As Above – So Below is a video mapping projection installation during the Dumbo Arts Festival in September 2011. This video from one of the artists, John Ensor Parker, is the only one that shows the full installation as it happened. It was conceived and created by a group of six artists, John Ensor Parker, Simon Anaya, Farkas Fulop, Johnny Moreno, Richard Jochum, & Ryan Uzilevsky. With significant sponsorship from visual production company Senovva, the artists developed a multi-perspective 3D installation that spans a nearly 30,000 square feet canvas on the Manhattan Bridge Anchorage in Brooklyn.

Permit # FF-144: Thursday, 11/10/2011 between 2pm – 5am

Filming for Broken City is taking place today, Thursday, November 10, 2011 around Dumbo.

- Jay from York to Water
- Pearl from York to Plymouth
- Adams from York to Plymouth
- Front from Jay to Main
- Water from Jay to Main

According to a summary on IMDB, the storyline for Broken City:

“An ex-cop trailing the wife of New York City’s mayor finds himself immersed in a larger scandal.”

Stars include Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

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

These photos by Josh Derr of Dumbo’s Stabber Alley (at the base of the Manhattan Bridge) got some new graffiti, Gothamist first reported. Stabber Alley got some recent fame when people competed for mayorship on Foursquare last year.

The complete tag reads “No tiene dinero pero tengo mi corazon…”, which according to Gothamist translates to “You have no money but I have heart…” which doesn’t apply to many of Dumbo’s residents, at least according to the latest census.

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

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

Permit # C 118: On Tuesday, April 5, 2011 (5am)
A commercial shoot with the project name “Epoch” will be shooting at Pearl Street and Anchorage Place in Dumbo. If you have further questions you can contact their Locations Department at 212-226-0661.

Not sure if it’s related to Epoch Films. Anyone know?

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Rapid Realty has leased space on 1 Anchorage Place in Dumbo. The retail space was formerly occupied by Jan Larsen Art’s outpost retailer The Workshop. Rapid Realty is a residental and commercial real estate brokerage business focused on rentals. At the time of this posting, there are 98 results for Dumbo on their website ranging from $630 for a commercial space to a $5,500 1 bedroom (1447 sqft) condo to a $15,000 ground floor (5,000 sqft) commercial space (“Great for a restaurant or bar; dine by moonlight”). Welcome to Dumbo!

Rapid Realty Inc. (rapidnyc.com)
One Anchorage Place (at Plymouth Street)
Brooklyn, NY 11201

On Sunday, July 11th, the Dumbo Improvement District shows the Final match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup:

1:30PM – Netherlands v. Spain
(listed time is when television coverage of the game begins, game time is one hour later)

So, celebrate the final World Cup game of 2010 with fellow soccer enthusiasts in The Archway, under the Manhattan Bridge! Halftime tunes selected by halcyon the shop. Also, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will join soccer fans to view the event.

This weekend, Time Warner Cable’s Ice Cream Truck will be at the event serving cups and cones for the suggested donation of $1, with 100% of the proceeds being donated to local museums.

Afterwards, head over to the Celebrate Brooklyn! concert in Prospect Park. Gates open at 3PM, with the show starting at 4PM with headliners OkayAfrica with the Roots and Talib Kweli.

Also, join the Dumbo Parents Organization from 4-5:30pm as part of the organization’s FREE Summer Series. Jane Walentas has generously offered to open the carousel for rides for neighborhood families.

(Photo by Josh Derr)

(Photo courtesy of Dumbo BID)

Just like last year, the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks will be over the Hudson River. Unless you have access to a rooftop in Dumbo, you won’t be able to see the Hudson River fireworks. However, tomorrow (Saturday, June 26) is Children’s Day at the South Street Seaport, which includes the only fireworks over the East River this summer. Children’s Day schedule starts at noon but fireworks will begin at dusk. Watch them from the Brooklyn Bridge Park or your favorite Dumbo loft rooftop (provided you have access or friends who live there).

Also, this weekend, join the Dumbo BID for more World Cup 2010 action under the Manhattan Briddge. Saturday’s schedule include:

9:30am Round of 16 Uruguay v. South Korea
2:00pm Round of 16 USA v. Ghana

For schedule and more information, go to the Dumbo Improvement District’s facebook page.

In March, the Dumbo Improvement District (DUMBO BID) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for design schemes and ideas that re-envision the public space known as the Pearl Street Triangle from professional architects and designers that reside or work in Dumbo.

Once a parking lot and illegal dumping site, the DUMBO BID with NYC DOT, opened the transformed Pearl Street Triangle on August 8, 2007, complete with its signature bright green paint, street furniture and public art features as a temporary treatment to gage the community’s response and usage of the space. In the three years since, the DUMBO BID is looking towards future uses of the public space and hopes that this competition will spur some thought on how the Pearl Street Triangle should evolve as an innovative and functional public space for Dumbo.

They showcased 8 design proposals in May. Last night, the DUMBO BID announced the winner of the Pearl Street Triangle “Ideas Competition.” The winner was by Brendan Coburn, AIA of Coburn Architecture (based at 45 Main Street) and his project designers, Yuliya Ilizarov and Abdou Ndoye titled “The Tracks: Ride the Rails!”

Project Name: The Tracks: Ride the Rails!
Description: The Tracks plaza takes it’s inspiration from the myriad of rail lines that at one time weaved their way through the industrial streets of DUMBO. As these tracks emerge from beneath the pavement surrounding the triangle they become the armature for a series of tiered seats that wind through the site to create three amphitheater-like spaces: the first, facing the Manhattan Bridge, is delineated by seating for films projected onto the masonry wall that encloses the arch beneath the bridge; the second, a performance and display space enclosed by two opposing tiers; and the third, where a low tier hugs a series of in-ground fountains. Shallow alcoves are molded underneath the higher tiers, welcoming local artists to display their creations.

All of the submissions were interesting and had a different spin on the use of the public space. There was even one that proposed adding a subway stop at the Manhattan Bridge anchor above the Triangle with an elevator/stairs down below. How do you think the space should be used? Other submissions after the jump.
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