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

• Dumbo Triangle Gets DOT’s Signature Green Paint, 18July07, Brownstoner
• The Borough of Writers: Interview: Richard Nash, 16July07, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• Greening Your Home!, 15July07, Kensington (Brooklyn)
• IMG: Turning Gear in Dumbo, 17July07, McBrooklyn
• Buddha Buoy, 17July07, McBrooklyn
• The Developers Group Launches 2 New Divisions, 18July07, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• Baruch Singer Buys Himself Some Dumbo, 20July07, Brownstoner (Above photo)
• All you need know about the cold stuff this summer, 18July07, New York Press
• New colored safety lane for downtown cyclists, 19July07, NY Daily News
• Strange Fruit at Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, 18July07, novaclutch.typepad.com
• New Chassidic Art Gallery Opens in Dumbo, 18July07, Chabad.org
• New Plaza in the Shadow of Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO, 20July07, Brooklyn Daily Eagle

 Movies at Brooklyn Bridge Park (Photo by Amazin’ Jane)

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

• 37-45 Bridge street in Dumbo to Turn Condo, 13July07, Brooklyn Enthusiast
• Burglary spree hits Main St, in DUMBO, 14July07, Brooklyn Paper
• M.J. Rose Book-signing Party at P.S. Bookshop, 13July07, mjroseblog.typepad.com
• Park or parking? DUMBO decides, 14July07, Brooklyn Paper
• Mayor Says ‘Nowhere to Go for Lunch’ in Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn!, 13July07, McBrooklyn
• Trader Joe’s in the bank, 14July07, Brooklyn Paper
• Dock Street Building Plans, 12July07, Brownstoner
• 70 Hudson Ave in Vinegar Hill to be Discussed at LPC, 13July07, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• Anyone Attend One Night of Fire party?, 11July07, thedanger.com
• 1000s Attend Boredoms’ Drum Circle In Brooklyn, 9July07, MOG
• It’s Getting Better All the Time, 9July07, StreetsBlog
• Vow to install lights for after-dusk access KOd, 10July07, Daily News
• BROOKLYN///JULY 7, 2007, THE “RE-RUN”, 7July07, supertouchblog

 JLA Studios (Photo by wsoftheart)

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

• Dumbo Grocery Store Touches Off Gentrification War, 2July07, Curbed
• July 4th fireworks from DUMBO, 4July07, novaclutch.typepad.com
• Biking the Brooklyn Shore, July07, NYMag
• Brooklyn Waterfront Artists — ‘Still Flying’, 5July07, McBrooklyn
• Bolted Fenders, Pierced Whaleboat Among Sculptures in BWAC Show, 6July07, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• Two Trees tries tower — again — on Water St., 7July07, Brooklyn Paper
• Art & Design Association Becomes Newest Tenant at 20 Jay in DUMBO, 6July07, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• Signs of Opposition Emerge Over New Walentas Plan, 6July07, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• Sculptures on Display on Brooklyn’s Waterfront, 1July07, Gothamist
• Fireworks Finale, 5July07, Brooklyn Heights Blog

 70 Washington Street (Photo by DumboNYC)

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

• Best Parks in Brooklyn!, 17June07, 1 Stop Over in Brooklyn
• ‘High Water’ mark for proactive artist, 28June07, Courier Life
• As Street Art Goes Commercial, a Resistance Raises a Real Stink, 28June07, NY Times
• Biding His Time, Walentas Finds New Life for Project, 28June07, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• ‘E Pluribus Venom’ review, 27June07, obeygiant
• All-American faves for July 4, 27June07, AMNY
• Art Critic or Vandal? ‘The Splasher’ Leaves Clues, 27June07, NY Times
• Two Trees Unveils New Proposal for Controversial Water Street Site, 27June07, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• DUMBO BID’s First Annual Meeting, 26June07, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• Domino Discussion: How Landmarking Should Be Done, 29June07, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• Tech discovers Dumbo, 24June07, Crain’s Business
• Ghostface speaks about upcoming Wu Tang album @ Ground Up HipHop, 24June07, grounduphiphop.com [See Below]

 Fairey – Water Street @ Pearl (Photo by DumboNYC)

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

• Conference Sounds the Alarm On Brooklyn Industrial Waterfront, 18June07, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• Developers Find a ‘Mini-Manhattan’ in Brooklyn, 18June07, The New York Sun
• Take That, Splasher!, 21June07, NY Mag
• Shepard Fairey, Street Artist, 21June07, Gothamist
• One Not To Miss: Shepard Fairey At Jonathan LeVine Gallery, 14June07, Wooster Collective
• Blogger Launches Petititon to Revive Dormant Subway Tracks, 22June07, Streetsblog
• Trust: Borough’s Waterfront Threatened, 22June07, Queens Ledger
• Can I get an express F, please?, 23June07, The Brooklyn Paper
• Brooklyn///Shepard’s Eve Of Destruction…, 22June07, Supertouch
• Photos: Shepard Fairey’s DUMBO Show, 22June07, Juxtapoz
• 84th Precinct Meeting to Discuss North Brooklyn ‘Crime Wave’, 18June07, McBrooklyn
• BH Beach Coming Soon, 22June07, Brooklyn Heights Blog

 One Front Street [Google Street View] (Photo courtesy of ludwg)

