Despite the icy wind, over a hundred parents and children traveled to PS 15 on November 14th to celebrate “Red Hook Move It!” a mini-dance festival featuring three creative dance troupes from around New York. Children ran around with yellow balloons that often entangled with the adult heads roaming above them. It was a joyous environment, even though “stop running!” […]
Day: November 16, 2017
Two barges find creative reuse on the Brooklyn waterfront, photos and text by Ramaa Reddy Raghavan
A relic of the past has ascribed a cultural significance in Brooklyn. The Waterfront Museum Barge in Red Hook and Bargemusic moored at Fulton Ferry Landing, have emerged as vessels to entertain and resurrect Brooklyn’s waterfront. In the 19th and 20th century, Brooklyn’s waterfront was the hub of America’s commercial wealth and capitalism, as the area between Red Hook and […]