Just after 9pm, lights along Plymouth Street went out temporarily. Reader Chris Frank send us this note:
“A transformer exploded at 913PM tonight in the John Street ConEd substation in Dumbo. The sprinkler system worked flawlessly & the fire was out within 10 minutes. Fire dept rolled in with 4 pumpers and a hook & ladder, but didn’t even have to bust in to extinguish and they’ve moved on 30 minutes later. Good job 911, ConEd & the NYFD”

The following is this week’s anticipated construction work schedule (7am – 3:30pm work hours), field conditions permitting for this week. Please note that parking may be restricted in work areas.

• 8/5/11 through 8/12/11 – Washington Street between York/Water Street – Prepare roadway for the reinstalling the Belgian Blocks
• 8/5/11 through 8/12/11 – Washington Street between Water/Plymouth Street – Continue excavation of roadway for installation of concrete base
• 8/5/11 through 8/12/11 – Water Street between Washington/Adams Street – Start the reinstallation of the Belgian Blocks and install Belgian Blocks bicycle lane
• 8/5/11 through 8/12/11 – Water Street and Main Street intersection – Complete installation of Belgian Blocks

For more information, please call Paul Kidder, the Community Construction Liaison at 718-643-2850 or email: waterstreetccl@gmail.com

For prior construction posts, see dumbonyc.com/tag/construction.

Dumbo based indie pop band, “The Well-Informed” just published a new music video, We’re Only Dreaming. The video features 215 Plymouth Street building (in and out).

Previously:
{Brooklyn Sundry: Episode at Baco Café, 20Apr2011}

Evan Duby and Paul Loren of the Dumbo based indie pop band, “The Well-Informed” drop some Dumbo history while chatting in Baco Cafe. Their original web series features “the two [who] travel the borough of Brooklyn accompanied by great bites and fun tidbits.” The mushroom ravioli with spinach and roasted peppers sauce looks tasty (menu).

The band records out of their studio at Five & Dime Recording Society at 215 Plymouth Street. Watch their video and download the track featured on this episode, “New York (We Love Her)“.

Baco Café (bacocafe.com)
71 Jay Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201
tel: 718-694-BACO

Five & Dime Recording Society
215 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn NY 11201

Permit # FF 27: On Wednesday – Friday, April 6-8, 2011 (7pm – 9am)
The Projectionist, a feature film is being filmed in Dumbo on Wednesday – Friday (4/6, 4/7, 4/8) between 7pm – 9am, near the corner of Plymouth Street and Anchorage Place.

In addition to the filming that occurred on Monday and Tuesday, Dumbo had a full week of filming.

If you have further questions you can contact their Locations Department at 646-753-2745.

All filming posts are tagged here: DumboNYC.com/tag/filming

(Photo by epc)

:-( Ouch! The owner of the smashed scooter on Plymouth Street wrote us today asking for any witnesses:

I parked my beloved scooter in front of 143 Plymouth Street, at the corner of Pearl, right across the street from Chambers Paper Fibres Corporation. It looked like a safe spot. But when I returned on Monday this week I found my scooter in literally 100 pieces. Crushed multiple times by something huge and heavy–something like the massive garbage trucks that carry the scrap cardboard to Chambers Paper Fibres. I watched a few minutes later as a huge dump truck carrying cardboard ran over what used to be the front of my scooter as he backed into the narrow bay at 143 Plymouth to unload. Right in front of my eyes, as if it were no big deal. I need a witness to help me get restitution. It’s going to cost a lot of money just to dispose of the chassis, and I could be fined $1000.

If you saw this happen, help out the poor scooter owner by contacting him at 718-306-9746 or emailing newzembla123@gmail [dot] com (without the ’123′).

Rapid Realty has leased space on 1 Anchorage Place in Dumbo. The retail space was formerly occupied by Jan Larsen Art’s outpost retailer The Workshop. Rapid Realty is a residental and commercial real estate brokerage business focused on rentals. At the time of this posting, there are 98 results for Dumbo on their website ranging from $630 for a commercial space to a $5,500 1 bedroom (1447 sqft) condo to a $15,000 ground floor (5,000 sqft) commercial space (“Great for a restaurant or bar; dine by moonlight”). Welcome to Dumbo!

Rapid Realty Inc. (rapidnyc.com)
One Anchorage Place (at Plymouth Street)
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Filming today and tomorrow (9/23-24) between 8am (Thursday) and 6am (Friday) is a commercial for the video game, Rock Band 3, due for release on October 26, 2010 (the game, not the commercial). The filming is on Plymouth Street (between Adams and Jay Streets), Pearl Street (between John and Water Streets), and Adams Streets (between John and Plymouth Streets).

We’ve seen a lot of motorcycles and Vespa scooters around Dumbo. For those who need a place to park, MotoDumbo is a garage for motorcycles and scooters on Pearl and Plymouth Street. They have spaces available in their garage, which has a shared workspace with air compressor, bike lift, work bench etc. We hear they’re planning some BBQ’s and get-togethers over the summer and generally treat the garage like a home away from home. If any Dumbo denizens that ride are looking for a spot, email them at info@motodumbo.com or stop by on a Saturday afternoon. There’s generally someone there, working on their ride.

MotoDumbo (MotoDumbo.com)
52 Pearl Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
info@motodumbo.com

(Photo courtesy of bekka p. from the DumboNYC Flickr Pool. If you have your own pictures related to Dumbo, please feel free to drop them there.)