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

• Plan B artists get apology, 11June07, Courier-Life
• Lawsuit Over Controversial Brooklyn Art Exhibit Settled, 11June07, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• Have It Your Way! Discussing the Tables, 12June07, The New York Observer
• Storecasting: A Month And A Half Till Neighborhoodies Dumbo Outpost Opens, 13June07, Racked.com
• Rediscovering Dumbo, 13June07, Finding Fair Hope
• Take in a meal – and the passing scene – just steps from the street, 10June07, Daily News
• The world’s best polo player, Adolpho Cambiaso, Playing for Walentas’ Team, 13June07, The Beach
• Freelansky in DUMBO, 13June07, Brooklyn Heights Blog
• Flowers and Noisemakers Coming to Front Street, 13June07, Brownstoner
• F Express Petition Gets 760 Signatures; Idea Faces Obstacles, 14June07, Gowanus Lounge
• The Chabadnik-ing of DUMBO, 16June07, The Brooklyn Paper
• Yes we Cannes, 16June07, The Brooklyn Paper
• Jacques Torres Chocolate, 16June07, teamsugar

 Adams and Water Street [Google Street View] (Photo courtesy of simpsonmedia1)

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

• Success Marks Fifth Anniversary Of BKLYN DESIGNS Show, 4June07, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• Pretty People Contest: Book Party Hot Or Not, 4June07, Gawker
• They’ll be saying, ‘so long’ to Billyburg, 2June07, Courier-Life
• Fifth Annual Fashion on Fulton & friends, 2June07, Courier-Life
• J Condo Getting F’d, 6June07, Curbed
• Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. Starts Tonight. Go., 7June07, Vibe
• Downtown Brooklyn Rushes Toward Elusive ‘24/7′ Status, 7June07, NY Sun
• Preview of movie I Am Legend, 8June07, Gothamist
• Should Brits Buy a Home in Dumbo?, 9June07, ThisIsMoney.co.uk
• Brooklyn Bridge Photo in Nice Light, 8June07, Brit In Brooklyn

 Galapagos in Williamsburg (Photo courtesy of haruspex)

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

• Jacques Torres Coming to Upper West Side! Residents ‘Weep’ With Joy, 23May07, NY Observer
• Pulling Strings in Brooklyn, 30May07, NY Post
• Galapagos Heads To Dumbo, 30May07, Gothamist
• 4 Fashion, Accessory Firms Choose DUMBO, 30May07, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• Galapagos: Goodbye Billyburg, Hello Dumbo, 30May07, Brownstoner
• Galapagos Packs Its Bags And Hits The Road, 30May07, NY Press
• Galapagos heads off to DUMBO, 31May07, Metro NY
• At Crossroads of Big Development, Vinegar Hill Perseveres, 31May07, NY Sun
• So long, Billy, 2Jun07, Brooklyn Paper
• Rap session, 2Jun07, Brooklyn Paper
• Bikini Under the Bridge For Brooklyn, 1Jun07, Hardbeatnews

 Happy 124th birthday Brooklyn Bridge!
 The bridge opened on May 24, 1883. (Photo courtesy of Josh_Derr)

The following are selected links from this past week on blogs and websites with discussion about Dumbo (and its neighboring areas). Enjoy the Memorial Day holiday!

• Co-op of the Day: 28 Old Fulton Street (Eagle Warehouse), 21May07, Brownstoner
• Dumbo Block Parties!, 20May07, Gowanus Lounge
• Hey, we’re walking here – New pedestrian plaza is cleared for big tryout, 21May07, Courier-Life
• Jacques Torres Chocolate Meetup, 21May07, Su Good Eats
• 99 Gold Ups the Web Budget, 22May07, Curbed
• T.G.I. ReBar?, 23May07,
• How Dumbo Got Its Name, 23May07, Brownstoner
• Reflections on Dumbo, 23May07, mavic.blogspot.com
• The Gallery: Bowness & Butcher at Spring, 24May07, Apartment Therapy
• Pazza de Pearl OK’d, 26May07, Brooklyn Paper

 Pier at the Corner of Adams and John Street, Dumbo Brooklyn, 4/2007

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

• The Land ‘Lord’. Witnesses Cash in on Brooklyn, 5/14/07, New York Post
• Borough Of Design, 5/15/07, NY Sun
• Recycle-A-Bicycle in Dumbo, 5/15/07, The New York Observer
• ‘BKLYN DESIGN’ Show: The Reasons for Its Success, 5/16/07, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• Developers Educate the Public on the New 110 Livingston, 5/17/07, New York Sun
• Walentas Support for MoMa, 5/16/07, Bloomberg
• JEHOVAH’S LUXE PLAN TO TURN PROPHET, 5/17/07, New York Post
• At DUMBO Meeting, Encouraging Signs of Historic Designation, 5/17/07, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• School’s Out: Brooklyn Brewery PigFest 07 Pictures, 5/17/07, backyardchef.blogspot.com
• Trailer Trash in Dumbo, 5/16/07, McBrooklyn
• New Place for Dumbo’ites to Put All Their Money, 5/18/07, Brooklyn Record
• DUMBO Designation Efforts Continue to Gain Traction, 5/18/07, Historic Districts Council Newsstand
• Bklyn Designs 2007 Review by Apartmenttherapy, 5/18/07, Apartmenttherapy.com