点评:The DUMBO Flea Market is not huge, which can be kind of great. It's manageable, easy to wander and easy to browse. It's also easy to say, “I don't need anything,” and then find something you suddenly absolutely want to enjoy. 😉 Overall, it's a nice place to be, take in the atmosphere, browse a little, and see what catches your eye. You don't have to be there with a shopping mission.
The setting is a big part of the experience. The scale of the Manhattan Bridge looming over the flea market affects the overall sense of scale as you walk below. Cars, subway trains, pedestrians, and cyclists are moving across the bridge. Beneath the archway it can be dark, and although you're protected from the elements, it can feel cramped when there are a lot of people.
There are sometimes food trucks, and there are places to eat nearby, so it's easy to make the flea market part of a longer walk through DUMBO. Is it the biggest flea market in New York? No. Does it compete with some of the larger markets? Probably not. But it doesn't really need to. It's a pleasant place to wander, browse, maybe find something, and maybe not.
💡 Fun fact: When the Manhattan Bridge opened in 1909, its 1,470-foot main span was the third-longest suspension-bridge span in the world. Pretty impressive to have that enormous bridge looming over a little flea market!
Worth the trip.
翻译:DUMBO跳蚤市场规模并不大,这反而挺不错的。它易于游览,随便逛逛也很轻松。你虽然可能会说“我什么都不需要”,但转头又会发现自己突然特别想要某样东西呢。😉 总的来说,这里是个适合放松身心的好去处——感受一下氛围、随便看看,看看有什么能吸引你的目光。其实你完全不必带着购物的目的才来哦。
环境氛围也是体验的一部分呢。矗立在跳蚤市场上方的曼哈顿大桥规模宏大,当你行走在其下方时,这种尺度感尤为明显。汽车、地铁列车、行人和自行车都在桥上穿行。桥拱之下有时较为昏暗;虽然能遮风挡雨,但人多的时候也会显得拥挤不堪。
这里偶尔会有食品卡车,附近也有餐馆,因此很容易把逛跳蚤市场作为在杜博伊斯区(DUMBO)漫步行程的一部分。这里是纽约最大的跳蚤市场吗?并不是。它能和那些规模更大的市场相媲美吗?大概也算不上。不过其实也没这个必要。这里是个适合闲逛、浏览的好去处——说不定能淘到心仪的物品,也可能什么都买不到。
💡 有趣小知识:1909年曼哈顿大桥通车时,其1470英尺的主跨长度在当时位列世界第三长的悬索桥。想想看,这样一座宏伟的大桥就矗立在一个小小的跳蚤市场上方,真是令人惊叹!
值得一去。