Celebrating Community
Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez and Assembly member Jo Anne Simon spoke to a frustrated crowd of people in the Whole Foods parking lot next to the Gowanus Canal. They both voiced their concerns about the city’s Gowanus rezoning plan which was approved by Mayor Bill de Blasio. The rezoning plan would allow real estate developers to build new condos in the […]
Red Hook Open Studios is returning on October 9th and 10th from 1-6 p.m. after a year off last year due to COVID. Open Studios is an opportunity for artists and makers to show their work, meet the public and make some sales. Red Hook Open Studios was founded by artist Deborah Ugoretz, jeweler Katie Lincoln, sculptor Megan Suttles and […]
I’m fortunate to live only a few blocks away from Brooklyn Bridge Park, which has become one of my favorite places in the city. It’s right on the water so there’s always a refreshing breeze in the summer and there’s a great view of the Manhattan skyline, the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge. There’s a little beach in […]
There are many reasons to be concerned about Amazon’s last-mile warehouses moving into Red Hook. Perhaps one of the most alarming is the threat these warehouses may pose to children. There will soon be two delivery stations in Red Hook, which combined total more than 600,000 square feet. One of those Amazon facilities is right next to BASIS Independent Brooklyn, […]
New York City officials came to the Atlantic Basin to celebrate the completion of the Interim Flood Protection Measures (IFPM) program. “With the addition of IFPM, low-lying, vulnerable areas in Red Hook get some added protection from potential storms,” said Emergency Management Commissioner John Scrivani. The Atlantic Basin design uses semi-permanent HESCO barriers with openings that allow for normal site […]
Richard Mock: The Cutting Edge is an exhibition at Kentler International Drawing Space in Red Hook. The show includes edition prints from Kentler Flatfiles along with a large installation of prints documented by artist and printmaker Dennis McNett of Wolfbat Studios. There are more than 300 linoleum block prints and most of them are making a statement, whether it’s satirical, […]
Cobble Hill Cinemas was able to re-open its doors to the public this March after approximately a year of being closed because of the pandemic. The theater, located on the corner of Court St. and Butler St., has been a staple of Cobble Hill since it opened in the 1980’s. “The toughest thing was the unknown,” said Andrew Elgart, who […]
There will be six massive last-mile warehouses open in Red Hook by 2022, totaling more than 3 million square feet. These warehouses include Amazon, UPS and Fedex facilities and right now the plan is for them to bring tons of trucks in and out of Red Hook every day. The designated truck route runs down Van Brunt Street, which would […]
BA: Could you tell a little bit about yourself, your background and your ties to Brooklyn? AR: Sure. I was born and raised in Brooklyn. I was born in Cumberland Hospital. My parents are from the Dominican Republic. I grew up with welfare, food stamps, Section 8, Medicaid, you name it. My family had to take advantage of it all […]
The People’s Candidate Forum covered issues including jobs, climate and justice, while allowing the District 38 City Council candidates to state their cases for being elected. The candidates included Alexa Aviles, Rodrigo Camarena, Erik Frankel, Jacqueline Painter and Cesar Zuniga. Though there were a lot of important questions asked, many of them resulted in similar answers from all of the […]