It's official. Today the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate DUMBO a historic district, pending City Council approval. The area, composed of 91 industrial buildings dated mostly from 1880 to 1920, is bound by John Street to the north, York Street to the south, Main Street to the west and Bridge Street to the east. It is the city's 90th historic district. The district contains the Manhattan Bridge, and its support piers and anchorage......

The investigationcontinues at the Greenpoint Terminal Market. We thought this quote from a Department of Environmental Protection workerin the Daily News summed it up well: "It looks like an atomic bomb hit it. This looks like a war zone. Everything's totally burned down. Fuhgeddaboudit." One concern is that the buildings will collapse, since the structures have been so devastated by the fire, so the Fire Department is going to start tearing down some buildings.......

Looking for something to do this long holiday weekend? If you're as obsessed about architecture as Gothamist, you might want to check out the Fourth Annual Bridge Street Development Corporation (BSDC) Show House. Located at 380 Lewis Avenue, this 112 year-old brownstone was suffering from a half-century of neglect, until it was renovated last year. What sets 380 Lewis apart from previous BSDC Show Houses (also renovated brownstones) is its subdivision into condominiums, presenting a......