Is Brooklyn Still a Bargain?
Although Manhattan rents overall are still more expensive, in the last few years more areas of Brooklyn have began to catch up. And more people are choosing Brooklyn for its lifestyle than its rents.
Tag Archive | "DUMBO"
Places Everyone: Life Behind the Curtain
Monday, November 28, 2011
What happens in a theater's dressing room? Anna Codrea-Rado goes behind the scenes at the Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO to see what life is like backstage
Brooklyn Bridge Park First to Cross Over to Free Wi-Fi
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Brooklyn Bridge Park in the DUMBO neighborhood appears to be the first to have Wi-Fi service cover the entire park, according to Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. The project in Brooklyn Bridge Park is a joint venture between DUMBO Industrial District, Two Trees Management Company and NYC Wireless.
Smokin’ Joe Remembered at Gleason’s Gym
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Delen Parsley awoke at 5:30 this morning, and he just knew. “Yo,” he said to his wife laying next to him. “Joe Frazier passed away.” His wife refused to believe him. How could Delen know [...]
In DUMBO, Cachet Trumps Convenience
Friday, May 27, 2011
By Elisabeth Anderson Phil Li, an executive from Park Slope, has a longer commute to his current job at a non-profit in DUMBO than to his previous one in midtown Manhattan. And not unlike a [...]
Housing in Brooklyn is All About Location
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Throughout most of Brooklyn, the housing market has rebounded from the slump that followed the economic collapse of 2008. While the number of new properties being sold in America is currently the lowest in recorded [...]
Letter from DUMBO: Making Zombies
Monday, October 25, 2010
By Cambrey N Thomas I got off the elevator on the 5th floor at 55 Washington St. in Dumbo and followed the sandwich board signs to the Etsy Labs. A few turns down a winding [...]
Farragut Community Remembers 22-year-old A Week After Fatal DUMBO Shooting
Monday, October 4, 2010
By Cambrey Thomas Aurelio “AJ” Manresa, Jr. liked to play handball. Candice Battice, a family friend who knew Manresa and saw him grow up, remembers him as a 6’3″ athletic 22-year-old who liked hitting the [...]
A Deadly Weekend
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Mourners Reflect Days After Fatal Shooting in DUMBO By Cambrey Thomas Two days after Aurelio “A.J.” Manresa, 21, was shot to death outside one of the Farragut Houses at 191 Sands St., the talk of the street [...]
VIDEO – Brooklyn Bug Biters
Monday, May 17, 2010
Dennis considers himself a “bug chef.” He founded the organization “Insects are Food,” in 2009 and he is one of the leading proponents of eating insects.
The Brooklyn Lens Webcast
Friday, March 9, 2012
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