DUMBO Startup Lab (not to be confused with the Dumbo Incubator) launched for business last month. DUMBO Startup Lab is a an affordable, flexible and convenient communal work space for entrepreneurs, freelancers and startup companies. Similar to other co-working spaces such as Loosecubes, the goal is to create a synergetic atmosphere for innovative thinkers and developers. As Dumbo becomes the base for more and more startups, the DUMBO Startup Lab fosters the entrepreneur, freelancer, and designer collaboration. They also host community meetups, networking events, panel discussions and creative workshops.

DUMBO Startup Lab’s rates are lower than similar co-working spaces found throughout New York City. Portable desk rates start at $200/month and stationary desks start at $300/month. There’s no deposit or binding time commitment. Another great option for co-working space in Dumbo.

DUMBO Startup Lab (dumbostartuplab.com)
68 Jay st. #415 Brooklyn, NY 11201

Wednesday, December 21, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and State Senator Daniel Squadron joined Brooklyn elected officials and community and business leaders to rally in support of the New York University and Polytechnic Institute proposal for an applied sciences campus at 370 Jay Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Creating a hub for science and technology that connects the budding tech community in Dumbo and the surrounding neighborhoods with NYU-Poly’s proposed Center for Urban Science and Progress, as well as City Tech and Poly’s existing campuses would be a major step for Brooklyn and Dumbo’s NY Digital District and Digital Dumbo.

NYC is aiming to build a world class applied sciences and engineering campus, called Applied Sciences NYC at Roosevelt Island to be competitive with other tech centers such as Silicon Valley. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Cornell University, and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology announced an historic partnership to build a two-million-square-foot applied science and engineering campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City. (also on NYTimes).

In addition to the Applied Sciences NYC, building on Dumbo’s tech community will attract and retain the creative entrepreneurs that will drive innovation for NYC. Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz said in a statement, “With today’s announcement behind us, let’s now look ahead to the new year and make the case that New York deserves more than one first-rate applied sciences school and that serious consideration be given to New York University’s partnership with Polytech proposed for 370 Jay Street in Downtown Brooklyn—home to more college students than Cambridge, Massachusetts—as well as Carnegie Mellon’s plans for the Brooklyn Navy Yard, which along with DUMBO, is part of our borough’s emerging new Silicon Valley. Both locations offer a unique opportunity to create a job-creating epicenter of learning, research and innovation. I normally don’t celebrate Brooklyn being a runner-up in anything, but considering the importance of this center to the future of Brooklyn and New York City, in this case I would happily make an exception.”

Dumbo Improvement District Executive Director Alexandria Sica added, “DUMBO is home to more than one hundred technology firms, digital and creative start-ups that are growing—some at a faster pace than there is talent available. NYU-Poly’s proposal for 370 Jay Street would provide these companies with a highly skilled workforce in their backyard. Furthermore, having an applied sciences school at 370 Jay Street will help DUMBO and the greater Downtown Brooklyn area to continue to grow as a location for tech-based companies that choose to be here around like-minded companies and innovators.”

The Wall Street Journal published an article on Dumbo’s tech yesterday. The article mentions “Tech startups and digital advertising companies have flocked to Dumbo throughout the past decade, drawn to the neighborhood’s industrial lofts that eschew Midtown’s buttoned-down culture. Now Dumbo’s tech scene is about to get bigger.” Polytechnic Institute of New York University will open a new incubator in Dumbo that could house as many as 20 small companies at 20 Jay Street. With innovation fueld by the intersection of creativity, media, and technology in Brooklyn, the community should be looking forward to more private and public partnerships.

(Photo by Kathryn Kirk)

The Creators Project, the highly-anticipated arts and technology festival took place in Dumbo over the weekend. After kicking off the project in NYC last year, The Creators Project toured the world with stops at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival and in cities such as Sao Paulo, London, Seoul, Paris and Beijing. A world wide tour of onsite installations, music and multimedia visuals — has picked up artists as it went and returned to NYC in Dumbo for a grand showcase in a place that embraces crossing bridges and reaching new heights.

Why Dumbo?

I asked Alex Detrick, the communications manager for The Creators Project, "Why Dumbo?"

"Dumbo is the perfect fit. It has a rich history, it’s filled with galleries & artists of all kinds & the neighborhood embraces creativity! We took this show around the world to find artists in multimedia visuals and bring them all here!"

