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 […]
Author: George Fiala
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 […]
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 […]