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Photo spot · Dumbo, Washington Street at Water Street · New York

Washington Street view of the Manhattan Bridge

Brick canyon, steel bridge, the Empire State Building in the gap.

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When it fits
Best in the morning · about 20 min
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Where it is

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Straight-line distances: Dumbo 60 m · Pebble Beach, Brooklyn Bridge Park 146 m · Juliana's 327 m. Not travel times.

Why Aura
The brick-lined street frames the Manhattan Bridge with the Empire State Building visible under the arch. It is a working street: shoot from the sidewalk.
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Photo tip · Aura editorial

Early morning (around sunrise to 8 am) on a weekday, before the crowds; soft side light from the east. · from Sidewalk on Washington Street between Water and Front streets, looking north-west toward the bridge; step aside for traffic.

TodayHours to re-checkHours not in OpenStreetMap
Visit lengthAbout 20 min
WeatherOutdoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortEasy
Sources and dates (5)
  • When it fits: Aura editorial estimate.
  • Today: Hours not in OpenStreetMap
  • Visit length: Aura estimate
  • Effort: Aura estimate
  • Tags are Aura editorial judgement.

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If it rains

Juliana'sDumbo, 19 Old Fulton Street · Pizzeria at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge; time it after walking the bridge. Note the mid-afternoon break (open 11:30–3:15 and 4–9 daily).
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Also in this area

Brooklyn BridgeLower Manhattan to Brooklyn · Walk the pedestrian promenade from City Hall to DUMBO (Manhattan to Brooklyn keeps the skyline at your back for photos); completed in 1883, designed by John A. Roebling.
DumboDumbo, Brooklyn · Former warehouse district between the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges: cobbled streets, galleries and waterfront park. Photographers arrive before sunrise.Juliana'sDumbo, 19 Old Fulton Street · Pizzeria at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge; time it after walking the bridge. Note the mid-afternoon break (open 11:30–3:15 and 4–9 daily).