Dumbo NYC

What: Sixth Annual Vinegar Hill Flea Market
When: Saturday, June 16, 2007, 11am - 5pm (Rain date, Sat, June 30)
Where: Front Street, Gold Street, Water Street, Hudson Street in Vinegar Hill

Proceeds will benefit The Vinegar Hill Neighborhood Association.

ModernTots is holding their first-ever sample sale from February 23rd-25th at their new showroom in Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood. In order to make room for new Spring 2007 arrivals, select merchandise including cribs, bassinets, dressers, changing tables, table & chair sets, rugs, clothing, diaper bags, bouncy seats, and toys will be available at 40% savings.

The new ModernTots 2500 square foot showroom opened in January and includes a wide array of products for modern families. Co-Founders, Sarah Rubenstein and Bruce Marsh even have their own blog, called ModernBlog which chronicled their store build and product buying trips. Check out their sale if you want to get something for your child at a discount.

ModernTots
53 Pearl St., Ground Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
{www.moderntots.com}

It’s clear that her paintings touched everyone who passed by the giant J Condo construction site. In an interview by Michael Surtees, Pasqualina Azzarello says that she:

“values making use of public spaces when making and sharing my art. Whether I am making a mural, creating a proactive public dialogue through performance, or selling my artistic wares on city streets, I appreciate the integration of object and place.”

The construction workers watched the paintings grow daily and “Having art around added some cheer,” said Jim Spence, a superintendent at the site. They had to be taken down to make way for the new sidewalk, and now exhibited at Retreat (147 Front Street) through January 31, 2007. 100 wooden panels will be for sale at the gallery between $100 and $1,000.

{Slope painter sells a wall in DUMBO, Brooklyn Papers, 12/9/06}
{Dumbo artist paints construction fence, DumboNYC.com, 8/7/06}
{Pasqualina Azzarello Interview, design*notes, 11/7/06}

If you’ve walked around the Dumbo Brooklyn neighborhood, you probably have seen this vintage green car. The car seems to match the old cobblestone streets and the pre-war buildings (now converted to condos). You can now buy it for $7500. The owner bought it from its original owner, a retired cab-driver. Many Dumbo residents and visitors have taken photos of the car and is somewhat of a “celebrity” in Dumbo. So owner, why are you selling? Too bad, ’cause it would’ve matched the proposed trolley going up and down Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Some additional photos by Dottie admirers:

  Photo by mulia

  Photo by danivance

  Photo by justinyc

  Photo by bugged_out_cars

  Photo by mad_pixelist

  Photo by dr.snitch

{Checker 1977 - unique ‘NYC state of mind’ opportunity - $7500, Craigslist.org}