Bliss (machinery), and Brillo (soap pads). The district includes

1320-460: The market was ultimately moved to Sunset Park instead. With the deindustrialization of New York City, Dumbo began to become primarily residential; artists and other young homesteaders seeking relatively large and inexpensive loft apartment spaces for studios and homes began moving there in the late 1970s. The acronym "Dumbo" arose in 1978, when new residents coined it in the belief such an unattractive name would help deter developers. Near

1360-679: The neighborhood was still gentrifying from its industrial past, it lacked even a bookstore, coffee shop, or laundromat . The efforts of Joy Glidden , the Founding Director of the Dumbo Arts Center (DAC) and co-founder of the Dumbo Art Under the Bridge Festival, achieved successful development in Dumbo, which is now a model for similar waterfront developments around the world. Glidden stated of Dumbo's gentrification, "It may be one of

1400-546: The population and 6.3% of the residents had annual wages between $ 150,000 and $ 199,999 in the same time period. In 2000, the annual income in District 2 had the highest mean $ 112,414 and the lowest mean was $ 9,876. Only 51.58% of people who live in District 2 belong to a religious group. The religion best represented in District 2 is Catholicism at 25.54%, followed by Judaism at 11.51%, Pentecostalism at 11.1%, and Islam at 3.8%. Less represented religions are Methodist (0.79%), Episcopalian (0.65%), LDS (The Church of Jesus Christ of

1440-501: The population benefited from public assistance, a decrease from 22.5% in 2000. The land area is 1,910.1 acres (7.730 km ). The community board's chairperson is Lenue H. Singletary III. The total population of district 2 is now 102,814; 46% are White, 27% are African American, 14% are Hispanic, 8% are Asian, and 4% are other. The majority of the population is young; 44% are 25–44 years old, 20% are 45–64, 15% are 0–17, 10% are 18–24, and 11% are over 65. Overall, this district had

1480-400: The residents in Dumbo-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum 16 years and older were unemployed between 2009 and 2013. From the working population, 38% were holding jobs in management, business, science, and arts, 26% educational services, and health care and social assistance 23% sales and office positions. The average income in Dumbo-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum between 2009 and 2013

1520-423: The total number of people living in this area. The Hispanic population represented 23%, as there were about 8,609 people of this category between 2009-2013 in this neighborhood. African American is the next racial category represented in this zone in the same time frame mentioned above. There were 8,141 African Americans in District 2 which represents 21.7% of this population. The race least represented in this area

1560-461: Was 5,106 ). In 1980 the density of the population in Census Tract 23 that included Farragut Houses residents was 69,627.3 with a total of 4,950. Back in 1970 Census Tract 23 which also included Farragut Houses residents had a population density of 73,594.4 with a total of 5,232. 1960 Census Tract 23 shows that this included Farragut Houses residents, who had a population density of 144,700.18 with

1600-635: Was less than $ 10,000 for 7.3% of residents, between $ 10,000 and $ 14,000 for 5.0%, and about $ 15,000-$ 24,000 for 10.3%. Nine and a half percent of inhabitants in this area made between $ 25,000 and $ 34,999 during 2009-2013. Incomes of approximately $ 35,000- $ 49,999 were earned by 12.2% residents, and $ 50,000-$ 74,999 represented annual wages for 15.7% of the people in this neighborhood. About 11.4% of residents living in Dumbo-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum had annual wages between $ 75,000 and $ 99,999 from 2009 to 2013 and 13.9% of them made $ 100,000-$ 149,999. People with incomes greater than $ 200,000 comprised 8.2% of

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