On Tuesday morning, several car owners on York Street, between Washington and Front Street discovered that their windows were smashed. There were at least 7 windows smashed. Broken glass is still littered on the sidewalk/street (as of this morning).

Be on the lookout for suspicious activity and call the 84th Precinct (718-875-6811 (store this number in your cell phone)) or 911 if you witness any crimes. Please continue to call so they can log/track the area.

For those who missed our interview with DB Burkeman (aka DJ DB), the author of “STICKERS, from Punk Rock to Contemporary Art,” the book can now be pre-ordered online. The ‘mini-site’ was created by Dumbo’s Damashek Consulting with photos by Dumbo-based Liz Lomax (who we interviewed for DumboNYC). The book is exclusively distributed by Jan Larsen Art (63 Pearl Street, Brooklyn NY) and will e priced lower than Amazon and elsewhere.

Also, on Thursday, October 7, there is a book launch event at 9pm at Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleeker St, NYC). (More info)

Sign on Front Street:

NOTICE

Please be advisd that as of Thursday 9/30/2010 there will be a change in parking regulations along Front Street from Bridge Street to Jay Street. There will be No Parking Anytime along Front Street from Bridge Street to Jay Street. Please contact (201) 601-4065 to obtain further information.

This notice is poted in front of the 201 Front Street building. We posted earlier that new scaffolding went up around the building. This doesn’t appear to be an official city notice, but that could be coming(?)

Photo by epc

1) FELA Performance Moved to St. Anns Warehouse Due to Weather

Due to the rain, the free FELA! concert has been moved to St. Ann’s Warehouse at 38 Water St. Doors open at 6PM and the concert starts at 6:30PM. Admission is first come, first served and capacity is extremely limited.

When: Monday, October 4, 2010, door open 6pm
Where: St. Ann’s Warehouse, 38 Water St, Brooklyn, 718.254.8779

2) Bindlestiff Cirkus at Galapagos at 8pm

From NYTimes: “Tap-dancing bears, kung fu juggling, clown bands, aerialists, sword swallowers, cowboys and a cougar contortionist — these are just a few of the acts that the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus has brought to the stage at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn over the last few years. Once a month Keith Nelson, a founder of the Cirkus and host of Bindlestiff Family Cirkus’s Open Variety Night there, presents emerging artists performing vaudeville, circus acts, Wild West shows, sideshows and burlesque”

When: Monday, October 4, 2010, door open 7pm
Where: Galapagos Art Space (galapagosartspace.com), 16 Main Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn; 718-222-8500

3) powerHouse Arena Book Launch Party: The New Brooklyn Cookbook By Melissa Vaughan, Brendan Vaughan, and Michael Harlan Turkell

When: Monday, October 4, 7-9 pm
Where: powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn, 718.666.3049

“Featuring recipes and stories from 31 restaurants that put Brooklyn on the culinary map, The New Brooklyn Cookbook by Melissa Vaughan and Brendan Vaughan is a gorgeous compendium of greatest hits from bold, exciting new outer borough New York City eateries. “The New Brooklyn Cookbook” celebrates the wave of culinary energy that has transformed this thriving borough and infused its kitchens and dining rooms with passion, vigor, and big flavors.”

Installation of new scaffolding around the building at 201 Front Street (aka 195-203 Front Street, 208 Water Street) is going up. According to the Department of Buildings permit, issued on 9/30/2010, the job is for an “installation of a scaffold on existing sidewalk shed and in the courtyard approximately 56′-65′ high as per plans during exterior masonry repairs.”

As posted in July 2009 (including its building history), the plans are to convert existing building to residential use with accessory parking and retail store on the 1st floor. Another job permit on 9/2/2010 approved a new 18′ curb cut west of intersection of Water Street and Bridge Street (below photo), we’re assuming is related to the proposed parking. Anyone have any additional info on this project?

{NYC DOB record, 9/30/2010}
{NYC DOB record, 8/02/2010}

(Photo by @NYCphotos-flickr)

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

• New Carousel Building To Anchor Park Cove, 27Sep10, BK Eagle
• Alexis Bittar Studio in Dumbo, 29Sep10, NYT
• Video: Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation Bullying Artists, 01Oct10, Gothamist
• BBPark bully artists during DUMBO Arts Fest, 29Sep10, lawoffallingbodies.com
• Vinegar Hill’s Brian Leth, 29Sep10, VillageVoice
• What Dumbo would look like underwater, 30Sep10, TRD
• We Were There: DUMBO Arts Festival, 27Sep10, Gothamist
• Random shots from the Dumbo Arts Fest, 26Sep10, paullarosa.com
• Dumbo Arts Fest Photos, 26Sep10, whrtny
• Inside Gleason’s Gym, 27Sep10, foundinbrooklyn
• The 14 Most Stylish People at the Dumbo Arts Fest, 27Sep10, NYMag
• Cycles of Violence: Standout at DUMBO Arts Fest, 28Sep10, Luxist
• Get your ‘Fela’ for free at Brooklyn Bridge Park, 29Sep10, BKPaper
• Jennifer Williams: visual artist, 28Sep10, The Population

For those who are wondering, the Belgian blocks replacement on Water Street has finally begun after a 15 month restoration project of the water and sewer mains. The photo above is by Josh Derr, who says, “Good news for everyone who thought our streets were to be eternally paved over with asphalt. Rebuilding of the belgian block surface on Water street has begun, marking the beginning of the last phase of street construction for this section of DUMBO.”

Previously:
{Washington Street Construction (Sept Update), 22Sept2010}
{Water Street Reconstruction Update (Mar/Apr 2010), 10Mar2010}
{Washington Street Construction Update, 13Aug2010}