Celebrating Community
I’ve lived in the United States all my life. But both my parents were from a part of the world that has been hugely in the news since the end of February. They came here from Czechoslovakia after World War 2, pretty much as refugees, my dad as soon as he could, my mom waited for her visa and just […]
On February 17, the Brooklyn Parks Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had a virtual meeting to update the community on the progress of the Red Hook ball fields. The good news that the Parks Department had for the 52 people on the call was that fields 5-8 are officially open for the public to use. These are the […]
Francis Karagodins is a senior at Bard College. He is a Brooklyn native, and he is an aspiring theater director. His senior project will be a full production of the Greek tragedy Antigone at Opus 40, a sculpture park about a half hour from the picturesque campus in Annandale-on-Hudson that overlooks the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains. Opus 40 is […]
Risha Gorig’s new movie will be premiering at Jalopy Theater this month. The Red Hook filmmaker describes her newest project as “A dark and powerful tale of the passing of existence. The fallen angels watching from another world and beyond watching human suffering and brutality. Their presence and touch are not felt.” Risha continues: “An immediate cult classic poetic and […]
I’ve spent a lot of time walking around the neighborhoods near me (Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, and Red Hook), especially during the pandemic, and there seem to be many places for sale. So I stopped into a few local real estate offices to see what they would tell me. H.L. Dynasty Real Estate Corp “I’m born and raised in Red […]