Celebrating Community
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 […]
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 […]
Every year, Staten Island’s Borough President presents a Patrick F. Daly award to outstanding borough educators who shows ongoing commitment to their students. This is something that should be done in Brooklyn as well. The Red Hook community grieved on December 17, 1992, after Daly was caught in a gang crossfire while looking for a student who ran out of […]
In June of 2021, I spoke to Antonio Reynoso about why he thought he should be the next Brooklyn Borough President. This month I had the opportunity to speak to him about his goals and outlook now that he has won the election and begun his term as Borough President. One of the first items on his agenda has been […]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become common for politicians to interact with their constituents virtually and Marcela Mitaynes, an assembly member for District 51 (which includes Red Hook, Sunset Park and northern Bay Ridge) has continued that trend by holding a series of fireside chats. The chats were streamed and recordings can be found on Mitaynes’ Facebook, Twitter, and […]
After numerous delays, Red Hook’s four baseball fields next to the Rec Center are now deemed safe and are open to the public. They had been closed in 2015 due to a Gannet newspaper story that tipped the EPA to look for lead in the soil—which they found. A big change is that the natural grass ballfields have been replaced […]