An asbestos abatement notice, shuttered doors, and heaps of debris – this is what is left of Gowanus’ famous BBQ restaurant Pig Beach, one of the first businesses that closed its doors due to the rezoning outlined in the Gowanus Neighborhood Plan. The restaurant, a sprawling indoor-outdoor facility that has served as a community meeting spot for eight years, closed […]
Day: March 17, 2023
Learning about cartooning at the library, by Nathan Weiser
There has comics and cartoons class for kids at the Red Hook Library for kids who want to learn about the art form and have a new skill to learn and enhance. It is planned the the class will continue somewhere else now that the library is closed for construction. Nicholas Forker teaches the class and thinks this is a […]
Red Hook Library closure will leave a huge gap, by Nathan Weiser
The Red Hook Library, which is a relied on space for many, will close for renovations on March 17. There was a meeting at the library on February 21, at which details were announced. The construction will startthis spring and take about 18 months, which means it should reopend at the beginning of 2025. The plan is to modernize the […]
Black History Month Celebrated at PS 676, by Nathan Weiser
On February 16, PS 676 hosted a Black History Month family art night with activities for the students. The art night went from 4:30 until 6:30 as Red Hook Art Project and Pioneer Works instructed the students. The kids did collages and paintings based on Black artists from New York City. RHAP made a giant fabric art collage that took […]