(Photo by Ben A Cobb)

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

• Marcus Bleecker Debuts Dumbo Stories, 20May2012, PR
• Living in Downtown Brooklyn, 17May2012, NYT
• New York Tech Sector Booms, But City’s Jobless Rate Still Rises, 16May2012, HuffPo
• Report: Why Yes, Rents Are Up, 17May2012, NYT
• 192 Water St. Developers Will Take on 185 Plymouth St., 18May2012, Brownstoner
• New Building, and Cinema, for 70 Henry Street, 17May2012, Brownstoner
• More Rooms and a Restaurant for the Bossert Hotel, 17May2012, Brownstoner
• New Mural Going Up at Sands Street Gate, 16May2012, Brownstoner
• Price Tag for 30 Henry Street? $3.5 Mil, 15May2012, Brownstoner
• Between the bridges: A Brooklyn excursion, 17May2012, GMNews
• Mapping NYC Tech Jobs, 16May2012, Fast Company

(Photo by epc)

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

• ‘Creative Renegades’ at Creative Week, 08May2012, AdWeek
• Brooklyn Tech Triangle Development, 08May2012, Crain’s
• LuckyRice Night Market in Dumbo, 07May2012, Examiner
• Between the bridges: A Brooklyn excursion, 09May2012, gmnews
• Obama Fundraiser in Dumbo, Obama’s Tech Staffers Are the Stars, 08May2012, The Atlantic
• Filming in Dumbo to Continue, 10May2012, Gothamist
• City limits movie shoots in DUMBO, 10May2012, BK Paper
• MakerBot Moves to Downtown Brooklyn, 07May2012, WSJ
• , 08May2012, Brownstoner
• Details on Two Trees’ Reno of 30 Washington, 11May2012, Brownstoner
• Century 21 is Opening at City Point on the Fulton Mall!, 10May2012, Brownstoner
• NYC Fastest Growing Tech City, 10May2012, WSJ
• With DUMBO filling up, Brooklyn Tech Triangle seeks to draw creative firms downtown, 09May2012, NYDN
• Zakka – Japanese Imports in Dumbo, 11May2012, Racked

(Five Boro Bike Tour is today)

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

• Brooklyn Kids’ Stores: Toy Shops and Children’s Boutiques in Dumbo, 29Apr2012, MommyPoppins
• Remembering Brooklyn Heights Native Beastie Boy MC Adam Yauch, 04May2012, BHB
• Gran Electrica is upscale, authentic Mexican in DUMBO, 29Apr2012, NYDN
• Are Brooklyn Heights Activists Looking $40M BBP Gift Horse In The Mouth?, 03May2012, BHB
• ‘Boardwalk Empire’ film shoots in VH, 29Apr2012, NYP
• 220 Water Best Lobby, 03May2012, NYDN
• Browse & Pick’s fashion swap June 2, 01May2012, PR
• Date Night: DUMBO, 26Apr2012, get2know.me
• Dumbo in Brooklyn “Celebrity Belt”, 30Apr2012, NYDN
• Digital Dumbo Needs a New Name, Cause ‘Silicon Beach’ Is Taken, 03May2012, BetaBeat
• TechCrunch Startup Office Hours in Dumbo, 04May2012, TechCrunch
• Chart-topping songwriter and producer Amund Bjørklun Moves to 1 Main, 03May2012, NYO
• What the Team Behind Huge Wears to Work, 03May2012, Racked
• Dumbo’s 185 Plymouth Heading to the LPC, 04May2012, Brownstoner
• Building of the Day: 81-89 Washington Street, 01May2012, Brownstoner

(Photo by NYCphotos)

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

• 25 Jay Street Rental $3950, 25Apr2012, Brownstoner
• Rendering for the New St. Ann’s Warehouse, 25Apr2012, Brownstoner
• Toronto Couple Settles in 220 Water, 28Apr2012, Curbed
• Dumbo like Toronto’s Distillery District?, 26Apr2012, NYT
• 39 Bridge Street Townhouses Now on the Market, 27Apr2012, Brownstoner
• Dumbo’s Dynomighty, 25Apr2012, INC
• 183 Columbia Heights Acquired by Investors, 23Apr2012, Crains
• The Brooklyn Tech Triangle Growing, 243Apr2012, BetaBeat
• Brooklyn’s “Tech Triangle” A Real Draw For Startups, 26Apr2012, NY1
• With the Rise of Digital Dumbo, Do We Detect A Beef?, 23Apr2012, BetaBeat
• First Look: Gran Electrica in Dumbo, 26Apr2012, SeriousEats
• 5 Places to Visit During Fashion Swap Summer Tour in Dumbo, 23Apr2012, Hangersand
• artist Abby Goldstein Beautifies Streets, 24Apr2012, Brownstoner
• Building of the Day: 100-110 Bridge Street, 24Apr2012, Brownstoner
• Building of the Day: 24 Evans Street, 26Apr2012, Brownstoner
• The Case for ‘Adaptive Reuse’ at 370 Jay in Downtown, 27Apr2012, Brownstoner
• Construction on the Squibb Park Bridge, 27Apr2012, Brownstoner

