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 […]
In addition to the new gym, media center and infrastructure upgrades, the Rec Center now offers a beautiful new learning space courtesy of IKEA. The room includes a comfy lounge with nice lighting as well as a full kitchen area. The room is open to everyone with a Red Hook Recreation Center membership, which is free to those under 25. […]
As the Gaza war continues, Europe is hit by demonstrations organized by pro-Palestine activists in every town, notwithstanding its size or importance. In Pisa, a leading university city, last February 23rd, a small and peaceful demonstration organized by local students ended up with many 15-19 year olds beaten by police with truncheons. The case, starting as a local news, soon […]
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America; and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” As an educator, I’ve been saying the Pledge of Allegiance more or less every morning, five days a week for many of my thirty-four years of life. This means […]
In today’s carb-phobic society, salads are often viewed as the morally straight choice, but sandwiches remain the underdog lunch option: humble, comforting bundles of flavor and texture. But every sandwich is a gamble. Will you pay for a meal you could have easily made at home, or will you be rewarded with a combination more creative than you could’ve mustered […]
Boomer – R.J. Cirillo Millennial – Heather Corbo (hospital pharmacist living in Gowanus) We are at Absolut Coffee on Atlantic Avenue near Hoyt Street, sitting with coffee in ceramic cups. R.J.- “Growing up as a Boomer we always stopped and, like we are doing now, had our coffee. I see more people now, especially your generation, walking with their coffee […]
Gaby Gignoux-Wolfsohn and Noah Wolf, the founders of Sea and Soil Sandwich Shop, believe the answer might be different for every customer, and even change day to day. That’s why, from the start, their worker-owned co-op has employed a sliding scale to allow each customer to choose the price that best fits their budget. “We use a sliding scale to […]
Note: I intended this to be just one piece, but to give former Borough President Howard Golden, whence he came from and where he went, his due turned out, even with heavy editing, to require far too many words for just one column, so, in this effort, I’m mostly going to set the scene for his eventual ascension as Brooklyn’s […]
A Boomer talks with a Millennial. Boomer– R.J. Cirillo Millennial – Jacob Cooper We are drinking coffee in Fort Greene ( 2 cups $11) R.J. “The term ‘Boomer’ has become almost a put down, what’s your reaction to that?” Jacob- “It is a general stereotype because we feel the attitude of the ‘Boomers’ towards us is negative, all […]
I haven’t really expressed any sort of political view in this paper yet, so you probably should know that I feel much more comfortable with a president that has demonstrable skills in governing, combined with experience at the ways of our particular style of government, rather than a showman. I was born during the Eisenhower administration. Ike was a beloved […]