Dumbo over Soho

I also asked Alex about the decision to have the culmination of the creators project here in Dumbo over any other locale in NYC.

"You guys have a great cross section here in Dumbo. There are families, the young the old and artists as well. Dumbo is the Creative Capital of NYC now."

I asked him why not SoHo and I learned that we shared the same beliefs in Dumbo as a creative capital. That places like Soho and Chelsea in Manhattan are now for the over produced and elitist within the art world. Dumbo is for the young & emerging artists. The Creators Project seeks to empower young artists who don’t have the means to create and explore the area of multimedia visuals. They have partnered with Intel and Vice whose goals are in sync with one another to help fund artists’ endeavors.

The Experience

The Creators Project brought artists from around the world to showcase their exploration of interactivity through multimedia, audio & visuals. The melding of technology, art, music & the idea of interactivity is creating a whole new genre experience for Dumbo.

Sensory Experience

Soil by Cantoni & Crescenti brought Dumbo a down to earth aesthetic that explored senses normally un-activated by traditional art. Soil transformed viewers into characters and allows them explore the sense of collaboration, their sixth sense, sight, physical feeling, gravity and a heightened sense of self awareness. Soil, a social project about collaboration as an important aspect of interactivity, conveyed the message is that "together we are more powerful than the few and that one individual alone has a great impact in the collective." Cantoni said,

"Soil means nothing without the people. It’s just pieces of metal. The interactivity is important, it creates the experience."

The sensory experience that Soil created was so powerful, that guests would stop, close their eyes to sense something that words could not describe.

"This is not the art I am use to from museums. A curator could not tell me how to feel about this piece, I have a sensory experinece of my own!"

Motor Experience

Meditation by Minha Yang presented free form movement mixed with audio and visuals which showed versatility. It did not show the crowd what to do nor what to look at; instead it helped to open the viewers’ mind to possibilities. Taking viewers out of the viewers seat and into the drivers mind, viewers’ movements made the piece transform and turned the viewer into an artist. Passers by who thought they were simply viewing a display quickly learned that their presence brought what they were viewing to life and that their movement made it something more.

Dustin, who was charged with overseeing the piece all day witnessed how large movements had an effect, but was marveled that tiny hand movements and subtle shifts in body position created just as impactful results.

"It is simply interativity. None of this was possible 10 years ago! This piece shows what can be done. It’s like a giant Xbox it’s so cool. I wish art was more in the forefront of American society as most new media artists are mostly international. The diversity is great and it shows us that so much more can be done."

Crowd Experience

For three days, the streets, Dumbo businesses, and normally empty buildings in Dumbo were filled with people exploring art and technology. Some were not impressed with everything they saw. One couple expressed it as,

"It’s hit and miss here. Some pieces shot high but missed the bar, the ideas were awesome though, but we are really here for the music."

I later found them dancing under the bridge. Another person expressed her sentiments as such,

"This is great! This event is exposing interactive design as well as art in general. Viewers get the opportunity not just to engage, but to see how they can be creative as well."

Impressions of the Experience

"What is to be taken away from The Creators Project being here in Dumbo is that anything is possible. Even if it still in the idea phase, the public will embrace it and make of it what they will. It is no longer for artists to be in control, but to create and facilitate new experiences that triggers sensory experiences." –Danii Oliver

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Thank you to the Dumbo Improvement District for working with The Creators Project to bring them to Dumbo! Post written by Danii Oliver, Interactive designer and developer. CDO of DAMN Digital Studio, an Interactive Agency in Dumbo Brooklyn.

The underground dining scene is about knowing the right people and meeting like minded people to experience something unique. Part DIY, part enabler, and all serious-food-start-up site, Underground Eats gives you access to these professional chefs, food lovers, and unique dining seekers. Underground Eats provides diners keys to culinary experiences by offering access to exclusive and interesting dining events. Underground Eats enables chefs to generate new revenue while broadening their fan base and raising their profile in the industry. Diners enjoy specialty meals and events with the kind of access previously reserved for VIPs.

The NYT published an article about an underground dining experience aboard the L subway, where the diners had a thrill of a fine dining experience on a train. While Underground Eats may not (or may) have listings for a secret subway dinner experience, the site brings like minded people together for an experiential event. While for some, the location of a restaurant with a particular chef is important for dining, every diner and chef will treasure is the “WHO” they experienced with – and this is what Underground Eats facilitates.

