Chef Gordon Ramsay of Kitchen Nightmares is filming in Dumbo (at the Dumbo Flea) from 11-1pm today. Below are a few photos from DumboNYC correspondence Innuendo, taken yesterday on Washington and Front Street. Online rumors say that they are profiling the restaurant Hiro, located in the East Village Mojito in Clinton Hills.

There have been lots of celebrity sightings in Dumbo lately. Please email us if you have any sightings or have any photos.

5 Boro Bike Tour goes through Dumbo 11:30am May 3, 2009 (Photo courtesy of Innuendo)

(Photo from 2008 Five Boro Tour)

TD Bank Five Boro Bike Tour, Sunday, May 3, 2009

Street closure information courtesy of Dumbo Improvement District:
30,000 cyclists have signed up for the 42 mile TD Bank Five Boro Bike Tour.

On Sunday, the following streets in Brooklyn will be closed intermittently to motorists from 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM for the Five Boro Bike Tour:

• Navy Street from North Elliot Street to Gold Street
• Gold Street from York Street to Front Street
• Front Street from Gold Street to Old Fulton Street (Cadman Plaza)
• Old Fulton Street (Cadman Plaza) from Front Street to Furman Street
• Furman Street from Old Fulton Street to Atlantic Avenue

For more information:
NYC DOT
Bike New York

Please use caution along the route.

(Photo by dasmart from the DumboNYC Flickr pool)

The following are selected links from this past week on blogs and websites with discussion about Dumbo (and its neighboring areas):

• Two Trees Press on with Big Plans, 25Apr09, Crain’s
• Invisible Children at Fulton Ferry, 27Apr09, Guest of a Guest
• PS8 Building Plans, 27Apr09, Brooklyn Paper
• BKLYN Designs 2009, 30Apr09, NY Times
• Two Trees Snail Mail Spam, 30Apr09, BHB
• Issue Project Room Space at 110 Livingston, 29Apr09, Brownstoner
• Vinegar Hill House Review, 04May09, New Yorker
• Reinvigorating Old Fulton Street, 28Apr09, Brooklyn Eagle
• Filmmakers’ Discussion Panel at Galapagos, 28Apr09, Brooklyn Eagle
• DigitalDUMBO in NextNY, 01May09, The Deal
• Blogfest Biggest One, 28Apr09, Brooklyn Paper
• Breakfast in Bed with Almondine, 27Apr09, About
• Brooklyn Bridge Park Has a Flea, 28Apr09, Racked
• A Child Grows Event Picks, 29Apr09, A Child Grows in Brooklyn
• BSH Appliances in DUMBO Hosts Architects, 29Apr09, Brooklyn Eagle
• BHB Correspondence Goes to Jacques Torres, 29Apr09, BHB
• Congrats to StreetFilms, 30Apr09, StreetFilms
• 68 Jay Open Studios, 01May09, Bluebarn
• Pan-European Picnic at Fulton Ferry Park (7/23), 01May09, 3quarksdaily

Brooklyn Arts Council launches Scene: Brooklyn, Independent Film and Media Arts that celebrates the borough’s thriving film community, and features a seminar for filmmakers, a panel discussion, and screenings. Screenings will be at Galapagos Art Space on May 4-6, 2009.

Monday, May 4:

• 7 – 8:40pm: Framing Fiction: Featuring the work of Brooklyn’s most promising emerging narrative filmmakers, this series tells six short stories of love, friendship, and even a talking plant. From outstanding student films, to Sundance sensations, Brooklyn storytellers are bringing the unexpected to the screen.
• 9 – 10:30pm: Artists in Residence: Brooklyn’s visual art scene is more vibrant than ever before. In this program, animated and experimental works screen alongside intimate profiles of artists who live right next door.

Tuesday, May 5:

• 7 – 8:30PM: Brooklyn Current: Three documentary films explore some of the most important issues facing Brooklyn and its residents today. From gentrification to the subprime mortgage crisis, intimate accounts from those affected shed light on the stories that put our borough in the headlines.
• 9 – 10:30pm: Crossing Borders: Compelling stories of survival, goodwill, and community are captured by Brooklyn filmmakers shooting in India, South Africa, and at home.

Wednesday, May 6:

7 – 11pm: Living the Independent Dream Brooklyn Filmmakers Panel: This panel features some of the borough’s most successful filmmakers, including Half Nelson’s Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, whose long-awaited new film Sugar premiered at Sundance recently, Oscar nominated director Tia Lessin, Cruz Angeles (Don’t Let me Down), and Rahmin Bahrani (Man Push Cart, Goodbye Solo). The panel is moderated by Mark Rosenberg, founder and director of Brooklyn’s own Rooftop Films. Scene: Brooklyn award-winners will be announced, with prizes including a cash award, Final Draft scriptwriting software, and travel on JetBlue Airways. Wrapping it all up will be a reception sponsored by Rice Restaurant to honor participating filmmakers. The screenings and panel are $5 at the door. RSVP required for the seminar and panel at brooklynartscouncil.org

For schedule of events, go to brooklynartscouncil.org/documents/1163.

Reminder:

EPIC DUMBO STOOP SALE

Date: Sat, May 2, 11am–4pm
Location: The Archway, Dumbo Brooklyn

The DUMBO Parents Organization (DPO) is presenting its first annual DUMBO Stoop Sale. The event will take place in The Archway (below the Manhattan Bridge) and is a great opportunity to buy gently used clothes, accessories, children’s toys, books and anything else DUMBO residents are looking to part with.