The Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting tomorrow (10/30) is going to feature a long agenda of designations and discussion. Among the two significant topics are the proposed Dumbo Historic District and the Eberhard Faber Historic District in Greenpoint. The Dumbo subject matter is an initial hearing. Eberhard Faber, however, is expected to be designated. The “Eberhard […]

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Who could possibly not be amused by the possibility of seeing marionettes performing Hamlet on Jane’s Carousel in Dumbo? Just typing the sentence makes us smile. The performances by the Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater will take place from November 1-26 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 along with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 […]

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What you’re looking at is an art installation called The Third Bridge by Osman Akan that will be in Brooklyn Bridge Park near the Manhattan Bridge starting Sunday (10/14) and that will run through January 14, 2008. It’s a solo commission from the Dumbo Ats Center. You can find out more about it by clicking […]

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One might call the thing growing atop 53 Bridge Street one of the most impressive growths to sprout atop an old building in all of Brooklyn. What’s equally impressive is that the The Thing on 53 Bridge has progressed amazingly well since we last trained our camera on it, especially given the Stop Work Orders […]

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Of all the things we’ve seen recently, the little scene at Empire Fulton Ferry State Park in Dumbo that we witnessed over the weekend takes a little prize. Some high school students in bizarre costumes were videotaping each other in the park. We’d seen them several times around the neighborhood during the Dumbo Art Under […]

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We caught Dondi the Elephant at the Dumbo Art Under the Bridge Festival yesterday. We were transfixed. Dondi is a very, very smart creature and pretty darned cute too. Someone asked the guy who lays down under her at the end of the vid if he was afraid to do so, and he said, “I […]

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Here are a few photos we took at the Dumbo Art Under the Bridge Festival yesterday. It continues today and is very, very much worth checking out. We’ll have more pics and a full flickr set tomorrow.

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The Dumbo Art Under the Bridge Festival, which is one of our favorite Brooklyn arts events of the year, kicks off tonight and runs through Sunday. Brace for two full days and nights of outdoor events, performance art, special exhibitions, sculpture installations, open studios and more. Every year when we go, there are always a […]

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Every year we enjoy this festival, which goes on all weekend with a variety of installations and performances around Dumbo. There are open studios, galleries and venues spread out over 27 blocks. More info to be posted soon, here at the Dumbo Arts Center.

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Dumbo, Brooklyn

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Dumbo, Brooklyn

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Dumbo, Brooklyn

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Check out the Street Films vid and blog post about the new Pearl Street Triangle space in Dumbo and the city’s project to transform 30 streets into public spaces. As one would expect, Dumbo NYC has had great coverage of the project.

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We won’t be around tomorrow, or this would be on our must-see list for the weekend. The Japanese avante-rock band the Boredoms are leading 77 drummers in what is being described as a “once-in-a-lifetime performance” meant to be performed only once, on 07-07-07. The performance, which is sponsored by Jelly NYC and Vice Records, takes […]

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Yes, the headline is a cheap come on to get you to read, but some very cool-looking pics are up on display at Halcyon in Dumbo this month. The name of the show is, you guessed it, “Lost, Lonely and Vicious.” It opened a couple of days ago at Halcyon and will run until July […]

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If you’ve got children and you need something to do with them tomorrow, think about doing up the Dumbo Family Picnic. It takes place tomorrow (6/16) from 3PM to 7PM and it’s sponsored by the DUMBO Parents Organization. The location is Main Street, between Water and Plymouth Streets. The email we got said: At 3 […]

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We certainly love a good piazza, so were were cheered to see the following rendering in all its splendor on Streets Blog. The plan to turn the Pearl Street Triangle in Dumbo into a public plaza comes from the Department of Transportation. The Triangle has a lot of potential to be a pretty and nice […]

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We enjoy a Dumbo Block Party, and in that spirit, the first event in the annual DUMBO Block Party Series sponsored by the Dumbo Improvement District, in conjunction with local businesses, will be taking place on Saturday, June 2nd. It will include music, food, activities for children, and booths featuring products and services from local […]

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It’s time for Bklyn Designs again, starting today and running through Sunday May 13. It’s billed as “Three days of hot young talent showcasing art, design and architecture, in DUMBO.” It’s the fifth anniversary edition with a record 65 exhibitors, including 30 newcomers and 35 show veterans. Locations are St. Ann’s Warehouse at 38 Water […]

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A reader reminded us about 53 Bridge Street, pictured above, whose yellow growth has graced the Vinegar Hill/Dumbo skyline for some time. The building is owned and is being developed by Joshua Gutman, whose name you might recall from the Greenpoint Terminal Market conflagration. The architect is the Brooklyn King of the Thing on Top, […]

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