We caught up with founder of Dumbo-based Underground Eats, Harris Damashek about his new venture:

DNY: We’ve been to a few ‘underground’ dining events in Dumbo in the past. If I hadn’t known the organizers or the chefs, I would never hear about them. Unless you work at or attend classes at Brooklyn Kitchen, The Meat Hook, or 3rd Ward, these culinary events aren’t very public. Do you see more events happening in Dumbo, and Brooklyn in general?

Harris: The amount of activity in this genre of dining is accelerating quickly, and with good reason – Especially here in Brooklyn. The borough is a hotbed of creativity in New York and as a result of the creative capital based here, and the energy they bring to their endeavors it is an especially hospitable environment for innovative dining. These experiences encompass so many categories: everything from one-night-only pop-ups, to regularly occurring supper clubs, to larger community and philanthropic events, to festivals, competitions and to smaller friends and family events. It is clear to us that the be-all and end-all of dining is certainly not your home or local restaurant.

DNY: What’s your vision for Underground Eats?

Harris: Our goal is to evangelize and empower chefs and diners to find each other and interact in new, exciting and experiential ways. Chefs don’t belong behind a swinging door to the kitchen. Diners want to interact. Food has always been, and always will be a galvanizing force among people. What we have seen is that Underground or Alternative Dining cultivates an experience that is so much larger than a meal. People forge bonds, find common ground and usually laugh. A lot. To us, this is the glue of civilization and humanity at its best. We want to lead by example and be the shepherds of a new era of dining — one that is more than the sum of its parts. But food is always the central organizing element, because at the end of the day, you don’t really get to know someone before breaking bread together.

DNY: UGE hosted a pop-up event on September 20, called BDGA Kitchen, a collaboration with the new visionary restaurant in Bedstuy Brooklyn, Do or Dine. It was a one-night-only exclusive experience celebrating the intersection of fine dining and the keystone of every NYC neighborhood: the bodega. Not only did Justin Warner, the brilliant chef of Do or Dine create a memorable 10 course meal, but he performed his signature rap about the wines (YouTube video from another event). UGE’s business model is not necessarily about hosting pop-up dining events, but encouraging others to push the envelope on how food is prepared and presented. How can you top this pop-up dining experience?

Harris: Our launch event was a revelation. After months of preparation and going to all kinds of food events, and gaining some girth in the process, myself and the team went to dinner one night at Do or Dine. For someone reason, we just knew these were the guys to create our first experience with. They were new enough, fun enough and visionary enough to match our goals. We settled on the BDGA Kitchen concept not only because we thought it was a somewhat irreverent and intriguing concept, but also because one of the facts of city living, particularly in nabes like Bed-Stuy, is that people often shop at bodegas out of necessity. It isn’t bad or doesn’t have to be, I guess was the commentary. We had Colt .45s, paired cocktails like the Gin ‘n’ Juice, canapés and six courses of insanity that the team at Do Or Dine dreamed up. We had Uni on Plaintain Chips with orange soda and Slim Jim gastrique, Hamachi TiraDoritos featuring Cool Ranch Doritos and Scallops with Cherry Brown Butter, crystallized vanilla and Lime Cool Aid. We had a DJ, a bodega photography exhibit, a custom-made bodega fully-stocked with candy and loosies and a video installation, not to mention a rousing rap rendition of Chateau Neuf du Pape by Chef Justin Warner (to the tune of “Drop it Like it’s Hot), which was as much history lesson as alcohol-fueled hilarity. We had journalists, bloggers, chefs, foodies, friends and fiends. All I can say is we ran out of Colt .45 in the first hour and ran — where else? To a bodega to restock!

For our next events we’re thinking of all kinds of things and talking to all kinds of chefs. I think for now, all we can say we are “bullish on castles.”

(Photos of the BDGA Kitchen event courtesy of Underground Eats)

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Congrats to the team at Underground Eats! We’re looking forward to the formal launch of the website in early 2012. To get access to innovative food events when they launch, sign up on Undergroundeats.com.

 Dumbo Streetart (Photo by petroleumjelliffe)

According to an announcement today by AT&T, it has added or upgraded cell sites in Brooklyn this summer, including sites in Borough Park and Sunset Park, and earlier this year in Greenpoint, Brooklyn Navy Yard, DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights, Red Hook, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Flatbush, Bushwick, Williamsburg, Bed-Stuy, Canarsie, Brownsville, Cypress Hills and East New York, “as part of its 2011 initiative to deliver the nation’s most-advanced mobile broadband experience. AT&T has spent $200 million improving its wireline and wireless networks in New York State the first half of this year alone.”

