The hand-cut Belgian block paving DUMBO’s historic streets — often mistakenly called cobblestones — are disappearing, either patched over with asphalt or dug up by utility contractors and carted away.
A new group has formed in Dumbo with the mission of bringing two electric-battery powered trolleys to the neighborhood’s historic train lines. Friends of DUMBO Trolley Restoration wants the tracks to ...
The city will bring some granite paved street blocks of Dumbo's historic district up to date and tackle accessibility issues, according to the Historic District Council. Some of the blocks will be ...