Celebrating Community
Red Hook’s Community Justice Center has been an important part of the neighborhood since opening on Visitation Place in 2000. I had the opportunity to get a tour of the Center and speak to Judge Alex Calabrese, attorney Edna McGoldrick, and Director of Housing and Civil Justice, Ross Joy. I got to witness some of the housing court cases that […]
Before the February 24th Russian invasion of Ukraine, I really didn’t know too much about Ukraine. Even though the war has been going on since 2014 and I have family members who are originally from Lviv (one of the biggest cities in Ukraine), I didn’t know anything about the history of the country or the gruesome details of the battles […]
Sports have always been an important part of the Red Hook community. Melvin Goddard has been helping kids in the neighborhood reach their potential in sports. Goddard coaches basketball players ages 6-10 on his team, the Biddybros. He has also organized flag football and softball events in Red Hook. His partner Karl Sanders, who played college basketball for St. Francis […]
The Brooklyn Nets held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Red Hook’s Miccio Community Center on May 4th to celebrate renovations, including new gym equipment they donated, after the center’s fitness room was damaged by Hurricane Ida in 2021. The Nets worked together with Good Shepherd Services, which runs the Miccio Center. The work was done as part of the NBA’s 75th […]
The Shevchenko Expertise-a-thon for Ukraine took place via Zoom on April 29th as Russia continued its attack on Ukraine. According to Halyna Hryn, who hosted the event, the Shevchenko Scientific Society has more than 400 members in different scientific fields and all money donated during the event will go towards an emergency fund for Ukraine. The Shevchenko Expertise-a-thon featured more […]
Soccer players and fans gathered in Red Hook for a Street Soccer USA event on a beautiful day in the park on April 16th. Street Soccer USA’s mission is “to fight poverty and empower underserved communities through soccer,” and its goal is “to provide an alternative to the pay-to-play model of youth sports with a focus on social impact across the […]
Members of the Red Hook community, children on little league teams (including some who play baseball for the Bonnies) and some who play soccer, and politicians (including Mayor Eric Adams) gathered for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Red Hook Ball Fields on April 20th. Ball Fields 5-8 and Soccer Field 7 are now open to the public and leagues will […]
People who know and have worked with longtime community activist and leader, Lillie Marshall, gathered at the Miccio Center to honor her on March 19th. Representative Nydia Velazquez and Councilwoman Alexa Aviles came up with the idea for the event. Marshall, who is originally from Georgia, moved to Red Hook in 1966. She served as the president of the Red […]
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso celebrated Women’s History Month with a comedy show called Laughter is Medicine at Borough Hall on March 24th. Reynoso awarded a citation to Carine Jocelyn, the executive director of Diaspora Community Services (formerly known as the Haitian Women’s Program) after more than 25 years of work in human services. Additionally, Jocelyn established a community health […]
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso spoke at the opening of the “Brooklyn is Africa” exhibit at Borough Hall on March 8th. The exhibit had a selection of pieces from renowned collector Eric Edwards’ collection of rare and historical African artifacts. The event also marked significant progress for Brooklyn, as Borough Hall opened its doors to the public after approximately two […]