Celebrating Community
The Bronx Defenders (360 E 161 St.) hosted a town hall on Dec. 5 on the “How Many Stops Act.” This act includes two bills, including Intro. 586 which is sponsored by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and District 38 Council Member Alexa Aviles. This bill makes it mandatory “for the New York City Police Department [NYPD] to report on all […]
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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
A bill that would re-design New York City’s truck route networking and help Red Hook deal with the increasing number of trucks coming into the neighborhood will hopefully be signed by Mayor Adams in the coming weeks. Introduction 708-A, sponsored by District 38 Council Member Alexa Aviles “would require the Department of Transportation [DOT] to redesign the city’s truck route […]
A Zoom meeting was held with members of the Department of Transportation (DOT) updating the public on the possibility of changes to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE.) More than 120 people attended the meeting on Nov. 8, and the meeting materials will be posted at BQEvision.com. “We’re sharing a toolbox of ideas but this isn’t a place for making final decisions,” […]
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 […]
When I started this paper back in 2010, I would have been surprised to know that it would still be going strong today. What’s kept this paper going has been the contributions of our talented crew of writers, our advertisers, the local merchants who allow us to distribute the paper at their locations, and finally and equally as important, the […]
The Red Hook Civic Association, which restarted with new leadership earlier this year, made a notable impression in the NYC media world with a major story about its push for a new express bus taking Red Hookers to lower Manhattan. This is a long term project of the Civic Association, and almost came to pass in 2008 until the financial […]
The Tipsy Grape Wine Bar is providing Carroll Gardens with great wines and great music. “I’m not originally from the neighborhood but my partner Zura used to come here for the restaurants on Smith St.,” said Alex Golant, co-owner of Tipsy Grape. “There’s also Clover Club which is a famous cocktail place that we liked and used to go to […]