DUMBO neighborhood news – community sports center, Open Streets, events and pickleball | New York City

A new recreation center with an indoor pool is in the works, an outdoor pickleball hub opens this year, new indoor play space, family-friendly events are ready to fill your calendar, and an important infrastructure update for the neighborhood has arrived!

The New York City Department of Transportation will reduce speed limits for vehicles driving in DUMBO to 20 mph by classifying the area as a Regional Slow Zone. A 0.18 square mile stretch with the following boundaries: Furman Street to the west; Water Street, Plymouth Street and John Street to the north; Navy Street and Hudson Avenue to the east; Sands Street and the Brooklyn Queens Expressway to the south.

Brooklyn Bridge Park is formalizing plans for a new recreation center under the Manhattan Bridge in the former dog run and climbing gym space, located at Adams and Plymouth Street. The new center may include a swimming pool, gym, basketball court, and more. Community planning—including a survey—has just begun, and funding is not yet secured, so this low-fee sports center would probably not open within the next five years.

Open Streets on Washington Street will return for the 2025 season on April 1, running 7 days a week through the holidays. Free DUMBO Family Games, in partnership with the DUMBO BID and Brooklyn Bridge Parents, will take place on car-free Washington Street from May 11 (Mother’s Day) to the end of June and again from September 7 to the end of October (weather permitting).