There's a Construction Cone Christmas Tree in Brooklyn

Christmas trees in New York City come in all shapes and sizes, from the classic Norway Spruce that goes up at Rockefeller Center every year to more off-beat trees that pop up around the five boroughs. This year you'll find an origami tree, a lobster trap tree, and at the anchorage of the Manhattan Bridge in Dumbo, a Construction Cone Tree!

Construction Cone Tree debuted in 2023 as "a cheeky nod to Dumbo’s ongoing capital street improvement project." The DUMBO Improvement District commissioned local Brooklyn artist Casey Opstad to create the piece.

The bright orange boughs are wrapped in rainbow-colored string lights and topped with a shining star. When the tree went up last year, it was accompanied by a sign that explained its origins with a poem. It read:

'Twas the month before the holidays and all through the 'hood
Construction was epic - which in the long term was good.
Too dusty for douglas fir, too cramped for a spruce,
What kind of tree could the Dumbo BID use?
The answer was obvious - it just had to be
The very first ever Dumbo construction cone tree!

You can see the Construction Cone Tree at Dumbo Archway Plaza, where it is set against a view of the Manhattan Bridge, now through Christmas Eve!

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In addition to this unconventional tree, there are a variety of ways to get in the holiday spirit around Dumbo. Kids can mail a letter to the North Pole at Santa’s Mailbox and enter for a chance for $100 Dumbo Dollars to make spend locally. You can also shop for gifts at The Brooklyn Flea x Dumbo Market and enjoy a warm beverage as you walk beneath the twinkling lights outside!