Celebrating Community
Most New York natives and Red Hook residents are likely aware of the neighborhood’s rich industrial history and bounty of artisanal businesses, but as a five-year transplant to New York City, I had a lot to learn from the locals to find out what they think makes the area so unique and a hub for artisans to thrive. “It’s like […]
As a dedication to Charles “Bo” Keen, a deceased former staff member at the Red Hook recreation center, a twelve week billiards tournament was established this year. The contest was open to all members of the Rec Center and offered a tremendous opportunity for fostering new friendships. Each participant received a medal for participating and the first and second place […]
“Do you live on a nice quiet block with no stores, or in a corner residential building that has no stores! Well that is all about to change! Under Mayor Adams City of Yes ‘COY’ communities all over NYC will be getting a store on every corner and even inside residential buildings that exist on corners!” On Nextdoor, a social […]
After advocacy from PS 676 students started three years ago, the new and improved Hamilton Avenue footbridge opened with a ribbon cutting on a rainy day in January. Ten students, along with Council member Alexa Aviles and Principal Priscilla Figueroa celebrated the completion of the renovation with a ribbon cutting. The bridge is now safer, more inviting to cross and […]
Sitting on the beach, David Craig Ellis took a deep breath. The artist and curator had contracted COVID-19 April 2021. And in turn, long COVID – with symptoms ranging from sleeping problems to problems concentrating and thinking — set in. Ellis flew from New York to Miami in hopes that the sunshine would improve his state of being. While the […]
Review of New Yorkers: A City and Its People in Our Time, by Craig Taylor Review by Michael Quinn I have lived in New York City for more than 25 years—my whole adult life. I sort of wound up here. I grew up on Long Island and went to school upstate. I had no idea what to do when I […]
Slovo House – Unfinished Novel (2021) / Thursday, August 18: In the 1930’s Kharkiv, an ambitious young poet happily settles in at the new luxury “Slovo” House, built specifically for artists. He is part of a generation of creative Ukrainians, who do not realize the high price they will pay for their success under the totalitarian regime. Toloka (2020) / […]
On May 12, Brooklyn Music School (126 St. Felix Street) presented a new concert titled “New Music in New York,” featuring new original pieces of contemporary music that focus on peace and the environment—including “Dissolve, O my Heart” by Missy Mazzoli, “Peace” by Jessie Montgomery, and “Lyrica Nova, Op.59 No.3” by Ukrainian composer Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877-1952). The concert also marked […]
PS 676 hosted a community health fair in the school yard on April 29 and many different organizations came to the event. There was an obstacle course for the kids, a raffle with kids and adult prizes, the PS 676 dance team performed and Cora Dance taught a dance routine that the kids learned in 10 minutes. They had a […]
Over the past few years, numerous last-mile warehouses have been planned for Red Hook. This has caused concerns about pollution and truck traffic. The facilities are being built “as-of-right” which means companies like UPS and Amazon are able to move into the neighborhood without having to worry about having their property rezoned. Their facilities are built according to existing zoning […]