DUMBO:See & Do You can't go to DUMBO without exploring the arts scene. Swing by Arts at St. Ann's (38 Water Street), an organization recognized for consistently inventive concert and new music/theater presentations, or check out the area's First Thursday Gallery Walk, which opens up area galleries and artists' studios to the public on the first Thursday of each month (learn more at www.dumbo-newyork.com).
If architecture is more your thing, admire the Civil War-era coffee and tobacco warehouses bordering the Brooklyn Bridge Park (located along the waterfront) or stop by Eagle Warehouse (28 Old Fulton Street), which was home to the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper for more than 114 years.
Brooklyn Bridge Park/Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park East River waterfront between Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges Nine-acre waterfront park on the East River between the historic Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges that provides a spectacular view of the Lower Manhattan skyline. Bordering the park are landmark coffee and tobacco warehouses, remnants of the Civil War era.
Eagle Warehouse 28 Old Fulton Street This warehouse was the site of the Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn's hometown newspaper for 114 years. Here, Walt Whitman edited the paper from 1846 until 1848.
Fulton Ferry Landing At Dumbo's waterfront Fulton Ferry Landing was once a crossing point for Robert Fulton's ferry, which provided daily ferry service between Brooklyn and Manhattan's waterfront. Today it is home to many DUMBO attractions including the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory and the Water's Edge Restaurant.
Arts at St. Ann's 38 Water Street www.artsatstanns.org Now in its 23rd season, Arts at St. Ann's has been recognized for consistently inventive concert and new music/theater presentations. An umbrella organization, Arts at St. Ann's commissions and supports multi-disciplinary collaborations. Arts at St. Ann's also has a new puppet theater through The Lab, an ongoing professional workshop led by Dan Hurlin and Theodora Skiptares.
Barge Music Fulton Ferry Landing near Brooklyn Bridge, 718-624-2083 www.bargemusic.org/index.htm Bargemusic was once a hard working vessel in New York Harbor delivering hand-loaded sacks of coffee in connection with Erie Lackawanna Railroad tracks. Today, this now-stationary vessel greets visitors of all ages with a series of year-round music concerts.
Brooklyn Arts Council 55 Washington Street, 718-625-0080 www.brooklynartscouncil.org BAC is an arts service organization dedicated to helping artists, art organizations, and community groups promote and sustain the arts.
Dumbo Arts Center 30 Washington Street, 718-694-0831 http://dumboartscenter.org The DUMBO Arts Center promotes the collective work of emerging artists by exhibiting group shows in its fine arts gallery, production the annual 'd.u.m.b.o. art under the bridge festival' and other activities.
St. Ann's Warehouse 50 Water Street www.stannswarehouse.org Innovative cultural organization offering cutting-edge theatrical performances.
