Permit # TV-272: Thursday, 9/15/2011 between 6am – 6am

Filming for Over/Under will occur on Thursday, September 15, 2011 on Front Street between York and Main Streets in Dumbo.

According to a summary on IMDB, the storyline for Over/Under:

“A day trader with a massive gambling problem is fired from his job six months after a bad trade costs his firm millions. Shut out of the job market, he and his beautiful, photographer wife retreat to a neighborhood on the cusp of gentrification. He finds an unlikely partner and starts to turn his life around in an unexpected way.”

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

Doudou 7 Photography Project

It is that time of year again to invite you for the 7th “Doudou Project.” Doudou is the French word for security blanket. This month Davina Zagury invites children to be photographed with their most treasured/security possessions. This “Doudou Project” will result in a month long exhibit, during which prints will be available for order.

In order to secure your session with Davina a non-refundable $30 deposit ($45 for siblings) is required.
The deposit includes:
- 10 minute studio session time
- On line gallery of edited images
- Option to order prints from the online gallery for additional cost
- Exhibit of images chosen by Davina

To view images from past projects please log on to: www.davinaz.com/705/the-dou-dou-project
To book an appointment: please go to: www.davinaz.com/projectpromotion-signup/
Please note that children should be able to sit independently.

Details:
Date: September 18 & 25th
Hour: 10:00a.m. – 5:00p.m.
Place: POMME, 81 Washington Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn
RSVP in required: www.davinaz.com/projectpromotion-signup/
For additional questions: davinaz@davinaz.com, 914 671 3735

These four units are newly listed (past week) two bedroom rentals in Dumbo. The rental market in Dumbo remains brisk, as noted in January, but since then, a new rental building came on the market (25 Washington Street) and 220 Water Street will be a rental opening in January 2012. We’re still hearing from realtors that there are a limited number of larger units with 2 (with home office) or 3 bedrooms.

84 Front Street, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,093sqft, private balcony terrace. $3,980/mo. Listed by owner.

7 Old Fulton Street (Fulton Ferry Landing), 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, 1,015sqft, fireplace, 350sqft private roof deck. $3,750/mo. Listed by NY Casa Group.

1 Main Street, 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2,005sqft, corner loft with Brooklyn Bridge views. $7,900/mo. Listed by Sotheby’s.

135 Plymouth Street, 2 bedrooms. $4,300/mo. Listed by VLS Homes.

Related:
{Dumbo Is One of the Most Expensive NYC Neighborhoods (Q2 2011), 16Aug2011}
{Find Rentals in Dumbo with Naked Apartments, 20Jul2011}
{Jimmy McMillan in Dumbo: Funny or Sad Truth?, 12May2011}
{Dumbo 1-2 Bedroom Rentals Most Expensive in Brooklyn, 23Mar2011}
{Rental Market in Dumbo To Stay Strong in 2011, Say Realtors, 13Jan2011}

(Photo by Jane Kratochvil )

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

• 11 Things To Do on 9/11, 07Sep11, Gothamist
• Combining 79 Bridge St to Make a 5BR $2.55MM Condo, 09Sep11, NYT
• Wedding Central at Fulton Ferry Landing, 11Sep11, McBrooklyn
• Jane Walentas to finally open her carousel, 06Sep11, BK Paper
• VH House Owners’ Hillside Opening in Oct at 70 Hudson Ave, 07Sep11, NYT
• Wild Rise Pizza Pop-Up, 06Sep11, Grubstreet
• Getting nostalgic with Google NY and Digital DUMBO, 06Sep11, Google
• Bubby’s to Host Fall Dinner Symposiums, 08Sep11, BK Eagle
• Development Watch: 220 Water Street, 08Sep11, Brownstoner
• Doppelgänger in New York, 08Sep11, WSJ
• Start-up Areas Dumbo and Flatiron, 09Sep11, Crain’s

Ten artists, one representing every year since September 11, 2001, create interactive memorial stations. The project includes a site for members of the public to create an ephemeral memorial. Participating artists include DUMBO-based Illegal Art whose project will ask participants to dip two fingers into a pot of grey indelible ink to represent the twin towers, and to reflect on the location and impact of the event over the number of days it takes for the ink to fade from their fingers, and others.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2011 • 11AM–5PM
Site locations: Begin at The Pearl St. Triangle (Pearl St. btwn. Front St. & Water St.) and walk to The Archway (Water St. btwn. Adams St. & Anchorage Pl.) continue your walk on Water St. to Dock St., along which the remaining artist stations will be located. Rain sites: 30 Washington St. and The Archway.

More information about each participating artist –
http://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/documents/1714

Wild Rise is a new pizza place in Dumbo that officially opened this week. As a Neapolitan pizza lover (I’ve attempted to make this style using ingredients from Italy and modifying the oven, and failed every time), I’m excited that Wild Rise has opened in Dumbo. I tried two of their pies, the Margherita and crimini mushroom & pepperoni and their ingredients and flavors are better integrated than other Neapolitan pizza places in NYC. New York Magazine declared a Neapolitan pizza revolution back in 2009, and as far as we know, this pizza revolution has continued through NYC and now comes to Dumbo.

For those who don’t know about Neapolitan pizza, it’s a specific style that even has a designation. Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana (VPN) was officially established as a denomination of control (DOC) by the Italian government, a designation that made the VPN a legal entity able to give special designation to pizzerias who meet strict requirements that respect the tradition of the art of Neapolitan pizza making. Slice has a good article about What to Expect at a Neapolitan Pizzeria and what is VPN pizza if you haven’t tried one yet. Wild Rise follows authentic Neapolitan pizza-making traditions using “wild, fresh, natural ingredients” but with a modern twist using a custom oven. We asked the artisan pizzamakers at Wild Rise about the new pizza place:

Q: The name Wild Rise – presumably it’s a reference to the yeast. Is that so, and how did you come up with the name?

