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Dumbo, Brooklyn
Dumbo
(or
DUMBO
, short for
D
own
U
nder the
M
anhattan
B
ridge
O
verpass) is a neighborhood in the
New York City
borough
of
Brooklyn
. It encompasses two sections: one located between the
Manhattan
and
Brooklyn Bridges
, which connect Brooklyn to
Manhattan
across the
East River
, and another that continues east from the Manhattan Bridge to the
Vinegar Hill
area. The neighborhood is bounded by
Brooklyn Bridge Park
to the north, 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
.
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