Dumbo NYC

(Photo courtesy of k.noriyuki)

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

• Two Dumbo Condos Biggest in 2008 So Far, 03July08, Brownstoner
• Brooklyn Street Art Giveaways, 01July08, dailysession
• Pedro’s Spanish Restaurant Review, 04July08, in-good-taste.blogspot
• Guy Proposes at Dumbo’s Penguin Place (penguin-place.com), 02July08, Brooklyn Paper
• Rabbit Hole Studio launches Summer Salon’, 03July08, BlackBook
• Busy Dumbo, 29June08, shacket.blogspot
• Relaxing at Brooklyn Bridge Park, 01July08, thehumdrumlife.blogspot
• Brooklyn Bridge Park Work Gets Under Way, 30June08, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• New Playground to Open in 2009, 29June08, NY Daily News
• Part of ‘Park’ will open next year, 30June08, Brooklyn PAper
• From This Month’s Paneling, 30June08, leokelbs.blogspot
• New Awning at Foragers, 02July08, Brownstoner

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

• Urban Hieroglyphics, 21June08, bikedummy.blogspot
• Carving the Presidents in Dumbo, 27June08, NY Times
• Gushing over ‘Waterfalls’, 28June08, Brooklyn Paper
• Denis Leary, Firemen Extras Invade Dumbo, 25June08, Brownstoner
• Outdoor Movies In Brooklyn, 28June08, Brooklyn Paper
• KRS-One Headlining at Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, 28June08, Brooklyn Paper
• DUMBO Paint Out Mural, 23June08, Green Brooklyn
• Summer Celebration for Kids, 24June08, Treehugger
• Jacques Torres Top 10 Ice Cream Sandwich?, 24June08, Serious Eats
• What’s A ‘Scape’?, 24June08, shacket.blogspot
• Newsweek visits Dumbo, 30June08, Newsweek
• Correspondents’ Picks: Brooklyn, 21June08, Newsweek

FX Drama Rescue Me is filming in Dumbo again on Monday along Plymouth, Adams, and John Streets on Monday, June 30 between 5am and 11pm. I told you I couldn’t keep up with all the filming in Dumbo. But our friends at filminginbrooklyn.com have been following the recent filmings such as a Hungarian comedy, Valami Amerika and Rescue Me (here and here.)

Olafur Eliasson’s Waterfalls project started this morning at 7am. Seems like every NYC news channel and blogs are covering this. From what we’ve seen, there is an increase in number of foot traffic in the area. As we previously mentioned, the installation will create at least $55 million in extra tourism revenue for the city and a lot more people coming over the Brooklyn Bridge to check out the falls.

Also open now is the Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1. Pier 1 offers a cafe run by Dumbo’s RICE along with picnic tables, benches, landscaping with trees and grass, and a sand play area. Pier 1 will be open June 26 - Labor Day, seven days a week, from 10:00am - 10:00pm and located on the East River at the base of Old Fulton Street and Furman Street.

The rendering from a Daily News article shows what the Brooklyn Bridge Park will eventually look like:

The waterfalls will operate from 7am to 10pm every day until October 13th, except on Tuesdays and Thursdays, when they’ll be turned on at 9am. Check out some initial photos from rsguskind of The Gowanus Lounge. (Above image from rsguskind).

{Pop-Up Park Pops in Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brownstoner}
{The Waterfalls Start Falling, Brownstoner}
{The Waterfalls are Here!, Gothamist}
{Where To See The Waterfalls, Gothamist}
{The Freakin’ Waterfalls Are On: The Press Conference, Curbed}
{The Freakin’ Waterfalls Are On: Brooklyn Bridge Edition, Curbed}
{And, Now, the Brooklyn Bridge Waterfall, Gowanus Lounge}

Dumbo Brooklyn based Anthem In releases their self-titled album on iTunes and in stores today. Their songs have great vibe and catchy beats without being too pop. Their video of Down was filmed at Allen Orr’s studio and around Dumbo. It’s a great song and we love the Wurlitzer sounds. We checked in with Allen Orr (vocals, guitar):

DumboNYC: What does “Anthem In” mean?
Allen: The name was loosely based on the Ayn Rand book “Anthem”. There were some definite parallels between the events happening in my life and the theme of the book.

