(Photo by Josh Derr. Our favorite Dumbo based photographer Josh Derr is leaving Dumbo. Thank you Josh for your photos over the years. Come back to Brooklyn for photo shoots anytime. We will miss you.)

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

• Punto Bianco, Dumbo’s Latest Lunch Spot, 26Jan2012, Gothamist
• Chocolate Earth Opens at 145 Front Street, 28Jan2012, Gothamist
• Esquire Magazine Partners with the Kleiers, 27Jan2012, Gather
• The Revised DOT proposal for Fulton Ferry Traffic Calming, 27Jan2012, FultonFerry
• Brooklyn Bridge in 1904, 25Jan2012, Shorpy
• Big Spaceship’s Taco Finder, 22Jan2012, BK Paper
• 11-15 Old Fulton Street Loft Conversion Opportunity, 24Jan2012, LoopNet
• David Lombino Lands at Two Trees, 25Jan2012, Crains
• Bids Sought for 3-Building Conversion Project in Fulton Ferry, 25Jan2012, BK Eagle
• Huge Is No. 9 on the Ad Age Agency A-List, 23Jan2012, AdAge
• Tweaked Design for 30 Henry Turned Out, 27Jan2012, Brownstoner
• 205 Water Street 40% Sold, 27Jan2012, Brownstoner
• 70 Washington Street, #4LC, 1550sqft, $1,380,000, 26Jan2012, Brownstoner
• Conversion Coming to 72 Poplar Street in the Heights, 26Jan2012, Brownstoner
• At-Risk Old Fulton Buildings ISO a New Owner, 24Jan2012, Brownstoner
• 70 Washington Street, #11G, $2,025,000, SOLD, 24Jan2012, Brownstoner
• Baluchi’s to Open on Henry St, 25Jan2012, McBrooklyn

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

• As Baltimore boots its carousel, other cities showcase theirs, 20Jan2012, Balt. Brew
• Dumbo in Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It, 17Jan2012, Complex
• NYU-Poly Opens New Space in MetroTech Center, 20Jan2012, PR
• Brooklyn Bridge Ventures Launches in Dumbo, 17Jan2012, Techcrunch
• Dumbo Incubator (Not Accelerator), 18Jan2012, BK Startup
• Brooklyn Rents Surged in 2011, 17Jan2012, Curbed
• Public Plaza Coming to Flatbush and Fulton, 18Jan2012, Brownstoner
• Old Fulton Street Planned Improvements, 18Jan2012, Brownstoner
• 1 Main St, #6D, $2,787,500, 17Jan2012, BK Paper
• Bachelor Pads, 18Jan2012, Curbed
• 70 Washington St, #2M, $1.675M, 2800sqft, 17Jan2012, Brownstoner
• 5 Story Condo to Replace Brooklyn Heights Cinema, 18Jan2012, NYP
• Brooklyn Is Set for a Building Boom, 16Jan2012, WSJ
• A Seed Fund Grows in Brooklyn, 17Jan2012, @ceonyc

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

• 189 Bridge St, $6.8MM, 5100sqft, 12Jan2012, WSJ
• One Girl Cookie Story, 15Jan2012, NYDN
• Designing Brooklyn’s Future, 09Jan2012, WSJ
• Vinegar Hill Rental Prices up 27% from Q3 to Q4, 10Jan2012, Curbed
• Walentas’ Clock Tower bachelor pad, 13Jan2012, TRD
• Farragut Homes Man Allegedly Kills Friend In Knife Fight, 08Jan2012, NY1
• Friendly “Play-Fight” Turns Fatal In Farragut Houses, 09Jan2012, Gothamist
• Keri Russell and Baby Visit Dumbo, 09Jan2012, Celebuzz
• Dumbo’s Clocktower Penthouse Now Asking a Mere $19M, 10Jan2012, Brownstoner
• Situ Studio, a Dumbo based design and fabrication firm, 10Jan2012, NYO
• Metaverse Mod Squad Adds Jon Paul Buchmeyer, Vice President, Digital Engagement, 11Jan2012, PR
• Brooklyn Heights Cinema to be demolished(?), 11Jan2012, BK Paper
• Brooklyn Heights Cinema Owner Kenn Lowy Responds to Possible Closing, 13Jan2012, BHB
• Brooklyn Heights Cinema Could Be Razed, 13Jan2012, LMag

(Photo by Josh Derr)

