Options for a midday meal in under the Manhattan Bridge are limited, but Punto Bianco at the corner of Jay and John Streets in DUMBO now offers espresso and Mediterranean fare with an emphasis on fresh, healthy ingredients. "I've had my eye on this space for 15 years," says owner George Lati of the voluminous café with walls of windows and a modern flair. "We opened up just before the holidays which was crazy and my wife was so excited she was just giving everything away for free. 'Let the people eat,' she'd say. She was in heaven!" Lati describes his wife Shela as the engine that keeps the café running. And with a little help from their five children, Punto Bianco is seems to have found its footing. more ›

"Teenagers are unmitigated dickbags," declares Daniel Kitson halfway through his funny and tender solo show It's Always Right Now, Until It's Later, currently running at St. Ann's Warehouse in DUMBO. This uncontroversial fact is established by way of explaining that Caroline Carpenter, one of two fictional Brits at the center of Kitson's exhaustively detailed monologue, is an exception to the rule. Yet that's probably the most exceptional thing about Caroline: As a teenager, she was kinder and more sensible than most adolescents, but she's no hero, and her life story, as told by Kitson, is not distinguished by the extraordinary circumstances we've come to expect from dramatic characters. Kitson, a writer/performer, has instead taken the stage to reveal the extraordinary poetry in the "ordinary" moments. more ›

Well, folks, it seems like the long, sad saga of Grimaldi's Pizza has hit a dead end today, with the original space looking like it's almost certainly shuttered and no re-opening date for the famed pizzeria's new digs next door in sight. more ›

Today is no longer the last day for Grimaldi's pizza as we know it. Unfortunately the drama surrounding the Brooklyn pizza institution's surprise move next door struck a tragic note this weekend. After an unexpected death in the family, the coal-oven pizzeria's last day has been pushed back temporarily—they still need to be out by the end of the month (as in this Wednesday) so pizzaiolo Patsy Grimaldi can start work on his new pizzeria in the space that made him famous. Meanwhile, the other pizzeria on the block isn't worried in the least about the coming pizza wars. more ›

What could be a classic pizza war is about to start brewing down under the Manhattan Bridge overpass! Last week we learned that the legendary Grimaldi's was moving around the corner from its longtime DUMBO space after a rent dispute with its landlord. The next day the Post talked to the landlord, who revealed he was keeping the restaurant's coal oven and promised a "very popular pizza establishment" would be moving in. Damn but he wasn't lying! Turns out that no less than 80-year-old pizza king Patsy Grimaldi is returning to the Brooklyn pizzeria where he made his name! more ›

Earlier this year DUMBO residents spoke out against Hollywood infiltrating their quiet cobblestone streets, asking them to "go back to TriBeca!" The DUMBO Neighborhood Alliance even asked the Mayor's Office to limit the number of productions allowed in the neighborhood, but were only told "rest periods for streets within neighborhoods [will be] determined on a case-by-case basis." Well, nap time is over DUMBO, Marky Mark & Co. rolled in this morning! And he's not here handing out Wahlburgers or Good Vibrations. more ›

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We're still compiling our coverage of this weekend's Creators Project, but here's a peek at the action during the weekend-long technology and arts festival in DUMBO. Hoards of leather jackets and good looking people smoking cigarettes journeyed to the waterfront to catch some stellar live music and take in seriously trippy art. While the RSVP to the free event has been closed for some time, if you bum someone a Gauloises they may just give you their wristband. Though the music is gone, the art exhibitions will be up until 8 p.m. tonight. more ›

Last week during the DUMBO Arts Festival, artist Mark Gagnon installed a paper-maché statue of the Patron Saint of Brooklyn, Walt Whitman. The Whitman statue is currently located under the Manhattan Bridge archway in DUMBO, the same area where Whitman worked as editor of the Brooklyn Eagle from 1846 to 1848. more ›

More than 500 artists participated in this weekend's 15th annual DUMBO Arts Festival, which comes to a close tonight. There were food trucks, gallery events, pop-up painters, dance, interactive workshops and even live bands—the highlight of the weekend was the ever-shifting video projections covering the DUMBO archway and surrounding buildings by "Immersive Surfaces." Click through to see some photos from the weekend, and watch some videos of those loopy, psychedelic-tinged projections below. more ›

Even without Motorino, Brooklyn pizza is so hot right now—just ask the Times. So combine that trend with the growing number of quirky pizza ovens out there and you've got yourself a sure-fire way to grab a hungry Brooklynite's attention. Enter Wild Rise, a new part-time pizza joint operating out of the back of the 68 Jay Street bar in DUMBO. more ›

After the success of Williamburg’s Smorgasburg, Brooklyn Flea has gone and teamed up with the DUMBO Improvement District to bring more local food and booze to Brooklyn. And today's beautiful early fall weather was the perfect way to mark the first Under the Archway—A Friday of Food and Libations. more ›

At the tail end of an especially gloomy afternoon, the lights of Jane’s Carousel exuded a warm, happy glow at the inaugural spin in Brooklyn Bridge Park today. Visitors from Brooklyn and beyond stopped by to take a close look at the delicate landscape paintings and ornately jeweled horses—and to finally take a $2 ride. (It's free for children under 3 accompanied by an adult, and while there's no extra charge for overweight customers, there are some restrictions—see below.) more ›

With Jane's Carousel set to open on September 16th, the finishing touches are now being put into place. Yesterday we took a look inside of the horse-less carousel and its $9 million acrylic jewel box, and this morning we received photos of the horses rolling through DUMBO, en route to their final destination on the waterfront. But their new home is also the scene of a controversial arborcide, for their arrival meant the untimely demise of a "majestic" weeping willow tree. more ›

Last week, we took a look at the somewhat controversial Jane Carousel in Brooklyn Bridge Park from a bit of a distance. This week, since Hurricane Irene didn't destroy it, we get a more detailed look. Photographer Stephen Murray got up close to the "action," snapping a few shots of the Carousel's interior—check out those hyper-detailed paintings below the spokes! No horses (or other animals) appear to have been installed yet, but the Carousel's opening date remains September 16th, after which point it will be running from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily (closed Tuesdays), with rides going for $2 a pop. [via DUMBO NYC] more ›

Attention! An adorable beagle was found wandering in DUMBO on August 9th by an employee at the PetWeb Express pet store. The pup had no collar or tags; according to our tipster, the pet store worker, Dave, has been trying to locate an owner since finding her, but now wonders if the dog was abandoned. He also took her to the vet for a check up and found out she's 2 years old. more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] The solid DUMBO gastropub reBar, which boasts an extensive craft beer menu and a great independent movie theater, was shut down by the Health Department yesterday. Their most recent inspection in May earned a respectable B rating from the department, but now owner Jason Stevens tells us, "They whacked us for a couple violations and we're being reinspected today, I hope. The violations were for general stuff; we had a hot water issue that was caused when the core electrical went down in the building on the same day the inspectors showed up. I had no refrigeration, no hot water. All the violations have been corrected today, and we hope to reopen tomorrow." When asked about the electrical problems, Stevens explained that the issue was caused not by ConEd but by local property owner Joshua Guttman, his landlord. Changes at the DOH haven't helped either. more ›

As we were just mentioning earlier today, even DUMBO's most dangerous alley is now a safe haven for deep graffiti thoughts and Foursquare check-ins. And now further proof that the neighborhood has shed its edge: you can't even go under a bridge without finding a privileged, white male playing a piano that's been adorned by some Manhattan crochet artist. more ›