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Intercourse is a Pioneerworks romp through current art and science, by George Fiala

One doesn’t generally encounter slick literary magazines in a NYC bodega, but when the bodega is a block away from the publisher, it becomes a possibility. So the other day at the Pioneer Street Supermarket I picked up a copy of Dusti Yellin’s Intercourse magazine. My normal reading habits range from Foreign Affairs to the Daily News, so I’m the […]

Added Value Farm, Feature Story

Beautiful Fall day for Red Hook Harvest Festival, by Kimberly Gail Price

An annual tradition that took a Sandy break returned this past weekend with the Red Hook Community Farm Harvest Fest. A steady stream of people came out to the farm to hear local musicians, watch a pie eating contest, and snap pictures with John Quadrozzi’s goat. Vendors included Kevins, who sold out of their jambalaya very early and local apiaries […]

Feature Story, Music, Port Authority, Red Hook Containerport, Waterfront

Red Hook loses Two day Music Fest, by George Fiala

In a decision fraught in a bit of mystery, the Escape Music Festival, which was to bring two days of entertainment to the Columbia Waterfront District, at Pier 9a, abruptly pulled out of Red Hook and moved across the channel to Governors Island. This came as somewhat of a surprise to people who attended a recent Community Board 6 meeting […]

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LENZ IN FOCUS: Justin leads the 76th, by Harrison Neuhaus

“I’m a little out there,” says the Captain. “I’ll just walk up and start talking to people. A lot of times when I’m dressed like this,” pointing to his slacks and dress shirt, “people don’t seem to recognize me… they’ll say hello but I don’t think they put two and two together.” Living in Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, or Red […]

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Tony the Sculptor, by Alexandra Corbin

Tony walks with a gait that is unique in this neck of the woods. No slouching stroll to buy a slab of Blueberry Buckle at Baked. Even though his property is next door and even if he has fifty feet to cover between there and his sculpture garden named the ‘Golden Anvil’  – he hurries. In September Antonio Cuonzo will […]