Dumbo NYC

This is not in Dumbo, but thought it would be of interest: On Thursday, December 31, Brooklyn will usher in 2010 with a bang at the 28th annual New Year’s Eve fireworks spectacular at Grand Army Plaza (Google map). The free celebration, sponsored by the Brooklyn Borough President’s Office and held in partnership with the Prospect Park Alliance, starts around 11 p.m. with musical entertainment and hot refreshments.

Best locations for viewing the midnight fireworks include anywhere in Grand Army Plaza, inside the Park on the West Drive, and along Prospect Park West between Grand Army Plaza and 9th Street.

DumboNYC.com is on vacation for the President’s Day weekend. In the meantime, take a look at some photos of Dumbo or check out the other great Brooklyn websites in the ‘blogroll’ section on the right side. We’ll be back on 2/21. Have a great weekend!

Time Warner cable and internet connection was cut off this weekend between Sat (2/3) 3pm and Sun (2/4) at 5:30pm in several buildings on Washington Street. Anyone else in Dumbo have their cable cut out? It’s a good thing they came back up in time for the Superbowl or we’d have their heads on a platter.

I’m honored to be included as one of the Top New Brooklyn Blogs of 2006 by Gowanus Lounge. There are many others who deserve to get recognition. I wholeheartedly agree with Gary of Brooklyn Runs blog that GL is too humble to include itself on such a list. Of the hundreds of Brooklyn based blogs, GL is one of my favorite blogs and on my daily read and a must read for those who are interested about life and real estate in Brooklyn. There are so many events and real estate developments in Brooklyn, I don’t know how GL does it. Keeping up with the small area of Dumbo is challenging enough. GL brought attention to real estate development in Dumbo and got DumboNYC on Curbed (with 17 mentions on Curbed in 2006).

Happy 2007! I hope you had a wonderful new year’s celebration over the weekend. We were not in Dumbo for the holidays, but happy to be back in Dumbo. We’re also back at work today, but our minds are still on champagne, food, friends, and family, so excuse my incoherence for the next day or so.

In the meantime, read the Dumbo top 10 recap of 2006, or submit a story or event about Dumbo.

What are your new year’s resolutions? You can get buff with some boxing lessons at Gleason’s Gym, get in shape at The Fitness Guru, or harmonize your body and mind at Bridge Pilates or Noodle Yoga. Mine are to cut down on sweets, so I’ll be in shape for my snowboarding trip this winter and summer beach visits. That’s a tough resolution especially since Almondine Bakery, Jacques Torres Chocolates, and Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory are just around the corner. Cheers!

[UPDATE: Gowanus Lounge makes a good point, Brooklyn is an excellent brand.]

This is off-topic, but spotted this storefront recently in Vancouver, Canada in the trendy Yaletown location.

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