DUMBO & Brooklyn Bridge Park
DUMBO, Brooklyn
The classic shot framing the Empire State Building beneath the Manhattan Bridge at the end of Washington Street, with a riverside park facing the Manhattan skyline.
DUMBO stands for 'Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass.' It was once a warehouse district and is now a neighborhood of galleries, creative studios, and coffee shops. At the corner of Washington Street and Water Street, you can photograph the famous view of the Empire State Building framed between the piers of the Manhattan Bridge; it gets crowded on weekends. Along the river, Brooklyn Bridge Park has lawns, Jane's Carousel, and pier promenades, with a direct view across the East River to the Lower Manhattan skyline, most beautiful at sunset. We recommend walking across the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan and continuing here. Subway: F to York St.
Opening hours
Open all day; park approx. 06:00–01:00
Nearby sights
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Chinatown, Manhattan
- Wall Street & Charging Bull
- SoHo
- National September 11 Memorial & Museum
- One World Observatory
- Washington Square Park & Greenwich Village
- Governors Island