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11/13/17 4:17pm

Dumbo NYC has been bought!

We have some news for you, readers: Dumbo NYC has a new publisher. Julia Moak, owner of Greenpointers and Brokelyn, is now also the publisher of Dumbo NYC.

Since Julia’s purchase of Greenpointers three years ago, the site has only grown. Especially now, with such a void of local news, that Greenpointers and Brokelyn can continue to grow and thrive proves communities still deeply care about and rely on these platforms for not only news but also events and opportunities. With some love and effort, Dumbo NYC will soon come to embody that as well.

While Julia comes from a tech background, she’s a born and bred New Yorker with a longtime love for quality journalism. She’s also an A+ party planner, evidenced by Greenpointers’ numerous markets, and she’ll be bringing her love of events to Dumbo NYC.

It’s been a bit quiet around here, if you didn’t notice, but you can expect Dumbo NYC to get a lot more active in the near future. We plan to make this the go to spot for tips and guides as well as general, real estate and cultural news about the area and adjacent nabe Vinegar Hill.

Do you have ideas for Dumbo NYC? Great! We’re looking for new pitches and new writers: If you’ve got something you want to write for us, email hello@dumbonyc dot com today. We’re interested in restaurant recommendations, upcoming theater events, art, historic photos, and anything else you think would be of interest to the people who live and work in Dumbo.

See you soon, and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!

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Brooklyn Bridge Park

08/18/16 1:00pm

Change the Color of One World Trade’s Spire With Bill Nye the Science Guy Next Week

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Brooklyn Bridge Park. Photo by Mary Hautman

The National Park Service is celebrating its 100th birthday next week with a blowout at Brooklyn Bridge Park, to be hosted by Centennial Ambassador Bill Nye the Science Guy and include an activity where attendees can change the color of One World Trade Center’s spire.
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Brooklyn Bridge Park

08/04/16 4:30pm

Dumbo Retailer West Elm to Open Its Empire Stores Flagship This Month

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Dumbo-based home furnishings company West Elm will be the first tenant to open in the massive and neighborhood-changing 146-year-old coffee warehouse-turned-retail hub Empire Stores.

The grand opening of its new flagship is set for August 18 at 8 a.m., the retailer revealed in an email Wednesday. West Elm is leasing a third of the historic building and will also have its offices there. (more…)

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Dumbo Food

06/02/16 12:45pm

New Farmers Market Will Bring Locally Sourced Food to the Pearl Street Triangle

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A former farmers market in Dumbo

Dumbo home cooks and food lovers, rejoice! The neighborhood is getting a new weekly farmers market.

Created by the Dumbo Improvement District in partnership with Down to Earth Markets, Dumbo Farmers Market will bring an array of locally sourced produce and meats, baked goods, and organic and sustainable specialty food to the Pearl Street Triangle — located in the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge’s archway — every Wednesday starting June 8.

The Pearl Street Triangle. Photo by Hannah Frishberg

Down to Earth Markets, formerly known as Community Markets, ran a farmers market in 2009 and 2010 in the same location. The market previously closed so the company could “pursue other opportunities,” a representative told DumboNYC.

“It was basically the changing of the times, the demographic shifts, more people working in Dumbo,” Down to Earth founder Miriam Haaf told Brownstoner about why the market decided to come back five-year’s after its hiatus, adding, “Dumbo has changed substantially since 2010 and people are much more interested in shopping at farmers markets.”

The company currently manages 15 community markets in and around NYC, including a weekly market in Greenpoint and a twice-weekly market in Park Slope.

Since the first market’s closure, the next-closest sizable farmers market has been at Borough Hall, where GrowNYC hosts vendors on Tuesdays and Saturdays year round.

Around 15 vendors are expected for new Dumbo market’s first day, with expansion planned depending on community support, according to a press release.

Photo via Down to Earth

So far the roster includes Arlotta Food Studio, selling infused olive oils and handmade pasta; Karl Farmily Farms, bringing meat, poultry and eggs raised in the Hudson Valley; Pickle Licious, offering old-fashioned-style barrel pickles; and La Petite Occasion, selling with caramels and toffees made from local milk, among others.

The market will run from noon to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays through November 16. For more information, including a full list of vendors, see the market’s website.