It’s hard not to smile when you see fellow Dumbo resident and co-founder of Dumbo based WORKSHOP, Jessi Arrington and her rainbow loving ‘first ever stoop-sale, party, excuse-to-clean-out-your-closet-and-help-your-stuff-find-a-new-home, fundraiser, meet-your-neighbors, one-day-only spectacular inside the Manhattan Bridge Hole Sale.’ The Hole Sale event, which is a partnership with the DUMBO Improvement District, is named after the structure under the Manhattan Bridge, is being held under The Archway on Saturday, April 16, 2011 from 11am – 4:30pm.

This event is not just a stoop sale. There will be a marching band, music, cupcakes, photo ops, and of course second hand goods for sale. Jessi is getting rid of over 400 items from her very colorful wardrobe so others can enjoy some great second hand goods. You can also drop off donations to sell your stuff for a cause. Proceeds will benefit Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls scholarship fund.

For detailed information (and even some easter eggs), check out Jessi’s Hole Sale website at holesale.org.

LimoNerd, a ‘luxury car and limousine service’ is taking over the former Dumbo Muffin Cafe location at 63 Pearl Street in Dumbo. According to the signage on the door, they “provide transportation services in over 400 cities and 40 countries worldwide, making LimoNerd your one stop ground transportation provider.”

Promenade Car Service is also located in Dumbo at 102 Front Street. Does anyone have experiences with LimoNerd?

(Photo courtesy of epc)

LimoNerd
63 Pearl Street, Brooklyn NY 11201
718-797-9777

[UPDATE 2: News 12 is looking for residents to interview at 10:30am (Wed, April 13) at the corner of Adams/Water Street in Dumbo.]

[UPDATE: News NY1 is looking for residents to be interviewed about neighborhood filming. Please email us at DumboNYC@gmail.com and we'll connect you to the reporter. Thanks.]

When you look at the views of the Brooklyn Bridge or Manhattan Bridge from Dumbo, you can imagine a time when Robert Gair settled in the area in the 1880s, who built up an empire of factories, warehouses, and dock storehouses. Now, artists, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and non-profits are following the hustle of the importers and shipping companies from the late 1800s, and filmmakers what to capture that part of gritty New York. Some residents of Dumbo are saying “enough is enough” to the almost daily filmings in the neighborhood, according to an article in The Brooklyn Paper.

Sometimes there are shootout scenes involving fake gunfire and explosions, or fake chalk lines and fake blood from a crime scene in last week’s filming of Prime Suspect. People don’t seem to mind as long as they know that these are fake scenes (we know from the many email tips we receive reporting what they believe are real ‘incidents’.)

On one hand, residents say we live in a movie set and it’s a small price to pay to live in Dumbo, while the other half say they are “tired of our neighborhood being overrun by film crews” (ref: comment). While many comments to these filmings have centered around the lack of parking spots already during this time of major re-construction in the neighborhood, others say there will always be complainers. The Brooklyn Paper article says that a film ‘moratorium’ could be an option “in certain movie-burdened neighborhoods.” What do you think- To ban or not to ban?

More:
{Local DUMBO Resident To Hollywood: “Go Back To TriBeCa!”, Gothamist}
{DUMBO Wants Film Permit Ban, HuffPo}
{Cut! Besieged DUMBO cries out for film permit ban, BK Paper}
{Tax Breaks to Bring More Filming to Dumbo, 28Jul2008}

Permit # TV 10: On Tuesday, April 12, 2011 (6am – 1am (Wed))

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is being filmed in Dumbo on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 on Jay Street and around the Pearl Street Triangle near the Archway on Anchorage Place and Pearl Streets.

If you have further questions you can contact their Locations Department at 212-462-2631.

All filming posts are tagged here: DumboNYC.com/tag/filming

Barber on Pearl (aka Pearl Street Barber) (Yelp Review)
57 Pearl Street (between Plymouth St and Anchorage Pl)
Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Shop hours:
Mon-Fri 8am-7pm
Sat 9am-6pm
Sun 10am-5pm
Phone: 718-855-3090

Related:
{Business Spotlight: Barber on Pearl, 01Sep2011}
{Barber on Pearl Now Open, 27Jul2010}
{Barber Shop “Coming Soon” to Dumbo, 02Jul2010}

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

• Two Trees signs 9,176 s/f lease to POV in DUMBO, 08Apr11, REJ
• Ticketed For Jaywalking in Dumbo, 05Apr11, LEV NYT
• Two Trees settles square-foot suit for $150k, 06Apr11, NYT
• Brooklyn named a top must-see spot, 02Apr11, NYP
• Brooklyn Community Foundation, 05Apr11, BK Rail
• DUMBO’s Am-Indian/Alaskan Population +600%, 07Apr11, McBrooklyn
• Big Apple Brits & Dumbo Improvement District’s Royal Wedding Party, 05Apr11, NYT
• BRIC Dance Party Series at Brooklyn Bridge Park, 05Apr11, BK Eagle
• Smith Restoration Leases at 20 Jay St, 05Apr11, BK Eagle
• Brooklyn Waterfront Boom in Census, 04Apr11, NYDN
• Bridge Park supporters say condos Raise Money, 04Apr11, BK Paper

First, kudos to Dumbo based Erica Heinz (@ericaheinz) and her team on the redesign of the Galapagos Art Space website redesign!

