Celebrating Community
Summit Academy Charter School has three graduates from its first high school graduating class in 2016 who are back working and making an impact on Summit scholars. Their names are Manny Cruz, Ibu Smith and Destiny Jennings. Cruz started at Summit in sixth grade when it first opened in 2009 and Smith and Jennings both came as juniors. The […]
In the end of October, the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender Based Violence announced the expansion of their Home+ program. This helpful program is available to residents of the five boroughs and they sign up for it through the borough that they live in. This program provides free and confidential security resources to survivors of domestic and gender […]
Redemption Drive had a coat drive on December 3 that was held at PS 676 and many families got free winter gear for the cold weather. Redemption Church has been having their coat drive since 2016. They partnered with the Metropolitan New York Baptist Association and the Baptist Convention of North Carolina/South Carolina to provide free coats and share the […]
In the middle of October, there was an art celebration at Coffey Park for two new art projects that are being displayed around the Red Hook East Houses. The first one is titled American Dream and was done by photographer Caroline Mardok. This project is located at 590 Clinton Street. The portraits are of PS 15 students and they portray […]
PS 676 held a back to school meet and greet with teachers and staff on the first day of September where students received brand new supplies for the upcoming school year. This is the first year that PS 676 has a sixth grade in its transition to becoming New York City’s first Harbor Middle School. The sixth graders who came […]
The Brooklyn Family Justice Center, located at Jay Street and Metrotech, offers free services for those who have suffered domestic violence. The office is located adjacent to District Attorney Eric Gonzalez’s office and he is a strong proponent. Instead of having to go to different offices around the borough, a victim can get counseling, legal help, child care, evaluations and […]
ComeUnity Ice started at the beginning of the summer and has given a refreshing opportunity for Red Hook youth to refresh the community. They have employed five Red Hook youth, three girls and two boys, over the summer. The girls were the firsts to join the mobile ice cream and ices company and then the boys joined after. They had […]
It is the only 3D printed boat race in the world. It was a hot summer day and many people came to enjoy an array of activities and watch the 3D printed homemade boats compete in the water with views of the Statue of Liberty. There were many 3D printed boat races and then the need for speed race. They […]
Formula E, which is the only all EV race car series, was at the Cruise Terminal in Red Hook for the fifth time with the Statue of Liberty in the background and they were a positive impact with many in the community again. Formula E races in cities all around the world including Mexico City, Jakarta, London, Berlin, Rome and […]
Cafeteria Culture is behind a 2019 award-winning documentary called Microplastic Madness. This movie documents the first Plastic Free Lunch Day, which was led by 56 fifth graders from PS 15. On that day in 2019, students counted 558 fewer plastic items and reduced total lunchtime waste by 99 percent. This year they had pizza, broccoli and oranges all served without […]