Dumbo NYC

Someone is climbing the Manhattan Bridge in Dumbo. As seen on Twitter @tim_nolan. (Follow @DumboNYC on Twitter.)

According to a NY Post story, the noisiest places in NYC are on the F, V, B, D platform in Bryant Park (93 decibels), the corner of 42nd and 5th Ave (87 dBA), West Side Highway (83 dBA), or Herald Square (78 dBA). WHAT?! Maybe the people who did the study didn’t go outside of Manhattan, because supposedly, the noise level is between 80 dBA and up to 96 dBA under the Manhattan Bridge in Dumbo.

{Noisiest spots in NYC ranked, 04Jan2010, NY Post}
{The Top 8 Noisiest Places in NYC, Gothamist}
{Soundproofing Windows in Dumbo, 03Dec2007}

(Photo by Josh Derr)

“… In celebration of the centennial of Manhattan Bridge — On Saturday, October 24, 2009 along Pearl, Water and Front Streets in Brooklyn, provocative images by visual artist Patrick Singh will be projected on the buttress wall of the Manhattan Bridge. Since 1997, Singh’s career has been punctuated by international exhibitions – collective and individual – along with artistic residencies throughout Europe, South America and Asia. Singh’s work is exhibited in multiple collections, including the Anne Cros Gallery in France.

His visions come to life under his brush with out his using models. Sudden appearances resulting from his intercultural journeys, which have impregnated him with indelible words, mental photographs, feelings of torment ….”

Viewing will begin at 7 p.m.

Manhattan Bridge Fast Facts
Type of bridge: Suspension
Construction started: October 1, 1901
Opened to traffic: December 31, 1909
Length of main span: 1,470 ft.
Total length of bridge including approaches: 6,855 ft.
Location: Connects Flatbush Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn with Canal Street in Chinatown
Clearance at center above mean high water: 135 ft.
Diameter of each of the four main cables: 21.25 ins.
Length of each of the four main cables: 3,224 ft.
Cost of original structure: $31,000,000

Press Release (PDF)

(Photo credit: Lee Wells, still from “Manhattan Bridge in Red, Green and Blue” for Bright Nights projection)

To commemorate the 100th birthday of the Manhattan Bridge, Random Number is presenting “Bright Nights” has “curated a program of digital artwork that celebrates the projected image, draws attention to the iconic architecture of the Manhattan Bridge, and electrifies the arts friendly DUMBO neighborhood.” Please join them tonight in Dumbo, Brooklyn to see the work of Burak Arikan, Motomichi Nakamura, Lee Wells, and Marius Watz projected onto the Manhattan Bridge Anchorage (Adams & Front Street side.)

October 7, 2009 / 7 pm – 10 pm

For more information on the artists and the event, go to RandomNumber.nu.

Although The Archway has been open for some time, the Dumbo Improvement District has completed their ‘beautification’ with lighting, benches, and street improvements. Wooden benches have been added and the lighting has been installed and painted black. The images above show the architect’s rendering and the actual photo from last week’s Superstar DJ Record Fair. The end results look very similar to what was envisioned. While the Dumbo Improvement District has completed The Archway improvements, they will continue to support the longer-term restoration of the archway, maintenance, and programming costs. We’re looking forward to more events under The Archway.

(Apologies for borrowing the idea of rendering/reality, as pointed out by Curbed’s post about The Archway)

related:
{Manhattan Bridge Archway Opens in Dumbo, 08Sep2008}
{Manhattan Bridge Arch Now Open Permanently, 20Apr2009}

(Photo by Josh Derr)

Here’s another great shot by Josh Derr, who writes “I was somewhat disappointed the Macy’s Forth of July fireworks display moved from the East river over to the Hudson this year. It did provide a beautiful background to this photo of Midtown Manhattan however…”

EPIC DUMBO STOOP SALE

Date: Sat, May 2, 11am–4pm
Location: The Archway, Dumbo Brooklyn

The DUMBO Parents Organization (DPO) is presenting its first annual DUMBO Stoop Sale. The event will take place in The Archway (below the Manhattan Bridge) and is a great opportunity to buy gently used clothes, accessories, children’s toys, books and anything else DUMBO residents are looking to part with.

Here’s how it works: You rent an 8-foot table from DPO for $30 and you keep the cash from what you sell. For what is not sold, Housing Works will be on hand in the afternoon to collect and provide tax receipts. Now that’s thinking of everything.

If you would like to rent a table to sell your own stuff, e-mail dumbostoopsale@gmail.com and include your contact info. (Hurry, time is running out to reserve). Tables are $30.

One from last night:

Spacebuster event in Dumbo Brooklyn; April 23, 2009

Related: {Celebrate Earth Day in Dumbo, 23Apr2009}

(Photo from storefrontnews.org)

From Dumbo Improvement District:

Please join the Dumbo Improvement District and Studio-X, Storefront for Art and Architecture, Raumlabor & Inhabitat tomorrow for

a real-time, ecologically based competition based on “Iron Chef” and held within Spacebuster by Raumlabor.

Spacebuster is a mobile inflatable structure – a portable, expandable pavilion – that is designed to transform public spaces of all kinds into points for community gathering.

The pavilion is comprised of an inflatable bubble-like dome that emerges from a step van that also houses the compressor that keeps the Spacebuster inflated. The dome expands and organically adjusts to its surroundings, be it in a field, a wooded park, or below a highway overpass. The material is a translucent plastic that allows the events taking place inside of the shelter – screenings, lectures, dinners or discussions – to be entirely visible from the outside. Likewise the exterior environments become the events’ backdrops.

IRON DESIGNER Features Teams of Third-Year M.Arch students from:

• Columbia University GSAPP
• Parsons The New School for Design
• City College of New York
• Pratt Institute

Thursday, April 23rd @ 7PM
Meet at the Pearl Street Triangle in DUMBO, Brooklyn
The winning team will be featured on Inhabitat.com

Sponsored by Studio-X/Columbia University GSAPP, Storefront for Art and Architecture, Raumlabor, Dumbo Improvement District and Inhabitat.

Related:
{Manhattan Bridge Arch Now Open Permanently, 20Apr2009}
{Bubblicious Spacebuster to Take On High Line, Dumbo, 20Apr2009, Curbed}