Celebrating Community
There are a lot of different asthma triggers in Red Hook, including outdoor factors like truck pollution and indoor factors like vermin, smoking, and one of the most common triggers: mold. “One of the frustrating things is medication alone isn’t enough to treat asthma if someone is going to continue to get exposed to these factors that can exacerbate their […]
Council Member Alexa Avilés spoke at City Hall Park on February 16 about the unchecked growth of last-mile delivery hubs and three new bills she will be introducing to deal with them. The three bills are co-sponsored by Council Members Jennifer Gutiérrez, Sandy Nurse, Selvena Brooks-Powers, Julie Won, Shahana Hanif, and Lincoln Restler as well as Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, […]
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez, Council Member Lincoln Restler, representatives from the offices of Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, and other leaders spoke about the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE) outside of Jaime Campiz Playground in Williamsburg on February 13. They condemned NY State for not working with the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) to re-design the BQE in […]
Last month, Mayor Adams stunned the Red Hook community by unilaterally announcing that the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal will be housing asylum seekers, more specifically, 1000 men, many of them relocated from a Manhattan hotel. Red Hook Mutual Aid (RHMA) jumped into action to try and help the new population. RHMA is a group of volunteers who up until now have […]
After studying “Asthma Alley” in the Bronx last month, this month the focus is on Red Hook, specifically whether it has higher asthma rates than the rest of the city, and if so why? NYU Langone’s Dr. Lorna Thorpe is a professor in the Department of Population Health who conducts research on health equity and the impacts of policies. For […]
American Tributaries was founded by Cobble Hill’s Michael Whidden last year. It includes a Podcast that can be found on Buzzsprout as well as trips within the United States for high school students. “My daughter Miranda goes to Beacon and during her freshman year there weren’t any school trips because of the pandemic,” Whidden said. “Her sophomore year, the school […]
There is a long row of warehouses at the end of Brunt St., and among those warehouses (459 Van Brunt St.) is Apotheke’s flagship store. Walking in, customers are greeted with incredible fragrances and beautiful designs. The store which is big but inviting is the result of years of dedication and hard work from Apotheke’s founder and CEO, Chrissy Fichtl. […]
Over the past few years Red Hook has seen the opening of two Amazon warehouses that have brought more trucks to our mixed-use neighborhoods. Many of those who are concerned about increased truck traffic point to high rates of asthma. In this series we will look at what the science says about asthma, our environment and similar circumstances elsewhere. We […]
The New York City Emergency Management Department and the Red Hook Community Justice Center partnered for the Red Hook Beautification Project for the Atlantic Basin temporary flood measures. Members from both the Emergency Management Department and the Justice Center proudly announced the completion of the project on Nov. 16. Pictures that were taken by 10 students who participated in the […]
Construction is underway on Ball Fields 1-4 and Soccer Field 3, as well as Soccer Field 2 in Red Hook. Construction on Ball Field 9 is already finished and by the time the December issue of the paper is out, the field should be open. Additionally, the handball courts in the area are already open. Construction for Ball Fields 5-8 […]