DUMBO, short for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass,
already has a reputation for innovative projects. Several formerly abandoned
and neglected structures there have been transformed into eco-friendly offices
and apartment buildings.
“We are encouraging people to step out of their offices and
homes and engage with one another and the neighborhood in new and different
ways,” said Alexandria Sica, the executive director of the DUMBO Business
Improvement District (BIB).
“Creativity can literally flow into the streets. Businesses
will be born in Brooklyn Bridge Park.”
DUMBO went wireless through a joint project by BID,
NYCwireless, a nonprofit organization which helps install free wireless
service, and property broker Two Trees Management Co.
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz said that he had
high hopes for the area.
“One day, mark my words, this area will rival Silicon Valley
in terms of high tech ingenuity,” he said in a statement. “It’s only natural
that DUMBO is the first neighborhood to be truly connected 24/7.”
The DUMBO neighborhood is well known to tourists and locals
who visit the neighborhood after crossing the Manhattan Bridge.
