Yesterday evening your intrepid BHB correspondent attended a reception given by the DUMBO Arts Center for the artist Osman Akan, celebrating the opening of his installation The Third Bridge in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The reception was held at the upstairs level of Bubby's, a bar and restaurant located at the corner of Main and Plymouth […]
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Hot Property or Sinkhole?
DumboNYC reports that the long vacant and available buildings at 11-15 Old Fulton Street are under contract but that there may be issues with the property:
DUMBO Art Festival This Weekend
The 11th annual Art Under the Bridge Festival, sponsored by the DUMBO Arts Center, takes place starting tomorrow evening and continuing through Saturday and Sunday. The Festival will showcase a wide variety of painting, sculpture, installation, conceptual and performance art.
“City of Water” Free Screening Tomorrow in DUMBO
"City of Water," a short documentary film about the future of New York City's (and Brooklyn's) waterfront produced by the Municipal Art Society and the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, will be given a free screening tomorrow evening beginning at 7:30, at the Tobacco Warehouse (entrance on Water Street at New Dock Street) in Empire-Fulton Ferry State […]
Yassky: No Hall Passky for Walentas
The NY Post covers the DUMBO middle school/development drama in today's edition: NY Post: Rumble Over Jumbo Dumbo Apartments: "DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights do need a middle school, but it should not be used as an excuse for an inappropriate building," said Yassky, who is forming a task force to find an alternate site for […]
That Portal is Mine!
Tonight's movie at Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park is Being John Malkovich starring John Cusack. DJ show starts at 6pm, movie rolls at sunset.
No Lights for Empire Fulton Ferry State Park
New York Daily News: Vow to Install Lights…: Looks like parkgoers won't have longer hours to enjoy the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park in DUMBO after all. A year after state parks officials promised to install new lights in the popular waterfront park so it could remain open past dusk, they told Brooklyn News that there are […]
Sculpture Exhibit at Empire – Fulton Ferry State Park
These flags are part of a sculpture exhibit called Still Flying, sponsored by the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists' Coalition (BWAC), and on display at the Park through Saturday, August 25.
Freelansky in DUMBO
Our man in the City Council, David Yassky, spent some quality time with members of the Freelancers Union in Dumbo on Tuesday night. The organization helps freelancers find health insurance and job opportunities. Freelancers Union Blog: Tuesday night, over 100 Freelancers Union members came to Dumbo for a networking event. It was great to see […]
Williamsburg Arts Venue Moving to DUMBO
Galapagos Art Space, the venue that helped to create the Williamsburg art scene, is moving to a Walentas-owned building in DUMBO. According to Campbell Robertson's article in today's Times, rising rents in Williamsburg made Galapagos' owner Robert Elmes consider relocating, perhaps as far away as Berlin. Two Trees Management, the Walentas organization, initially tried to […]
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