Author: George Fiala

Civic, Education, Transportation

BASIS Independent Brooklyn’s Jo Goldfarb Talks Trucks, Traffic and Warehouses Story and photos by Erin DeGregorio

As reported last month, Red Hook Civic Association co-president John McGettrick informed residents that three giant warehouses will be built in Red Hook. One will be located at 537-555 Columbia Street, just northeast of the BASIS Independent School; another at 640 Columbia Street, just south of BASIS Independent and next to IKEA; and the third at the old White Rock/Snapple […]

Food

Local Home Cooks Tackle The Ultimate Comfort Food at the Brooklyn Casserole Takedown

  Amateur cooks battled for prizes and bragging rights at the Brooklyn Casserole Takedown, held on October 21. The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club (514 Union Street) had hungry contest goers scattered about, as they were eager to name the top six dishes. For a 25-dollar ticket fee, they ate the participating casseroles in an ‘all-you-can-eat’ style and voted for the […]

BQX, Civic, Red Hook Civic Association

Civic Association touches touchy topics

Meeting in session. Photo by George Fiala. The Red Hook Civic Association met on September 26 in the teacher’s cafeteria of PS 15. There were plenty of new faces around the tables, as well as the 76th Precinct Neighborhood Coordination Officers (NCO). The following topics were discussed, under the aegis co-president John McGettrick. Roundtable discussion with 76th Precinct Officers: Illegal […]

Entertainment, Health

Bicycling Dutchmen rediscover their New Amsterdam roots

As many locals know, Red Hook’s roots go all the way back to being settled by Dutch colonists in 1636. What many locals don’t know is that nearly 400 years later the neighborhood continues to have a connection with its Dutch heritage – through bicycles. Rolling Orange Bikes (ROB), a Dutch bicycle shop that opened on 269 Baltic Street in […]

Blog

Start Your Bay Ridge Day With a Turtle

by Erin DeGregorio   For many, August is the final month to celebrate summer with last-minute plans, when school is right around the corner again.  But you don’t need to travel far or long to have fun. The new South Brooklyn route of NYC Ferry, operated by Hornblower, provides new ideas for local day trips — all for the price […]

News, Red Hook Senior Center

No summer backyard for the Senior Center

by Erin DeGregorio The brand new Red Hook Neighborhood Senior Center, operated by RAICES, reopened six months ago after a long five years of uncertainty and displacement from Superstorm Sandy. It was originally located in the basement of a Wolcott Street building for 21 years, but was flooded out and damaged from water. Soon after, the center was temporarily relocated […]

Added Value Farm

Red Hook Community Farm Kicks Off Summer Season 2018 with First Farmer’s Market

by Erin DeGregorio The Red Hook Community Farm, operated by Brooklyn Botanic Gardens and Added Value has officially welcomed the warm weather with open arms after holding its first Farmers Market for the 2018 season. Held on June 16, the farm stand brought community members together to celebrate the beginning of summer and showed what the neighborhood has to offer […]