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

• Looking Back at 2011 in Brooklyn, 04Jan2012, BK Eagle
• Human Remains found in Vinegar Hill in 1990, 05Jan2012, NYT
• Brooklyn 12 to watch in 2012, 01Jan2012, Brownstoner
• Brooklyn Blooms 2011, 01Jan2012, Crain’s
• Exploring Brooklyn the Artisan Way, 19Dec2011, HuffPo
• Brooklyn Heights P.S. 8 May Expand to Middle School, 19Dec12011, BK Eagle

The past couple of weeks seemed to be Dumbo tech week:

• NYU-Poly’s new DUMBO Incubator, 21Dec2011, NYCEDC
• Tech Cluster in Dumbo Paving Future of NYC, 07Jan2012, Economist
• Flow CEO Says Dumbo is World’s Data Exchange, 27Dec2011, NYDN
• Brooklyn Startups Learn from Eachother, 23Dec2011, BI
• Dumbo based Offtrackplanet.com, 30Dec2011, NYDN
• Unemployment’s High, But Not in Dumbo, 28Dec2011, BK Eagle
• More Land for NYC Tech Start-Ups, 18Dec2011, Forbes
• As I Was Saying About Tech In Dumbo…, 20Dec2011, Forbes
• Miami Ad School Opens in Dumbo, 19Dec12011, Mediabistro
• Don’t Forget Brooklyn: NYU’s plan for the old MTA headquarters, 19Dec12011, BI

(Photo by wesleyrosenblum)

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

• Digital DUMBO Invites You to Give the Gift of Digital, 13Dec11, DD
• Japanese Antique Store is Closing in Dumbo, 16Dec11, Brownstoner
• 30-Foot Sculpture in Brooklyn Bridge Park, 15Dec11, Brownstoner
• Pier 1 Proposals Put Under the Microscope, 15Dec11, Brownstoner
• City lets Grimaldi guy keep coal oven, 17Dec11, NYP
• Tucker Reed to Lead Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, 14Dec11, BK Paper
• Olga Bloom of Bargemusic, 16Dec11, NYT
• Alexis Bittar’s DUMBO studio, 15Dec11, Stylelist
• Tobacco Warehouse Transfer, 13Dec11, BHB
• St. Ann’s Warehouse to Stay in DUMBO, 12Dec11, Broadway World
• Vinegar Hill House Celebrates the Coming Apocalypse, 13Dec11, Eater
• Emily Thompson DUMBO florist, 13Dec11, BK Paper
• Bulb-Out Complete on York and Front Street, 15Dec11, Brownstoner
• 30 Main Street, #11G, $3.1MM, 2500sqft, 13Dec11, Brownstoner

(Photo by kinerific)

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

• A new ‘Under the Bridge’ record, in Dumbo, 05Dec11, BK Paper
• Top 10 holiday gifts from local Brooklyn stores, 04Dec11, downtown traveler
• Dumbo Third Most Expensive in Q3 2011, 06Dec11, Epoch Times
• Pier 1 Hotel and Residential Develoment RFP, 08Dec11, Fulton Ferry
• 30 Henry Street to Have a Waterfall, 08Dec11, Brownstoner
• Four Penthouse Units Now For Sale at the Kirkman Lofts, 08Dec11, Brownstoner
• Work Starting Soon on BBP’s Squibb Park Bridge, Pier 5, 06Dec11, Brownstoner
• 3 Media Production Companies Lease Dumbo Space, 07Dec11, BK Eagle

(Photo by Barry Yanowitz)

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

• Most Expensive NYC Neighborhoods: Dumbo Climbs to #3, 30Nov11, PropertyShark
• The rise of Dumbo’s gentrification, 01Dec11, CityJournal
• Scarano Brings Bad Permit Practice to Grimaldi’s v. Grimaldi, 29Nov11, Curbed
• It is beginning to look a lot like…Vermont, under the Archway, 02Dec11, Dumbo BID
• Brooklyn Roasting Geishka mystery solved, 30Nov11, Dumbo BID
• Sizing Up the Sidewalk on Front/York Street, 29Nov11, Brownstoner
• The Big Reveal at Dumbo’s 220 Water Street, 02Dec11, Brownstoner
• 109 Gold Developers Throw in the Towel, 01Dec11, Brownstoner
• Dumbo florist Emily Thompson’s White House Call, 03Dec11, NYDN
• Floorplans, Pricing Unveiled at Dumbo Rental 220 Water, 02Dec11, Curbed
• A Dash of Drama in the Pizza World, 29Nov11, NYT
• DUMBO joins most expensive list, 30Nov11, BK Downtown Star
• DUMBO Gallery Bose Pacia Closing at the End of the Month, 02Dec11, LMag
• Discovering DUMBO, 01Dec11, Nicolette Mason

