Dumbo Links Week of 17Jun2012
June 24th, 2012

(Photo by ad454)
The following are selected links from this past week on blogs and websites with discussion about Dumbo (and its neighboring areas):
- New Hotel and Other Developments as Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1 Approved, 19Jun2012, NYO
- Williamsburg Welcomes Summer Arts Season, 18Jun2012, guestofaguest
- Inside DUMBO’s New Flea Food Market Under The Archway, 21Jun2012, Gothamist
- Two Trees Deal for Domino Sugar, 21Jun2012, NYDN
- Walentas agrees to pay $185M for Domino Sugar site, 21Jun2012, BK Eagle
- Two Trees to Revive Another Waterfront Area, 21Jun2012, NYT
- Flea Food Under the Archway Starts in DUMBO, 21Jun2012, LMag
- Thinking inside the box: Photoville, 21Jun2012, BK Paper
- Flea Food in the Dumbo Archway, 21Jun2012, Brownstoner
- Pre-Demolition Activity at Dock Street Dumbo, 21Jun2012, Brownstoner
- CB2 Committee Supports Closure of Anchorage Place, 20Jun2012, Brownstoner
- Brunch Begins at Gran Electrica, 20Jun2012, the strong buzz
- 57 Front Street, #502, $539k, 690sf, 20Jun2012, Brownstoner
- Inside a DUMBO Artist’s Loft We Would Kill For, 22Jun2012, LMag
Dumbo Links Week of 10Jun2012
June 17th, 2012
The following are selected links from this past week on blogs and websites with discussion about Dumbo (and its neighboring areas):
- Artist turns water tower into work of art, 12Jun2012, CBS
- Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival needs your help raising funds, 14Jun2012, BK Paper
- Artist David Ellis Transforms Pearl St Triangle, 14Jun2012, BK Eagle
- Digital Mareting Agency The JAR Group leases 4800sqft at 45 Main St, 12Jun2012, Crain’s
- ‘Brooklyn Rents Are Officially As Crazy As Manhattan’s’, 11Jun2012, BHB
- Brightly colored water tank lights up DUMBO night, 12Jun2012, NYDN
- Toll Brothers and Starwood Expected to Win Pier 1 Bid, 15Jun2012, Brownstoner
- 20 Henry Street About Two-Thirds Sold, 14Jun2012, Brownstoner
- Aaron Hillis Leaves Position as Curator of reRun Gastropub, Theater To Close Indefinitely, 13Jun2012, IndieWire
- Tom Fruin’s Multi-Colored Plexiglass Watertower Glitters on a DUMBO Rooftop, 13Jun2012, Inhaibitat
- Two Trees Wasn’t the Only Bidder for Domino, 12Jun2012, Brownstoner
- BBP Rec Center Plans Up for Discussion, 11Jun2012, Brownstoner
Dumbo Links Week of 03Jun2012
June 10th, 2012

