NYC has $7M plan for a beach under the Brooklyn Bridge, Dumbo’s 30 Washington wraps conversion … and more

30 Washington Street in Dumbo (Credit: Dumbo NYC)
30 Washington Street in Dumbo (Credit: Dumbo NYC)

1. Dumbo’s 30 Washington wraps conversion and is now 61 percent leased [Curbed]

2. City wants to turn 11,000-square-foot area near Brooklyn Bridge into a beach [Reuters via Business Insider]

3. Madison Square Park condo conversion the Whitman flaunts penthouse [NYO]

4. Mastellone Italian Deli says J. Crew’s Brooklyn arrival did not factor into closing [Racked]

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5. Baccarat Hotel & Residences in Midtown West gets its glass facade [Curbed]

6. Vice magazine dabbles in Williamsburg politics [Brooklyn Rail]

7. The Rent is Too Damn High guy backs Anthony Weiner for mayor [NY Mag]

8. Inside car-dealership mogul Ernie Boch Jr.’s $30 million mansion in Norwood, Ma. [WSJ]