(Photo by tibidabobcn)

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

• Brooklyn’s tech hotbed, 22Apr2012, Crains
• Where to Eat with Kids in Dumbo, 17Apr2012, Mommy Poppins
• David Kramer (Hudson Companies) Interview, 17Apr2012, NYT
• From Rentals to Condos at 133 Water Street, 17Apr2012, Brownstoner
• NYC’s Sky High Rents, So A Couple Bought at J Condo, 20Apr2012, NYT
• Where This Designer Finds Light Fixtures in Dumbo, 17Apr2012, Racked
• David Sokosh, Watchmaker, 14Apr2012, Gothamist
• Dumbo’s Tough Mudder Grows at $75MM in 2012, 17Apr2012, Fortune
• DUMBO’s Brooklyn Roasting Co. Tripling In Size, 21Apr2012, Gothamist
• Scarano-Designed Dumbo Rentals Turn Condo Again, 16Apr2012, Curbed
• Punto Bianco Café Brings Phyllo to Dumbo, 17Apr2012, GrubStreet
• DUMBO rents are higher than most of Manhattan, 17Apr2012, BK Paper
• Brooklyn Bridge Park Gets $40 Million Donation, 19Apr2012, Brownstoner
• 109 Gold Street Tries Again, With Rentals This Time, 19Apr2012, Brownstoner
• Le Pain Quotidien Open For Business in BH, 14Apr2012, BHB
• Conversion Construction Begins at 30 Washington Street, 18Apr2012, Brownstoner

(Photo by arden j suydam)

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

• New York VCs Think Brooklyn’s the Illest, 13Apr2012, BetaBeat
• Commercial Space at 231 Front Street, 13Apr2012, BK Eagle
• New Mexican: Lights on for DUMBO’s new Gran Electrica, 11Apr2012, BK Paper
• Dumbo “Walk Score” High, 13Apr2012, LMag
• 85 Adams Street, #3D, 1165sf, $850k, 11Apr2012, Brownstoner
• The Gallery Cafe is Renovating, 09Apr2012, NY Mag
• Jane’s Carousel: JANE WALENTAS interview, 10Apr2012, question(ny)aire
• Etsy Wants You: $50,000 For Ladies To Code In Brooklyn This Summer, 09Apr2012, NYU Local
• Gran Electrica – From the Streets, 06Apr2012, Manero
• As New York’s Tech Scene Matures, Brooklyn Looks Ever More Attractive, 12Apr2012, PEHub
• Plans Doubled for 102 Gold Street Build, 13Apr2012, Brownstoner
• St. Ann’s Warehouse is Heading to the LPC, 09Apr2012, Brownstoner
• Past and Present: Cadman Plaza, 06Apr2012, Brownstoner
• Is Vinegar Hill Heating Up?, 06Apr2012, Brownstoner

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

• Can Downtown replace DUMBO as a tech town?, 03Apr2012, BK Paper
• Piece of Vinegar Row Building Boom Finally Hits the Market, 03Apr2012, Curbed
• Dumbo Looks to Add Room in Vinegar Hill, 05Apr2012, WSJ
• Jehovah’s Witnesses to sell buildings, move upstate, 05Apr2012, ABC
• Vinegar Hill House’s Cafe Coming Together, 03Apr2012, Brownstoner
• Miami Ad School Launch PRO in Dumbo, 05Apr2012, PR
• Condos for Sale at Vinegar Hill’s 185 York, 03Apr2012, Brownstoner
• DUMBO lab giving startups a leg up, 02Apr2012, NYDN
• 30 Main Street, #11G, 2500sf, $3M, 03Apr2012, Brownstoner
• 3 Days, 7 Film Projects In DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights, 06Apr2012, McBrooklyn
• 70 Washington Street, #6A, 1342sf, $1.2M, 02Apr2012, Brownstoner
• Stylecaster and Etsy Unite to Bring High Fashion to the Masses, 06Apr2012, BetaBeat
• NYC Video Game Industry in Dumbo, 06Apr2012, Thirteen
• No Firewors for July 4 on East River, 04Apr2012, BK Paper
• Techies Drive Down Vacancy Rates in Dumbo, 03Apr2012, BetaBeat
• As Dumbo teems with tech, Downtown Brooklyn eyes leftovers, 03Apr2012, TRD