(Photo by epc)
The following are selected links from this past week on blogs and websites with discussion about Dumbo (and its neighboring areas):
- Jehovah’s Witnesses Put 173, 177 Front St and 200 Water St on Market, 06Jun2012, citybiz
- 206 Front Street, #PH-B, 1220sqft, 2bd, 2bath, 2 parking, $1.239M, 06Jun2012, Brownstoner
- Witnesses seek buyer for empty Dumbo lots, 04Jun2012, TRD
- Two Trees Bid on Domino Sugar Factory site in Williamsburg for $160M, 05Jun2012, Brownstoner
- Stained-Glass Watertower is Ablaze Atop a Dumbo Warehouse, 08Jun2012, Curbed
- Building of the Day: 40 Flatbush Extension, 04Jun2012, Brownstoner
- Artist Tom Fruin’s Watertower on 20 Jay St, 04Jun2012, Gizmodo
- 20 Jay Street Watertower Art, 04Jun2012, BK Paper
- Katia Beauchamp and Hayley Barna, Birchbox Started in Dumbo, 04Jun2012, AdAge
- June 26 at Etsy: Hands-On DUMBO, 05Jun2012, Etsy
- Low-Cost Veggie Garden in Vinegar Hill, 10Jun2012, Brownstoner
- Witnesses Put Dumbo Development Site on Market, 05Jun2012, Brownstoner
Dumbo Links Week of 27May2012
June 3rd, 2012
The following are selected links from this past week on blogs and websites with discussion about Dumbo (and its neighboring areas):
- 104 Gold St To Re-open as Shelter, 30May2012, Brownstoner
- A Rental Market Surge in Brooklyn, 29May2012, NYT
- Travel + Leisure Magazine Honors Jane Walentas, 23May2012, Moore
- Brooklyn Eagle Building Prepares To Take Flight As Demo Begins, 29May2012, BHB
- DUMBO-ers Pull Plug on ConEd, 29May2012, NYP
- First take Manhattan, then what? Dumbo, 29May2012, Yahoo
- Deloitte Finds More Ways to Connect with Digital Startups, 30May2012, xconomy
- Jim Carrey eyes $19 million ClockTower penthouse in DUMBO, 01Jun2012, NYDN
- Jim Carrey eyes off New York’s number one BACHELOR PAD, 02Jun2012, DailyMail
- Tobacco Warehouse will become St. Ann’s Warehouse, 31May2012, BK Paper
- Mural Complete at the Sands Street Gate, 01Jun2012, Brownstoner
- Old Fulton Street Getting Planted Medians, 31May2012, Brownstoner
- 1 Main Street, #9B, 4bd, 2600sqft, $4.4M, $3k cc, 30May2012, Brownstoner
- 205 Water Street Update (Dig the Cantilever), 30May2012, Brownstoner
- Dock Street Ground Breaking ‘Coming Soon’, 30May2012, Brownstoner
- Con Ed’s waterfront plant in Dumbo, 29May2012, Brownstoner
- The Gold Street Explosion, part 1, 29May2012, Brownstoner
Dumbo Links Week of 20May2012
May 28th, 2012
The following are selected links from this past week on blogs and websites with discussion about Dumbo (and its neighboring areas):
- Yoga on the Streets of Dumbo, 23May2012, MindBodyGreen
- Dumbo Day of Dead Wallpaper, 21May2012, Apartmenttherapy
- NYT Reviews Gran Eléctrica, 25May2012, NYT
- Deal Allows Tobacco Warehouse Development, 22May2012, NYT
- Juliana’s: Still Coming to Dumbo, but When?, 23May2012, Brownstoner
- 1 Main Street, #4A, 2200sqft, $2.497M, 22May2012, Brownstoner
- 39 Pearl Street, 3200sqft, 4bed, $6500/mo, 22May2012, Brownstoner
- New York Photo Festival 2012 Brings Curators Into Focus, 17May2012, WSJ
- BHA, Other Groups Settle with City and State over Park Land, 22May2012, BHB
- Alyssa Shelasky’s Book Apron Anxiety, 24May2012, WSJ
- FFLA and our co-plaintiffs settle with the City, 21May2012, FultonFerry
- Cool Shops in Dumbo Brookyn, 22May2012, Red Maps
- Brooklyn Eagle building at 30 Henry Street to be Demo’d, 21May2012, Brownstoner
- 30 Washington St Conversion Disapproved by DOB, 23May2012, Crains
- DUMBOers: Pull plug on Con Ed, 28May2012, NYP
- East River Ferry Service to Get Bigger Boats for Weekend Crowds, 25May2012, NYT
- Marcus Bleecker Launches DUMBO Stories, 20May2012, PR
Dumbo Links Week of 13May2012
May 20th, 2012

(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
Dumbo Links Week of 06May2012
May 13th, 2012

(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
Dumbo Links Week of 29Apr2012
May 6th, 2012

(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
Dumbo Links Week of 22Apr2012
April 29th, 2012

(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
Dumbo Links Week of 15Apr2012
April 22nd, 2012

(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