AT&T was a sponsor during this year’s Dumbo Arts Festival and of course Apple launched their new iPhone 4S last week, so there’s anticipation on the customer’s part to see improved mobile network service in Brooklyn.

“Our goal is for our customers to have an extraordinary experience. As part of the Brooklyn community, we’re always looking for new opportunities to provide an enhanced customer experience, and our investment in the local wireless network is just one way we’re accomplishing that,” said Tom DeVito, vice president and general manager for AT&T in New York and New Jersey.

Have you seen an improvement in AT&T’s network in and around Dumbo?

Press Release: AT&T Invests in Brooklyn Network to Deliver Most-Advanced Mobile Broadband Experience, 10Oct2011

Dumbo Area

Dumbo is a neighborhood north of Downtown Brooklyn under the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges. The area is right at the waterfront of Pier 1 which is now the site of the amazing Brooklyn Bridge Park that features the Brooklyn Ice Cream factory, River Cafe restaurant, a merry go round and tons of out grass to layout on and relax.

Dumbo vs. Manhattan

Dumbo is the home of more than 88 digital and design companies with lots of other industries represented. Dumbo looks and feels just like the city with it being only a walk across the bridge away or one stop on the subway. The difference with Dumbo, Brooklyn from Manhattan is, in Manhattan a small company can easily get lost in the clutter. There are thousands and thousands of firms in the city and everyone is too busy to stop and talk, let alone notice what the next guy is doing. In Manhattan a small company is just another straw in the hay stack.

No Strangers

Dumbo is not the kind of city neighborhood where you see strangers everyday. We know the companies by the names of it’s owners and employees. We mingle more than once a month at Digital Dumbo and Dumbo Tech Breakfast. We offer each other advice and assistance without consideration of competition. The companies here in Dumbo work collaboratively toward the benefit of all stationed here.

Set for Success

In Dumbo just as a “Tree grows in Brooklyn” a “Young firm goes strong in Dumbo”. It is a NYC neighborhood filled with Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs who are motivated to make their companies a success as well as others around them. These individuals love their work and thus love their lives. Any new or small company that decides to set up shop should consider Dumbo, Brooklyn first.

In the words of Mr. Rogers, “Would you be mine, could you be mine, won’t you be my neighbor?”

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Post written by Danii Oliver, Interactive designer and developer. CDO of DAMN Digital Studio, an Interactive Agency.

Loosecubes is a community that connects members with an empty desk, studio, or sofa with other members who need a productive and inspiring place to work. They have been hugely successful in getting individual freelancers, remote workers, and travelling staff to connect with like-minded people online to co-work offline (or “in real life”). Loosecubes makes it easy to find the right people to share your workday with. They are based in Dumbo so we caught up with founder Campbell McKellar, Anna Thomas (Chief Happiness Officer), and Anthony Marinos (Captain Awesome) at their cool looking 20 Jay Street office.

Q: Congratulations! Loosecubes is now in 454 cities and 58 countries in only 14+ months. When you first started Loosecubes, did you imagine that the coworking community would be this open to sharing their space with others?

Thank you! We’re so thrilled that our members can work around the world. When our Founder and CEO, Campbell McKellar, first had the idea for Loosecubes, she wasn’t entirely familiar with the coworking movement. It wasn’t long before she became a member of New Work City (NWC), a collaborative coworking space in Lower Manhattan, and experienced the magic of coworking first hand. At NWC, Campbell was afforded the opportunity to make incredibly valuable connections with professionals and resources in the local community that she may never have been able to make otherwise. Moreover, the more people she met in the coworking community, the more their value of openness became apparent. Members of the coworking community are open to learning from each other and sharing ideas, and being inclusive rather than exclusive. As Loosecubes, we’re excited to be the platform that helps coworking spaces around the world connect with independents and entrepreneurs in their communities and beyond.

Q: In today’s world, knowledge can be accessed anywhere and everywhere it lives. The cost of bringing in expertise and people have dropped. This globalization, with cloud computing (sharing of computing resources online), and virtualizing people and office locations have changed how business is done. How has your view of coworking changed business? And how will Loosecubes shape this change?

