Celebrating Community
On February 12, a new and improved state-of-the-art media lab opened at the Red Hook Recreation Center, home of the outdoor swimming pool and recently renovated basketball courts weight room and a a gorgeous learning room outfitted and installed by IKEA (see next page). NYC Parks Commissioner, Amazon head of Community Affairs Carley Graham Garcia and community members celebrated the […]
On January 27, New Leader Hoops had their first Junior Knicks league game of the season and their was also a sneaker donation given to the kids. They had a 10 and under game at the Red Hook Recreation Center against a team from a Recreation Center in a different neighborhood. All of the 12 kids got pizza after the […]
There were 12 people at the meeting at the Red Hook Rec Center, plus reps from Dan Goldman and Alexa Aviles. This was the last Monday of January, which was the 29th. Mayra Molina, the new field representative for Congressman Dan Goldman, and Christina Bottego, the legislative and budget director in Council Member Alexa Aviles’s office, came to hear what […]
The second annual Christmas Jamboree organized by Red Hook Collective and New Leader Hoops happened in the evening at the Red Hook Rec Center on December 15. Each child got to take home one present from the Jamboree. The wide range of gifts at the event attended by hundreds included: baby dolls, scooters, bikes, speakers, headphones, teddy bears, spider man […]
PS 676 hosted a December Family Fun Night / Holidays Around the World event on December 19 with dancing and holiday activities. In the auditorium, there were two dances by the dance team performed to holiday songs that talked about Christmas and Hanukkah. The students were wearing festive shirts with snowflakes on them. After the performances, the students, teachers and […]
The Red Hook Civic Association had their November meeting at the Red Hook Rec Center on the 27th. Formed earlier in the year, the new Association includes a number of committee so more could be accomplished outside of the general meeting. Each committee meets once a month. There is the organizing committee, an infrastructure committee, a services committee (public and […]
The PS 676 PTA is having their first Penny Drive to raise funds for exciting end of the year trips and events for the students. Jars for the pennies will be in all the PS 676 classrooms. There is also a community jar next to the entrance of the school by the security guard. The class that fills up their […]
On October 18, PS 676 hosted a Hispanic Heritage art night for the students after school in the cafeteria. Hispanic Heritage month is from September 15 to October 15 and this event was a culmination of it for the students. They learned about important hispanic figures the previous month and then on this night they got to wrap it up […]
The Columbia Waterfront District’s Tiffany Place, recently in the news for their fight against a landlord, held a block party notable for it’s difference from past years. In addition to a bounce house, a rock climbing wall, a table with games and books for kids, a solar powered merry go round, music and a lemonade stand, they were visited by […]
Paul Giffone is bringing Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) basketball back to Red Hook for the first time since he last was in charge of it 12 years ago. There were sign up practice sessions during three Saturdays in September at the Miccio Center. “The way I choose the players is whoever wants to play and whoever is going to be […]