Here at Dumbo Moving & Storage we thought we should some information about our namesake neighborhood Dumbo, Brooklyn. Dumbo is short for Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass. It is home to Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge, Grimaldi's pizzeria, famous art gallery St. Ann's Warehouse, and many more bars, and restaurants. It is home to plenty of big events such as the Dumbo Arts Festival and the New York Festival of Lights. It is perhaps best known for its spectacular view of Manhattan. On a clear day you wouldn’t have trouble seeing the Statue of Liberty (which is dwarfed by Manhattan’s buildings). … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2015
Earth Day 2015 at Union Square
Earth Day is the quintessential day to talk about recycling and renewable energy. And what better way to celebrate the Day then in Union Square. Union Square is a park that has always been a haven for market places that care about the environment and want to provide as much as a low impact product or service as much as possible. Dumbo Moving set up shop at Union Square, to tell people about the green services we offer, collect recycling, and to give back to the people items that they can use over and over again to reduce waste. We gave out some tote bags that would be great to take to the supermarket with. Also if someone … [Read more...]
Why Hire A Professional Mover
Chances are you have friends who begrudgingly will be willing to help, so why hire a professional nyc mover? -You have a lot more stuff than you think you do. There is stuff in drawers, closets, underneath your bed, and on shelves. By hiring your movers, you avoid tiring yourselves out and don’t run the risk of hurting yourself. -Movers know how to move, wrap and unwrap furniture. Not to mention they own all the proper equipment (dollies, straps,ramps, blankets to cover furniture) with them. So there is less chance of them breaking furniture. Plus there is insurance so if an accident does occur you will receive some sort of … [Read more...]
Moving With Your Pets
Moving can be a stressful time for your pet, they know less about what is going on than you do. We hope that in this post, we can help alleviate some of the problems of moving with your pets. The easiest thing to do for them is isolate them in a room till the move is over. A bathroom works best since there is no furniture to move from that room. Make sure you leave the pet’s food, water dish and a toy or a bone to keep them occupied till the move is complete. Some pets don’t like the idea of a bunch of strange looking men coming into their space and moving furniture around. So for the pet’s safety and the safety of the movers it … [Read more...]
Definitive Moving List
You will find a lot of moving tips on our website. In this article, we searched through all the posts for tips and created a quintessential list of moving tips. Everything you need to know to about moving in to any kind of apartment. Whether you are moving to a small Bronx apartment or you are one of those lucky Long Island Movers headed to a big house with a big back yard. -First thing first, sort out everything you have. See what you want to get rid of, what you want to donate, and what you want to keep. This is important for two main reasons, first it lowers your moving inventory. The less you have to pack, the less work you … [Read more...]
Dumbo Moving’s Moving Forward Scholarship
Dumbo Moving & Storage has helped a lot of people make big transitions in their lives. We have assisted people moved into their first homes, their first apartments, and helped people move into college. Here at Dumbo Moving & Storage, we want more people to go to college and we want to help you be able to get into college. Dumbo Moving & Storage is creating, The Dumbo Moving’s Moving Forward Scholarship. We will be rewarding one person of extraordinary talent with $3,000. The decision will be made by company management based on the following criteria: awards on different state, national or international competitions, … [Read more...]
Family moving
One of those so-called ''big days'' during the lifetime is certainly a moving day. In order to accomplish the moving-mission as fast as you can, you will need good strategy and solid plan. Since the unforeseen circumstances are likely to happen, every participant of moving process, every house member should be dedicated to his task. If you hired NYC movers to help, you should do the packing before they arrive, mark the boxes correctly and base them on a proper place. Duties between family members should be shared logically. Husband can handle packing cumbersome items, heavy pieces of furniture and also can help with loading … [Read more...]
Moving VS Gym
Can working as mover make one look handsome and attractive? One of the most common real - life professions in New York demanding major physical effort is moving. Does this make movers popular among New York girls? To what extent do movers working in NYC moving company enjoy their popularity and their job? By watching movies and soap operas we can’t help wondering who is better looking – guys who are doing physical work or those who are working out in the gym regularly? Very first difference that we can think of is the fact that the first group is usually made of hard workers (movers, construction workers,…) who are doing … [Read more...]
