Author: Brian Abate

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Brooklyn Bridge Rotary Club returns to it’s roots, by Brian Abate

The first Brooklyn Rotary Club was founded in 1905 and met in Brooklyn Heights. Their successor club, the Brooklyn Bridge Rotary Club, is once again meeting in the Heights in a historic building at 21 Clark Street that first opened in 1928 as the exclusive Leverich Hotel. Rotary is an international organization that brings together persons dedicated to giving back […]

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A Carroll Gardens 
pizza icon remembered, by Brian Abate

Family, friends, and neighbors gathered to mourn Onofrio Gaudioso at Sacred Hearts & St. Stephen Church on September 9.  Born in 1941, Gaudioso was remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, and a true gentleman. Gaudioso and his brother-in-law John Teutonico became the owners of House of Pizza and Calzone 132 Union St. in 1963. “We are here not because […]

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Turning a passion into a really cool business, by Brian Abate

Inside of Wet Whistle Wines on Van Brunt Street there are some cool-looking drinking glasses on display. These are courtesy of Meghan Mardiney’s  passion for antique barware. Her husband is Cory Hil, who co-owns the wine shop. Megan has made a business from her passion. We first encountered her last December at the gift fairs that were held at BWAC. […]

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The road to the Colucci Cup runs through B61, by Brian Abate

The Red Hook Locals Softball League playoffs kicked off on August 1 with two matchups both taking place at 6 pm. Despite temperatures in the 90s, all of the teams in action were sharp early. Bait & Tackle, the four-seed, took on five-seed Hometown at Dovey Diamond while across the street the Wobblies (the three-seed) took on MiniBar, the six-seed. […]

News

First BMT meeting a scripted online affair, by Brian Abate

NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC) held an informational webinar on August 12 regarding the future of the Columbia Street Piers. Over 120 acres of coastal land comprising the Red Hook Container Terminal, Erie Basin including the Cruise Terminal, Manhattan Beverage, the concrete recycling plant, the Waterfront and Port Authority building, and anyplace else in between were turned over to the […]

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Getting ready for the playoffs! by Brian Abate

The 2024 Red Hook Softball League resumed play on July 11 after a Fourth of July break. In the first game of the evening, the Record Shop took on MiniBar at Dovey Diamond. Last place MiniBar jumped out to a 3-0 lead but the Record Shop responded by scoring 19 unanswered runs. They crushed five home runs in the game […]

Business, Feature Story, Red Hook Restaurants

Challenged local eatery with a determined owner can now accept benefits for meals under new program, by Brian Abate

Jam’It Bistro, a Jamaican restaurant at 367 Columbia Street, down the block from DeFonte’s, is making history as one of the first restaurants in New York City allowed to accept Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments under the Restaurant Meals Program (RMP.) Last month politicians and locals gathered there with the bistro’s owner Dawn Skeete […]