At Loosecubes, we want to bring the act of coworking everywhere. Empty desks in company offices, sofas in people’s homes, spare easels in shared art studios, even commercial kitchens with one too many stoves! We really believe that opening up one’s office to the local freelance community, fellow entrepreneurs, and business travelers is a great way to build a stronger business and can ultimately lead to new jobs, partnerships, referrals, and friendships. We want to help facilitate valuable connections through shared workspaces that would otherwise be left up to serendipity, and help boost our economy by doing it.

Q: The Loosecubes culture reads like being at an ideal company. Based on other Loosecubes featured around the globe, there seems to be a similar vibe. Is this self selection or a shift in how traditional organizations need to be to succeed?

We’re trying to change the way people work, so we figure it makes sense to start with our own company. Because of this, we do our best to convey our values throughout our site, in our email communications, and in person. Many of the companies who are sharing space on our site embrace a similar work ethos, and understand the implications that a forward-thinking set of company values can have on their employees and business health. We’ve seen that even traditionally conservative organizations are beginning to consider the productivity and happiness effects of a more open, flexible work culture. It’s really exciting to play a role in this work lifestyle shift.

Q: Loosecubes is located in DUMBO Brooklyn, a neighborhood with many startups and entrepreneurs. With Loosecubes in DUMBO, how has it affected your culture?

Loosecubes is proud to be a DUMBO-based business. The culture of the neighborhood and the people in it has had a tremendously positive influence on our company and our brand. The community in DUMBO is very tight knit, and everyone is always up for helping a fellow neighbor. Our employees enjoy walking to work, eating lunch in the triangle, and being able to meet other creative professionals without having to leave the neighborhood. We wouldn’t want to be based anywhere else!

Q: What are your top 3 recommendations on how to be an awesome Loosecuber?

To be an awesome Loosecubes, check out our three Community Guidelines:

1. What happens in Loosecubes stays in Loosecubes. Loosecubes is a community based on trust. When you’re coworking, it’s extra important to take confidentiality seriously. If you have to share, tweet about how cute the dogs are or how nice the Aeron chair is you’re sitting in.
2. No one likes a chatterbox. We’re all here to work, so be respectful of others in your environment who are hard at work. There are always awesome opportunities to connect later while grabbing a cup of coffee or even a beer after work.
3. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Treat your work environment as you would treat your own home. Pitch in to clean the dishes, don’t take things from the fridge that aren’t yours without asking, and try not to overuse the printer. Leave your space exactly the way you found it.

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Thanks guys for your service on behalf of Dumbo, those looking for co-working space, and those offering co-working space! If you’re interested in a few Dumbo based listings, check out some of the following (for example):

• Red Antler, Main Street
• Jay Street
• Flushing Avenue (near Navy Yards)
• 68 Jay Street
• The Digital Zone, Main Street
• Jay Street

Of course you can search in any of the 454+ cities around the globe.

Loosecubes HQ: loosecubes.com/listings/369
20 Jay Street, Brooklyn NY 11201

A T-Shirt For DUMBO, from Digital DUMBO & Brooklyn Industries

By Andrew Zarick, Co-Founder, Digital DUMBO

Since its founding in January of 2009, Digital DUMBO has seen tremendous growth. Quickly approaching a community size of nearly 10,000 digital influencers, this year we as organizers have been focused on creating additional value for our community. Our monthly events have proven to create lasting business and personal relationships, resulting in revenue growth for the businesses that attend and even a couple Craigslist Missed Connections for the singles in the crowd. Beyond the connections that our events have created, we’ve been actively reaching out to and working with partners that we think both benefit and fit with the organic makeup of the Digital DUMBO community. One of these partners is Brooklyn Industries.

Earlier this year, we met with Brooklyn Industries and began discussing the potential of collaborating on the design of a Digital DUMBO t-shirt. At the time, Brooklyn Industries had recently relocated to DUMBO from the Brooklyn Navy Yard and had just opened a new retail store on Front St. We could have gone through the usual channels to create a t-shirt, but we wanted to do something special for our community by working with not only a Brooklyn company, but a DUMBO company, and a company that actively engages the local community in art, clothing, design and style. Fortunately, they were into the idea of a Brooklyn Industries and Digital DUMBO collaborative t-shirt and agreed to work with us.

