Dumbo NYC

(July 8, 2010)

(June 16, 2007)

It’s unfair to compare Dumbo Then and Now photos for the not-yet-finished Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, but here are some interim photos of the park. The park is being worked on to improve drainage, add park furnishings, lighting, and of course concerns by some with the renovation of the park include the removal of the trees. It looks like the two largest trees have been spared, but the trees near the point of the boardwalk and others in the park have been cut down.

(July 8, 2010)

(May 8, 2009)

Previously:
{Some Don’t Want Jane’s Carousel in Park, 12Apr2010}
{Empire Fulton Ferry State Park Closed for Renovation, 05Jan2010}
{Jane’s Carousel To Be in Brooklyn Bridge Park, 18Dec2009}
{‘Jane’s Carousel’ closer to a grand entrance in Brooklyn Bridge Park, 18May2010, Brooklyn Paper}

Did someone lose their chicken? As seen running around Brooklyn Bridge Park at 6pm yesterday evening.

(Thanks to Brian Floca for the photos.)

On Saturday, July 10, the Brooklyn Bodega presents the 6th Annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival where Old School, New School, Funk, Soul, Local, and International artists will converge upon downtown Brooklyn and the waterfront for a full day of the best Hip-Hop music our culture has to offer. The event begins with Family Day, a family centered block party, where Brooklyn Bodega hopes to spread a message of peace and unity while celebrating the central themes of Hip-Hop. Come out and celebrate with the Bodega Fam, enjoying all-day activities such as blow-up bowling, arts and crafts, face painting, poetry writing, DJing lessons, a community mural, yoga for kids, a graffiti workshop, a children’s dance party, give aways and more! After enjoying time with the family, come over to The 6th Annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival’s performance stage! De La Soul will be headlining the event and other artists include Black Milk, Masta Ace, Diamond District, Money Making Jam Boys, Curren$y, Fashawn, Skyzoo and the Duck Down Records 15th Anniversary celebration featuring Buckshot, 5FT, Smif N Wessun and DJ Evil Dee. For more information on this event and other events of the week, please visit bkhiphopfestival.com, brooklynbodega.com, or call 718-210-3340.

All ages

What: The 6th Annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival
When: Saturday July 10th. 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Where: The Brooklyn Bridge Plaza and Tobacco Warehouse 26 Dock Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Tickets (includes admission to family and performance day): $15.00
Online: brooklynbodega.showclix.com
Phone: 1-888-71-tickets
In-Person (cash only): Fat Beats Records, 406 6th Ave (between 8th & 9th street), 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011

We already posted information about Movies with a View series starting tonight featuring the 1977 film Annie Hall. However, it’s worth mentioning that tonight’s short film, Abbie Cancelled was produced in Vinegar Hill by VH resident Bartow Church. Many of the scenes are filmed on Gold Street and in a basement of one of the townhouses in VH. Abbie Cancelled was an official selection of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Congrats Bartow!

Thursday, July 8
Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1
Feature Film: Annie Hall (PG) 1977, 93 min
Short: Abbie Cancelled by Dumb Bunny
DJ: Ursula 1000

Syfy presents Brooklyn Bridge Park’s 11th Anniversary Season of Movies With A View summer 2010, this year on the newly opened Pier 1. The first one begins tomorrow, Thursday, July 8. The full schedule is below. Ditch Plains will sell prepared meals from the Pier 1 Gatehouse on Thursday nights for Movies with a View, and will be open full-time later in July.

Note: Movies start at dusk. Chairs are not permitted on the lawns and alcohol and glass bottles are not permitted in Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Thursday, July 8
Feature Film: Annie Hall (PG) 1977, 93 min
Short: Abbie Cancelled by Dumb Bunny
DJ: Ursula 1000

Thursday, July 15
Feature Film: Monsters vs. Aliens presented in 3D (PG) –2009, 94 min
(no short this night)
DJ: DJ Lupe Loop

Thursday, July 22
Feature Film: The Big Lebowski (R) – 1998, 117 min
Short: Dock Ellis and the LSD No-No by Christopher Isenberg
DJ: Cosmo Baker

Thursday, July 29
Feature Film: Rear Window (PG) – 1954, 112 min
Short: Sketches from Great Gull by Nicholas Laviola
DJ: DJ DRM

Thursday, August 5
Feature Film: Brokeback Mountain (R) – 2005, 134 min
Short: Last Address by Ira Sachs
DJ: Soulstatic

Thursday, August 12
Feature Film: Dreamgirls (PG 13) – 2006, 130 min
Short: S From Hell by Rodney Ascher
DJ: DJ Conquerrah

Thursday, August 19
Feature Film: The Blues Brothers (R) – 1980, 133 min
Short: Mr. Okra by T.G. Herrington
DJ: Soulstatic

Thursday, August 26
Feature Film: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (PG 13) – 1989, 127 min
Short: Jerrycan by Julius Avery
DJ: DJ Emch

Thursday, September 2
Feature Film: Public Vote! Check back at brooklynbridgepark.org for details.

The Brooklyn Heights Association joins with ISSUE Project Room to celebrate Walt Whitman as part of their Centennial Celebration.

A Special Evening of Music and Poetry in Brooklyn Bridge Park include a special outdoor performance, “I Do Not Doubt I Am Limitless: Walt Whitman’s Brooklyn” and bands including Wingdale Community Singers, Christy and Emily, Prince Rama, and others.

When: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 5pm – midnight
Where: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn (Rain Location: The Tobacco Warehouse)

The event is FREE. For more info, go to www.thebha.org

Wall Street Journal also mentions the BHA event.

(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.

Photo by @NYCphotos-flickr in the DumboNYC Flickr pool.

Get fit for the summer. From Tanya, who runs the Boot Camp Challenge:

The next Boot Camp Challenge launch in DUMBO is on June 7 – July 16, 2010. Get Fit The Healthy Way! Find out how much your body can change while you are guided in Cardio & Strength Conditioning, Flexibility & Nutrition. Classes on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. outdoors in the park.

To join or for more info, call or email 917-373-3721 / bootcampnyc1@aol.com.

www.BootCampChallengeNewYork.com

(Photo from brooklynbridgepark.org)

Pier 6 officially opens on Saturday, June 5, 2010. It looks to be one of the coolest kid’s playgrounds in the city, which includes a water park, a giant sandbox, swings- both single and double seaters (and Tarzan style ropes), and a long slides on 1.6 acres of landscaped lawn, trees, and tall grass.

There’s also a free ferry transportation from Pier 6 to Governor’s Island for Family Day (Sat, June 5). For information on Governors Island Family Festival on June 5, go to governorsislandalliance.org.

Below photos from the Brooklyn Paper article on Pier 6.

NY Magazine also mentions the Pier 6 opening in the latest issue. Are there other children’s playgrounds in NYC that rival this one?

Pier 6, Brooklyn Bridge Park
(Atlantic Avenue and Columbia Street, Cobble Hill)