Photo: Fulton Ferry Landing Association
As you may have noticed, there has been some positive action on 11, 13, and 15 Old Fulton Street, thanks to continuing pressure from concerned residents, preservationists, and our elected officials. Contractors have been cleaning out the buildings so as to reduce the load on the structures, under the supervision of the DOB’s forensic engineering division. This will likely continue for the next week or so. (more…)
BHB photo by C. Scales
Members of the Empire City Garrison — the NYC-based branch of the global Star Wars costuming group, the 501st Legion, enforce the Empire’s might on DUMBO Thursday, 8/26. LucasFilm requested that the troopers pay a surprise visit to Big Spaceship’s offices on Main Street. (Yes, one of them is a pal of Homer’s.)
Flickr photo by Jonas Bengsston
Kristina Williamson via Racked
There was a time, friends, when the phrase “Man Cave” would have conjured up something entirely different from a guy’s rumpus room of solitude. We can thank the death of disco and DIY Network for that.
Now the design masterminds behind that show, John Marsala and Becka Citron, have opened Modern Anthology in DUMBO featuring everything a Man Cave needs. (more…)
Brown with one of many strange objects in Etsy's offices
If the décor of Etsy’s headquarters in DUMBO is any indication of what shoppers can find on its extremely popular website, then those in search of an octopus arm sculpture are in luck.
Billed as the only marketplace for buying and selling handmade goods online, Etsy was founded in 2005 by Rob Kalin, Chris Maguire, and Haim Schoppick with the motto “Buy, Sell, and Live Handmade.” Adam Brown, Etsy’s public relations manager, explained why the site is preferable to eBay for a particular kind of consumer.
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A source close to the situation told us that 11-15 Old Fulton are going through the process of what is called “demolition by neglect”, which means that the City is trying to compel the owner of these buildings to maintain the property so that they do not deteriorate to the point where they will have to be demolished. Allowing buildings like this to deteriorate to that point is a tactic sometimes used by landowners who deem it cost-ineffective to renovate the existing structure, and who would prefer to raze the building and start over.
Regarding 9 Old Fulton, the owners submitted an application for a “hand demolition of one story structure”. They are probably going through the approvals process in preparation to construct a new building on that site.
All in all, sounds like the resolution—whether it’s demolishing the buildings or waiting for them to crumble—will take awhile.
Here’s more about Old Fulton (and New Fulton) from Forgotten-NY.com.
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At 11 years old, Brooklyn Digital Foundry is a dinosaur by DUMBO standards. But this self-described “old guard” of the industry remains on the cutting edge of traditional and digital marketing, thanks to the passion of founders Brian Lemond and John Szot, both trained architects in their late 30s who met at the University of Texas.
“We’ve always taken pride in that even though we do marketing materials for other people, we’ve never done marketing materials for ourselves,” Lemond said recently, sitting at a conference table in the Foundry’s white-walled Jay Street office. “Our reputation has been the thing that’s driven this business.” (more…)
DUMBO now has a farmers’ market all its own, located at the Pearl St. Triangle. In celebration of its first day, there will be more than produce in the offing.
In celebration of the re-opening and new location there will be a ribbon cutting at 12pm and live music from noon to 2pm. The farmers market will run from 11am to 5pm every Sunday until November 21st.
In addition to the local produce, barrel pickles, artisan breads, baked goods and organic nuts, and nut-butters available from last year’s vendors, this season’s market will feature new products like: raw honey from Burt’s Mountain Honey, gourmet marinated vegetables from Dolce Nonna and specialty mini quiche and savory bites from Yona’s Delights.
For more information about the market, visit: www.dumbonyc.org or www.communitymarkets.biz.
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