DUMBO nationally recognized as preservation-worthy

The National Trust has placed DUMBO and the Industrial Brooklyn Waterfront on their list of the 11 most at-risk national treasures for 2007.

This is a highly regarded listing that brings our preservation efforts national attention.

The National Trust - 11 Most Endangered Places in the US

DUMBO Industrial Historic District & Municipal Arts Society advocacy

DUMBO has been landmarked

Congratulations, DUMBO community!
On April 1 the New York City Council finally voted on making DUMBO NYC's 90th Historic District!

I t's been a long struggle by scores of activists and hundreds of residents over an eleven year stretch. At times success seemed unlikely. If you're curious about how we did it, read below.

Archives of the Landmarking Struggle

     Download entire landmarking package here

Neighborhood opposition for Dock Street Development

Two Trees has proposed building a large condo unit to replace the now operating neighborhood art and theatre space, St. Ann's Warehouse. They are also suggesting they may get approval for building a new middle school in this proposed 18 story building. The surrounding Neighborhood Associations ( Brooklyn Heights, Fulton Ferry Landing, and DNA) oppose this out-of-scale, high density & historically insensitive development. In 2000, the surrounding community successfully opposed another out-of-scale Two Trees proposed development of this same site.