Every time I wander through DUMBO, I feel like I’m seeing New York from a new angle.

I started my morning with a coffee from Butler Bake Shop. Their croissants taste like Paris, but the vibe is all Brooklyn – locals with laptops, parents with strollers, and tourists craning their necks at the Manhattan Bridge. Step outside and you’re standing in one of the most photographed spots in the city. You know the one – the bridge perfectly framed between the red-brick buildings on Washington Street.

From there, I took a slow walk toward the water. Brooklyn Bridge Park spread out in front of me, the air salty and sweet with the smell of the river. Kids were already chasing pigeons, and a jogger sped past with earbuds in and that I live here energy.

If you’ve never been, give yourself a couple of

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