Preserving DUMBO

Historic District

DUMBO Neighborhood Alliance worked hard with the Landmarks Preservation Commission and Landmarks Preservation Foundation to have DUMBO designated as a historical district. The marker to celebrate the important manufacturing district's history is on Jay Street near the corner of Water Street.

DUMBO HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION REPORT

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Belgian Blocks

DUMBO Neighborhood Alliance has been fighting to preserve the historical

Belgian blocks since 1990

Fighting to preserve our streetscapes

"The neighborhood’s historic streets, made of the granite Belgian blocks commonly referred to as “cobblestones,” are crumbling and disappearing. In some places, sections of the street seem to have caved in. In others, they bulge and gape with unseemly rips and tears."

JUL-AUG 2008

By Aparna Narayanan

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Are Belgian Blocks Disappearing?

"Gallo, who has acted as a watchdog, preservationist, and neighborhood activist for more than 30 years, is not convinced that the city understands the importance of the blocks, which were custom sized for." June 4, 2019, Mary Frost

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In the article "Between a Block and a Hard Space" by Julianne Cuba, Doreen from DNA expresses the importance of preserving the landmarked historical Belgian blocks.

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Help us fight to preserve DUMBO Belgian Blocks!

Images By Octavia Molina AND NYPL