Jun. 26, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen 84TH PRECINCT Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown Air conditioner con man caught red-handed A young man was arrested for trying to steal an air conditioner out of an apartment window on June 12. A witness told police he was watching the Duffield Street home on a closed-circuit TV when he…
Jun. 16, 2025 By Olivia Seaman Wimbledon is serving more than tennis this summer — it’s serving star power, too. The excitement of Wimbledon is crossing the Atlantic once again next month, and bringing Rita Ora with it. To launch the fourth installment of The Hill in New York, the British popstar will headline a…
Jun. 2, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Brooklyn’s most endearing flying spectacle returned to Dumbo on May 31, as thousands of tiny toy elephants parachuted from rooftops along Washington Street during the annual Dumbo Drop. Hundreds of spectators filled the iconic cobblestone block between Front and Water streets, in the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge,…
May. 20, 2025 By Miriam Norwitz As the sun sets on New York City’s annual design celebration, Dumbo will take center stage. On Wednesday, May 21 — the final day of the 13th annual NYCxDESIGN Festival — the waterfront neighborhood will be officially recognized as a New York City Design District, joining a growing…
May. 6, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil Just steps from her beloved carousel, a corner of Dumbo now bears the name of Jane Walentas, the woman who helped transform the once-gritty Brooklyn waterfront into the cultural hub it is today. On May 6, friends, family and community leaders gathered at the corner of Old…
Apr. 22, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen After half a century on the water, Bargemusic has come ashore. On April 5, the org christened its terrestrial new home, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse, with some classical music — arrangements by Felix Mendelssohn and Beethoven, played by Bargemusic artistic director and violinist Mark Peskanov, cellist Edward…
Mar. 26, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen New York City Fringe Festival, the annual indie theater bonanza, is back next month with new shows, new participants, and a whole new borough. This year, for the first time, the usually Manhattan-exclusive festival is stepping into Brooklyn, where four shows will play a total of 17 performances…
Mar. 19, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The speed limit in a 0.18 square mile slice of Dumbo will drop to 20 mph as the nabe becomes Brooklyn’s first “Regional Slow Zone,” city officials announced Wednesday. The slowdown — a result of the passage of Sammy’s Law last year — is meant to increase traffic…
Feb. 25, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Police pulled a body from the East River in Dumbo on Tuesday. A passerby saw a man’s body in the water near the Dumbo ferry terminal on Old Fulton Street around 6:45 a.m. on Feb. 25 and called 911, according to authorities. The NYPD’s Harbor Unit responded to…
Feb. 24, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Patsy Grimaldi, founder of the beloved Brooklyn pizzerias Grimaldi’s and Juliana’s, died this month at the age of 93, after decades at the forefront of New York City’s pizza scene. Though Grimaldi rose to fame in Brooklyn, he was born in the Bronx and learned the picks of…