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Brooklyn’s ‘big day’: Crowds gather for annual Dumbo Drop, benefiting local schools

NY: Dumbo Toy Elephant Drop

Jun. 2, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Brooklyn’s most endearing flying spectacle returned to Dumbo on May 31, as thousands of tiny toy elephants parachuted from rooftops along Washington Street during the annual Dumbo Drop. Hundreds of spectators filled the iconic cobblestone block between Front and Water streets, in the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge,…