(Photo by Ludovic Bertron)

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

• The real story behind Brooklyn Bridge, 21Nov11, BK Paper
• Renderings Of Proposed Brooklyn Bridge Park Development , 25Nov11, Gothamist
• Listing of the Week: Bachelor Pad Clock Tower, 22Nov11, MSNBC
• What Television Writers Don’t Get About Brooklyn, 22Nov11, the Atlantic
• Eagle’s Report Wrong on 30 Henry Condo Height, 22Nov11, BHB
• BHB Social at Vineapple on 12/14, 25Nov11, BHB
• Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Raises Questions, 23Nov11, BK Eagle
• City shows off big park plans, 23Nov11, BK Paper
• Brunch in DUMBO: Top Ten Restaurants, 24Nov11, About
• Olga Bloom, Creator Of Bargemusic, Dies At 92, 25Nov11, Gothamist
• Olga Bloom, creator of the beloved Bargemusic, dies at 92, 26Nov11, BK Paper
• Patsy Grimaldi to regain DUMBO throne, 25Nov11, BK Paper
• Illegal’ install may KO Grimaldi’s move, 26Nov11, NYP

(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):

• Re-engineering New York: More Than a Sci-Fi Dream?, 18Nov11, NYT
• 20 Henry Gets Bricked, 18Nov11, Brownstoner
• Review: “How Much” at St. Ann’s Warehouse, 18Nov11, NYT
• Jane’s Carousel Shadowbox Faulty?, 15Nov11, NYO
• Nouvel’s carousel ‘lantern’ is not working, 15Nov11, BK Paper
• Foragers Expanding to Manhattan, 18Nov11, Crain’s
• Panera Moving Into 345 Adams, 14Nov11, Brownstoner
• Storefront Space Coming to 135 Plymouth Street, 14Nov11, Brownstoner
• 20 Jay Startup Incubator, 14Nov11, BK Eagle
• New Build Filed for Brooklyn Eagle HQ, 17Nov11, Brownstoner
• White Out at Jane’s Carousel, 14Nov11, Brownstoner
• Bravo’s “Work of Art” Recap, 17Nov11, Artinfo
• NYU Polytechnic Launching High-Tech Business Incubator Space in DUMBO, 17Nov11, LMag

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

• Toll Bros David Von Spreckelsen on Why Dumbo is Strong, 11Nov11, Brownstoner
• Streetscape Improvements for Fulton Ferry Landing, 11Nov11, Brownstoner
• Gut Reno in Brooklyn Heights, 11Nov11, Brownstoner
• A Glimpse Inside 220 Water Street, 10Nov11, Brownstoner
• Broken City Filming, 10Nov11, Gothamist
• 30 Main Street, #10D, $1.359MM, 08Nov11, Brownstoner
• Wine Store Opening in One Brooklyn Bridge Park, 07Nov11, Brownstoner
• Startup business incubator refreshes PepsiCo, 13Nov11, Crains
• Two Trees grows tech in Brooklyn, 13Nov11, NYP
• DAMN Digital Studio Readying For SXSW Interactive, 13Nov11, PR
• Rickshaws in DUMBO, 10Nov11, McBrooklyn
• The Shops at 145 Front, 10Nov11, Racked
• Web Dev Shops Flock to Dumbo, 09Nov11, BetaBeat
• HUGE President Shirley Au Named to BID Board, 03Nov11, HUGE
• What’s Making Brooklyn Grow?, 08Nov11, BK Eagle
• Author of Book on Roeblings To Join Descendant in DUMBO, 07Nov11, BK Eagle
• BBPark 1st to Free Wi-Fi, 09Nov11, BK Ink
• DUMBO’s ClockTower gets Esquire treatment, 09Nov11, NYP
• BK Bridge Park Gets Record Number of Visitors, 09Nov11, LMag
• Don’t Expect Residential Parking Permits “For a While”, 11Nov11, NYT
• Talk of School Closings, Parking Restrictions at CB2, 10Nov11, Brownstoner