Celebrating Community
Dance Theatre Etcetera (DTE), which is at 480 Van Brunt Street, will have their 24th annual “Red Hook Fest: We Push Forward” event on Friday June 9 and Saturday June 10. It is a two day festival that will feature live music and dance on the Brooklyn waterfront in Red Hook. According to Heather Harvey, who is the Marketing Associate […]
Interested businesses in Red Hook will soon have more WIFI connectivity as a result of a grant from the Economic Development Corporation (EDC), given to Red Hook Initiative (RHI). RHI is now in the process of finding businesses that are interested in the Red Hook WIFI Project. “We submitted a proposal about our WIFI program, and as a result, we […]
“Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.” – Martin Luther King Jr. Ayden, 7, doesn’t know too much about Martin Luther King Jr. He thinks King’s iconic “I have a dream” speech is “long and boring,” and he was “pretty sure” it happened in 1998. But he knows the important stuff. “He made black people and white people […]
The Sol Goldman Red Hook Recreation Center as well as the Miccio Community Center hosted holiday themed events to give back to Red Hook kids on Saturday, December 17. Flyers throughout various neighborhood buildings advertised the events. Approximately one hundred children came to play and receive presents. The beginning of the celebration had games for the kids, which were […]
Twenty SPARK Prize finalists have been chosen among a pool of 150 applicants. Seventeen ae Brooklyn-based organizations, including three from Red Hook: Dance Theater Etcetera (DTE); Red Hook Initiative (RHI); and the Red Hook Community Justice Center (RHCJC). The SPARK Prize of $100,000 will be awarded to five of the chosen finalists from the Brooklyn Community Foundation (BCF). They have […]
The Red Hook Civic Association drew a larger crowd and had a larger agenda than many of the earlier meetings this year. The September meeting was held in the PS 15 auditorium and president John McGettrick held sway over a number of local topics. He began with a tirade against city and state government as even more money has been […]
The battle of the decades is coming to Red Hook the first Saturday in May. On May 7th, Cora Dance will throw their 4th Annual Red Hook Prom. Adults can dance the night away until 11 pm, whilst supporting Cora’s pay-what-you-can youth programs, which aim to make dance and artistic expression available and accessible to all. The group’s overall mission is to use […]
Rebuilding Together, a large national non-profit organization founded in 1999, came to Red Hook after Hurricane Sandy and set up shop at 285 Van Brunt Street, taking over the office abandoned by Max Pollack Insurance. They have stayed, making it their NYC headquarters. Their mission, as stated on their 990 tax form, is to “bring volunteers and communities together to […]
This is a public service announcement: RED HOOK VOLUNTEERS have been helping the Red Hook Brooklyn community since Superstorm Sandy hit. They are a continuing source of help, care and kindness since 2012, but need some help of their own!! Come help the Red Hook Volunteers keep their doors open!! We will do this by PARTYING! Music, food, drinking, and the best […]