(Photo by Jane Kratochvil)

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

• Gran Electrica, A Mexican Cafe From the Colonie Team, 29Mar2012, Eater
• Celebrate Spring at the Brooklyn Bridge Park, 29Mar2012, Metropolis
• Residential Conversion for Dumbo’s 193 Plymouth Street, 27Mar2012, Brownstoner
• Huazontle: DUMBO’s Gran Electrica Gives It a Green Whirl, 28Mar2012, VV
• Squadron: Come On, Guys, Let’s Put 370 Jay to New Use, 30Mar2012, Brownstoner
• Brooklyn’s Hotel St. George, part 1, 29Mar2012, Brownstoner
• New Building at 9 Old Fulton Street, 28Mar2012, Brownstoner
• Troubled Vinegar Hill Condo 109 Gold Sells for $14.5M, 27Mar2012, Brownstoner
• Highest (Studio, 1, 2 bedroom) Brooklyn Rents in Dumbo, at $2,624, $3,503 and $4,964, respectively, 26Mar2012, REWeekly
• Browse & Pick’s Fashion Swap (June 2), 29Mar2012, PR
• Luckyrice’s Night Market Returns to Dumbo, 27Mar2012, Brooklyn Exposed
• New York Photo Festival May 16-20, 27Mar2012, Brooklyn Exposed
• The 50 Best Blocks in Brooklyn , Mar2012, LMag
• Dumbo’s StereoGrid helps artists get the most out of tracks, 27Mar2012, VentureBeat
• New C Trains Coming, In Four Years, 29Mar2012, Brownstoner
• Vince Clarke sells Dumbo spread after buying J.Crew director’s townhouse, 30Mar2012, TRD

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

• 70 Washington Transformed from Abandoned to Lux, 14Mar2012, Brooklyn Bureau
• In DUMBO, the way we share the streets, 19Mar2012, 2nd Ave Sagas
• The little publisher that could (Melville House), 19Mar2012, Economist
• Brooklyn’s Tech Triangle Survey, 22Mar2012, GlobeSt
• Brooklyn Bridge: An Architecural Wonder That’s Worth A Walk, 25Mar2012, Courant
• D3 (Dumbo Demo Day), 21Mar2012, BrooklynStartup
• Rental of the Day: 50 Bridge Street $3500, 20Mar2012, Brownstoner
• $1M+ Closings Recorded at Dumbo’s 192 Water Street, 22Mar2012, Brownstoner
• DUMBO Startup Lab Expands to New Loft Space, 22Mar2012, BetaBeat
• DUMBO Startup Lab Grows, 22Mar2012, TheNextWeb
• Downtown Brooklyn’s Hotel 718 Opening in Early April, 20Mar2012, Brownstoner
• Bridge Rehab Slightly Behind Schedule, 19Mar2012, Brownstoner

(Ehvonnae Boutique, 145 Front Street Brooklyn)

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

• A DUMBO Date: Culture and Cobblestones, 16Mar2012, BrooklynBased
• Dumbo Rentals: Studios $2624, 1bed $3503, 2bed $4964, 15Mar2012, Brownstoner
• Anne Hathaway Moves to 1 Main in Dumbo, 15Mar2012, Curbed
• Meow: Anne Hathaway Sinks Her Claws Into DUMBO, 15Mar2012, Gothamist
• Dumbo Restaurant Boom, 12Mar2012, NYMag
• Surf/ski shop coming to DUMBO, 11Mar2012, NYP
• City Council Announces Brooklyn Tech Triangle Study, 11Mar2012, Epoch Times
• ‘Brooklyn Tech Triangle’ Targets Navy Yard, 11Mar2012, Patch
• You Gotta Have (Brooklyn Bridge) Park, 15Mar2012, Brownstoner
• The Princess Diaries: Anne Hathaway Moves to Dumbo, 15Mar2012, Brownstoner
• Dumbo Residents Outraged by ‘Dangerous’ B25 Bus Route, 14Mar2012, Brownstoner
• ‘I Live in Brooklyn. By Choice.’, 12Mar2012, Brownstoner