After a few weeks of brainstorming followed by design revisions, we agreed on a design that we not only felt represented the Digital DUMBO community but also DUMBO as a whole. Until now, neither Digital DUMBO nor DUMBO had a t-shirt to call its own. The shirt features elements of DUMBO’s digital fabric, using a mouse to create a D and the outline of an iPad for the U, but also prominent DUMBO landmarks like a pillar from the Manhattan bridge to create an M, and the clocktower atop of the old Robert Gair cardboard warehouse on Main St. for the O. And, of course, the bicycle to represent the over 8,000 people that commute to and from DUMBO on a daily basis for the B.

We hope that our community and those that have had the opportunity to experience DUMBO, whether as a resident, commuter, artist or tourist, will be proud to wear this shirt and this design.

The t-shirt will be available for purchase at the next Digital DUMBO event on September 29th and at select locations after the conclusion of the event. Please email contact@digitaldumbo.com with any Digital DUMBO or t-shirt related questions.

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This post was originally written by Andrew Zarick, Co-Founder of Digital DUMBO, for DUMBO.is.

On September 29th, Digital DUMBO will be hosting their own Fashion Night Out with a release of a new t-shirt design for Dumbo and the Digital Dumbo community. Partnered with Dumbo-based Brooklyn Industries, Digital Dumbo will have an official T-Shirt Release Party with Brooklyn Industries and Radballs.

T-shirt supplies are limited and available initially at Digital Dumbo events.

September 29, 2011, 6:30-9:30pm
Dumbo Loft
155 Water Street, Brooklyn NY 11201

DAMN Digital Studio is hosting a meet-up tonight, Friday August 5th at 6:00pm at their studio location (45 Main Street, Suite 410, Brooklyn, NY 11201) to which all residents and businesses from the New York community are invited to take part in. This event will be centered around “Pro Tools Music Production” and will be hosted by their very own Composer/Audio Engineer Jay Simmons. This interactive seminar will be the first of its kind to take place at their studio and will showcase Simmons’ technical insight and innovative presentation to all who attend.

A bit about DAMN Digital:
We are an interactive advertising agency located in DUMBO, Brooklyn, where newness and artistic visions boom on the streets everyday. Inspired by the go green culture, DAMN Digital strives to kindle a cultural shift to the digital lifestyle and ultimately eliminate the everyday use of paper. This is our company’s mission, and our lifetime goal. Our efforts will work to accomplish our vision of a world where all communications take place via digital platforms, and the reckless slashing and pillage of trees and paper-wasting habits can come to an end, once and for all.

Yes, we are the new kids on the block. You may have heard of us Digital Defenders/advocates of the paperless, digital lifestyle, but most of you have not. So today, we introduce ourselves-the DAMN Digital Team.

As we set off on our go-digital campaign to stimulate the digital (r)evolution, we seek your support. Thinkers and idealists alike, we welcome you to champion our cause. Visit our website www.DamnDigitalStudio.com and look out for our upcoming mini web series called “The Digital Zone,” which will illustrate the animated lives of 6 individuals as they transition into the digital lifestyle.

To contribute, go to our KickStarter and donate your dollars-hugs are accepted too. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/damndigital/you-are-now-entering-the-digital-zone?ref=live

Welcome DAMN Digital to the New York Digital District!

Three digital companies have signed leases in Dumbo last week, according to a Two Trees representative. Official.FM (20 Jay Street), North American Ideon (45 Main Street), and Breakfast (55 Washington Street) have joined the New York Digital District, the neighborhood that offers free wireless access and the Dumbo Business Incubator.

Official.FM U.S.A. Inc, is a company that offers artists, labels and music media a website to share their music. They signed a lease for 1,590 square feet of space in 20 Jay Street. This will be their U.S. office location and they will continue maintain a presence in Europe.

Ideon Financial Solutions, a company that produces software and provides support for financial institutions, is based in North America and Europe, with the main headquarters located in Madrid. North American Ideon, L.L.C., the North American division, are based in New York City with additional offices in San Antonio, Texas and now DUMBO with the acquisition of 1,436 square feet of space at 55 Washington Street they are leasing.

Breakfast are innovators who create and develop new digital products and custom technology. The company will be renting 1,436 square feet of space at 55 Washington Street.

Welcome to Dumbo, the New York Digital District!

Previously:
{Lease News: 4 Digital Firms Sign in Dumbo, 28Jun2010}