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COURIER LIFE,18 MARCH 27-APRIL 2, 2020
Tourists still fl ock
to Instagrammable
Dumbo street
Tourists pose for the perfect shot. Photo by Kevin Duggan
BY KEVIN DUGGAN
Despite city offi cials
advising people to stay
indoors to curtail the
spread of coronavirus,
the photogenic intersection
of Washington and
Water streets in Dumbo
still drew a handful of
visitors posing for pictures
and selfi es.
One globetrotter said
he was using the opportunity
to see the local
landmarks without the
crowds.
“In fairness it’s kind
of worked out well because
there’s less people,”
said New Zealander
Brian Smith. “I think
we’re seeing this country
at a unique time, just
how quiet it is.”
Smith was visiting
the borough’s former
industrial waterfrontturned
Instagram-hotspot
with a friend from
England, and said that
the two hadn’t seen each
other and were trying to
enjoy touring the sights
together.
“There’s only so
much you can do, you
can’t be defi ned by it,”
Smith said. “You’ve got
to still be able to enjoy
the moment.”
His friend noted that
they were both being
cautious, but mused that
it was safer to be in touristy
areas without all
the other tourists.
“We’re sensible with
precautions, but we’re
not going to miss out
seeing each other,” said
Michelle Babbs. “It’s so
strange to see it so quiet,
it’s quite sad really. In
that way it’s kind of automatically
safer anyway.”
The scenic street is
usually chock-full of
tourists and social media
infl uencers getting
the perfect shot and
one Twitter user even
caught a rare moment
when the lane was completely
deserted Tuesday
evening.
“Holy c--- you know
it’s bad when the instagram
street is empty,”
tweeted David Mack.
A group of visitors
from Northern Ireland
came to see the towering
bridge on their last day
of their visit to the fi ve
boroughs, which they
said was hampered by
the many business closures
as a result of the
virus.
“We just wanted
to come and see this,
there’s nothing else to
do,” said Padraig Holmes.
“This is basically
what we can do, all the
main attractions were
shut. We’re just trying
to make the most of it.”
His friend said that
they got into the country
just ahead of President
Trump’s travel ban
for people coming from
the United Kingdom and
Ireland, and that several
of their bookings
to Broadway shows and
tours of the city were
cancelled on short notice
due to the virus.
“When we were coming
over it wasn’t that
bad but then it got more
serious,” said Melissa
Maxwell.
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