For the month of April, Galapagos Art Space is offering a generous offer for DumboNYC readers. Their weekly Saturday Floating Kabarette show has been a huge success and attracts audience members from around the globe. As a special for Brooklyn residents and workers, they are offering a 25% discount to any of the Saturday Floating Kabarette shows. All you need to do is visit galapagosartspace.com/events to pick the Floating Kabarette show (as long as it’s not sold out), click Buy Tickets to be brought to Ticketweb.com, then enter the discount code “DUMBOFK” (without the quotes) at checkout.

What is a Floating Kabarette, you say? Floating Kabarette is a unique weekly variety show featuring the very best of New York City’s cabaret, burlesque, music, circus, skill & feats, aerial/trapeze, and performance art communities. Its polished, well-produced show fills up the space with alluring narratives of society and culture.

This Saturday’s Floating Kabarette features burlesque by Miss Tickle and Madame Rosebud:

A double dose of titillating burlesque by Miss Tickle and Madame Rosebud!

Madame Rosebud is burlesque’s Eastern Muse. Her specialty: the creation of worlds in which you may comfortably be seduced. As a striptease artist, actor, dancer and storyteller, she has brought her graceful, elegant work to audiences all over the East Coast.

Miss Tickle, crowned the “Queen of gags and gimmicks” for her sorceress-like ability to design and create gorgeous and unparalleled costumes. Tonight’s fantastic lineup also includes the musical stylings of Joseph Keckler, aerial by Joshua Dean, and fabulous hosts, Olga & Bjorn.

Doors: 10:00PM, Show: 10:30PM | $15 General Admission, $20 Reserved VIP Seating
(Remember to get your discount, use the discount code above)

General Admission tickets do not guarantee seating, so be sure to arrive early to get a seat! Parties purchasing the VIP Reserved Seating ticket should confirm their reservations by sending an e-mail to andrew@galapagosartspace.com with the party’s name and the full names of everyone in the party. Advance tickets must be purchased before completing a reservation. We process seating reservations during our office hours, which are 10am – 6pm, Monday – Friday. Online ticket sales stop at 8:00pm on Saturday nights. Thank you!

On April 7, the waterfront neighborhood of DUMBO will welcome art lovers and fun seekers to First Thursday, a monthly gallery walk where gallery spaces celebrate the vivacious New York art scene that has become a cultural hallmark for this Brooklyn neighborhood. Exhibitions, interactive installations, and opening receptions at local galleries comprise this month’s First Thursday on Thursday, April 7 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Two Trees Management, in collaboration with participating galleries, is proud to host this festive evening, giving visitors and residents the chance to immerse themselves in DUMBO’s cultural offerings. Local bars offer drink specials afterward as well.

Check gallery websites or dumboculture411.com for updates.

A.I.R. Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 228
Amos Eno Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 202
Brooklyn Arts Council, 111 Front St., Suite 218
Caption Gallery, 55 Washington St., Suite 802
Central Booking, 111 Front St., Suite 214
Collective Consciousness NYC, 10 Jay St.
DUMBO Arts Center, 111 Front St., Suite 212
Farmani Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 212
Giacobetti Paul Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 220
Henry Gregg Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 226
Klompching Gallery, 111 Front St.
Kris Graves Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 224
Melville House, 145 Plymouth St.
Mighty Tanaka Gallery, 68 Jay St., Suite 416
One Arm Red, 10 Jay St.
Powerhouse Books & Powerhouse Arena, 37 Main St.
Rabbithole Studio, 33 Washington St.
Randall Scott Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 204
Smack Mellon, 93 Plymouth St. @ Washington Street
Spring, 126a Front St.
Umbrage Gallery, 111 Front St.
VII Photo, 28 Jay St.

Permit # FF 27: On Wednesday – Friday, April 6-8, 2011 (7pm – 9am)
The Projectionist, a feature film is being filmed in Dumbo on Wednesday – Friday (4/6, 4/7, 4/8) between 7pm – 9am, near the corner of Plymouth Street and Anchorage Place.

In addition to the filming that occurred on Monday and Tuesday, Dumbo had a full week of filming.

If you have further questions you can contact their Locations Department at 646-753-2745.

All filming posts are tagged here: DumboNYC.com/tag/filming