DumboNYC: Are you guys based in Brooklyn? Where?
Allen: We are based in Dumbo. Actually the majority of the album was recorded at my place on Front St.

DumboNYC: The video is filmed in Dumbo. Was it for convenience or intentionally for the streetscapes?
Allen: It was intentionally chosen for the look and feel of the streets. It was fitting that the video was shot in Dumbo since the album was written and recorded here. Actually a few of the songs are about living in Dumbo and how the bridges, water and streets have influenced me.

Check out their video:

Anthem In - Down from Anthem In on Vimeo.

anthemin.net

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

• Zakka: The Place to Shop, 12June08, wejetset
• Chancellor Klein on Brooklyn Schools, 18June08, Brownstoner
• Congrats to Jed Walentas, 21June08, Brooklyn Paper
• Pedro’s Wall Gets a Mural, 21June08, Brooklyn Paper
• Out, Out, Outdoor Macbeth, 20June08, WNYC
• Temp Park at Fulton Ferry Landing, 21June08, Brooklyn Paper
• More People Renting in Brooklyn, 20June08, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• Development Watch: 109 Gold Street, 19June08, Brownstoner
• Olafur Eliasson’s Waterfall One Week to Go, 16June08, NY Times
• Two Trees Leases More Photography Studios, 20June08, NY Real Estate Journal

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

• Tickets on Sale for Food Network Burger Bash with Rachael Ray @ Tobacco Warehouse, 08June08, NYC Wine & Food Fest
• Brooklyn’s Priciest condo, 12June08, The Real Deal
• Front and Jay Retail Sits Vacant, 10June08, Brownstoner
• Dumbo Ice Cream Truck War, 12June08, Curbed
• Gov. Paterson Supports Brooklyn Bridge Park, 14June08, Brooklyn Paper
• Farmer’s Market Grows in DUMBO Opens Sunday, 13June08, Green Brooklyn
• BKLYN DESIGNS 2008 Reaches Record Attendance, 13June08, Kitchen + Bath
• Gourmet Ice Cream Trucks in NYC, 12June08, Gothamist
• Enchanted Down-Under, 10June08, three-half.com
• Scottish Play Gets Polish Makeover, 11June08, NY Times
• New York City Wine & Food Festival’s Burger Bash coming to Dumbo, 11June08, NY Times
• City: We don’t need a middle school in DUMBO, 07June08, Brooklyn Paper
• A Saturday in DUMBO, 07June08, shacket.blogspot
• Brooklyn Bridge Park Demo Moving Along, 10June08, Brownstoner

I can’t keep up with these filmings in Dumbo. Two film crews are taking over a few streets today. One titled “Tag” will be filming through 10pm tonight on:

• Pearl Street between Front and York Street
• York Street between Adams and Bridge Street

The other titled “Kidnapped” will be filming until 11pm tonight on:

• Washington Street between York and Water Street

Check the street for no parking signs and if you forgot to move your car, it’s probably towed.

Filming for the TV drama, Castle (2009) is taking place on the following streets in Dumbo Brooklyn on Monday, June 9, 2008 from 5am - 11pm:

• Jay Street between Front and John Street
• Water Street between Bridge Street and Anchorage Pl
• Pearl Street between Front and John Street

Check the street for no parking signs and don’t forget to move your car so it won’t get towed. If anyone will be around to take some photos, please email them to me for posting here.

{Castle, IMBb}

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

• Redesigned Toro Restaurant Goes Pan-Asian, 04June08, NYMag
• 8th Annual Building Brooklyn Awards: J Condo Best Large-Scale Residential, 04June08, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• Paterson Support Brooklyn Bridge Park, 04June08, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• Front St Repaved But No Lines Yet, 07June08, Brooklyn Paper
• Hecho En Dumbo, 06June08, freedomlovefest
• Two Trees Expands to Williamsburg, 06June08, Curbed
• Rating the NYC Playgrounds include Brooklyn Bridge Park, 06June08, NYTimes
• ‘the hustle’ at powerHouse Arena, 06June08, geordiewood.com
• Two Trees Talks Middle School to P.S. 8 Parents, 03June08, Brooklyn Heights Blog
• Another terrific DUMBO Saturday, 31May08, shacket.blogspot
• Children’s Book Author, Illustrator And Dumbo Resident John Rocco, 06June08, Brooklyn Daily Eagle