A: Yes, Wild Rise is a reference to the fact the dough is leavened using a wild yeast culture captured in Italy and kept alive in scientific incubators. Many names were considered, but this one was chosen because it speaks directly to what makes a Neapolitan pizza different and special (the crust/dough) and it speaks directly to what makes Wild Rise Neapolitan pizza different and special (the wild yeast culture).

Q: Wild Rise looks like 1/3 science lab, 1/3 traditional pizza location, and 1/3 bar. It’s a comfortable place to grab a drink, watch the pizza action, and eat one of your pizzas. Is your idea to show us the Neapolitan style using modern techniques?

A: The physical location continues to be 68 Jay Street Bar. Wild Rise is in partnership with 68 Jay Street Bar to serve, in quasi-pop-up fashion, 3 nights a week (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday) for now, possibly expanding to more times down the line. The science lab part is right on. There is plenty of scientific and freaky custom made equipment behind the scenes you didn’t see on display. Will be showing glimpses of that on the Wild Rise blog over time as well as diving into the story behind the ingredients.

Q: What are you most excited about opening Wild Rise?

A: We’re most excited about finally sharing with the public the end product of years of R&D that has until now only been eaten at private pizza tastings. We think of it as thoughtful pizza – pizza with soul. We produce pizza like producing fine wine – with great care in the making and pedigree of the ingredients to achieve a nuanced, complex, and harmonious flavor profile. If Neapolitan is a step up from typical pizza, we aim to stand on the shoulders of that Neapolitan tradition to take pizza to a higher level.

Welcome to Dumbo, Wild Rise!

Wild Rise (wildrise.com)
at 68 Jay Street Bar (Corner of Jay Street and Water Street), Brooklyn, NY 11201
Open Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday evenings

Reminder that Fashion’s Night Out (various retail locations throughout Dumbo), Dumbo Fight Night (St. Ann’s Warehouse, 38 Water Street), and 1st Thursdays Dumbo Gallery Walk (galleries in Dumbo) is tonight.

Other events at the Brooklyn Bridge Park such as Sunset Pilates on Pier 6 and Stargazing on Pier 1 are tonight.

Powerhouse Arena is hosting a book launch party for When Parents Text (7-9pm). Based on the popular website, When Parents Text is an endearing ode to technologically confused adults. Authors Sophia Fraioli and Lauren Kaelin discuss the creation of the book and site, and share some of their favorite parental texts.

A reader sent us this email that the B25 bus route has begun the routing down Main Street:

Did you know that the B 25 buses started today going down Main and Water 7 days a week from morning until late night? Apparently the concerns raised in July about this route and schedule change went unheard.

We previously posted about the B25 bus in July from another resident who thought buses turning into Main Street, then down Water Street would be too much for the cramped streets.

The original post from the resident said this about having the bus turn into Main Street: “it is extremely dangerous, and it is a terrible and unsustainable traffic-flow situation. I have seen fist-fights and many incidences of road rage. Many times busses careen onto the street hardly braking at all as they turn down from Front Street. I am worried no one is going to take this issue seriously until a pedestrian is killed or there is a serious accident.”

Most of the Water Street re-construction has been completed and paved with Belgian blocks.

[UPDATE: Robert Perris, District Manager for CB2 commented this update: CB2 took these concerns seriously and discussed them with New York City Transit (NYCT) and other stakeholders. One alternative that was considered was the viability of moving the bus loop to another street further east. NYCT informed CB2 that it was not able to consider an alternative route at this time but might re-visit the issue following implementation of the 24/7 Main Street loop." Thanks Rob for the update!]

The internationally-celebrated Fashion’s Night Out returns for its 3rd year this Thursday, September 8th, 2011. This year, you don’t have to leave Dumbo to enjoy the festivities. Coinciding with September’s 1st Thursday Gallery Walk, art and fashion lovers will have many places to celebrate and indulge in their passions.

For the most up to date listing of participating locations, please go to the Dumbo BID’s facebook page.

(Photo by Cooper Miller)

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

• The Jane’s Carousel Horses Have Arrived (Willow Tree Still Dead), 02Sep11, Gothamist
• Procession of Horses – Jane’s Carousel, 02Sep11, demonstro.us
• Vinegar Hill on NabeWise, 30Aug11, NabeWise
• Minus Space Moving to DUMBO, 01Sep11, LMag
• A Ride With Head-Spinning Views, 01Sep11, NYT
• ‘Jane’s Carousel’: Ponies Prance Across Dumbo, 02Sep11, NYT
• Gair History at 55 Washington St, 29Aug11, Etsy
• 205 Water St Development has Waiting List of 1100, 01Sep11, BK Eagle
• What all the fuss over Brooklyn Bridge Park is about, 29Aug11, Capital NY
• Irene in Brooklyn: Hurricane News by Neighborhood, 29Aug11, LMag
• Photos: Jane’s Vintage Carousel, 02Sep11, WSJ
• A Brooklyn State of Mind: D.U.M.B.O. Arts Center, 02Sep11, HuffPo
• New Real Estate Reports Show High Prices in Brooklyn, 30Aug11, BK Eagle
• Dumbo Arts Festival Coming Sept. 23-25, 31Aug11, BK Eagle
• Where Dumbo Housewares Guru Becka Citron Stocks Her Bar, 01Sep11, Racked
• Past and Present: Talman Street (Dumbo), 02Sep11, Brownstoner
• Furman Street Now Two Way, 01Sep11, Brownstoner
• Walt Whitman Park Opening Next Week, 02Sep11, Brownstoner