Brooklyn Complex

Water/Dock pano, originally uploaded by Josh Derr.

As mentioned by @epc and @DumboNYC, Dock street and a small section of Water street in Dumbo have been striped for two way traffic. What’s odd is that such a tiny section of Water has been converted to two-way traffic; basically between Dock and New Dock. So from Fulton to Main, Water goes two, one, two, then one way again. ==-=—-

Why? My guess is that its to facilitate access to the space DOT has setup underneath the Brooklyn bridge for the upcoming painting project. The far end of Water street near Old Fulton is complicated by ongoing water main work.

On an aesthetic note, paint stripes don’t go well on the belgian brickwork.