Celebrating Community
Peter Lovett and Jerry Childs, managers of the Fort Hamilton Senior Recreation Center and Brownsville Recreation Center respectively, have planned another Valentine’s Day Heart-to-Heart celebration this year. Five couples from the Fort Hamilton center will travel to Brownsville on February 13 for the event, which will feature food, music, singing and dancing (especially doo-wop). “I’ve partnered up with Brownsville for […]
It’s never easy when you’ve just gotten out of a relationship and see giant teddy bears and heart-shaped candies on display this time of year. Valentine’s Day, for some, can be a reminder of heartbreak; but for others, it can be the perfect time to start anew. We spoke with psychotherapist Rachel Moheban-Wachtel, LCSW, of The Relationship Suite, a counseling […]
Today it’s common to hear that people prefer to find connections through dating apps, right at their fingertips on a mobile screen. For instance, on Tinder, you can swipe right to like a person’s profile or swipe left to decline a profile. On eHarmony, you can send “smiles” and favorite profiles, after completing a questionnaire and getting matched up to […]
In the really old days of colonial America, husking bees were one way to meet women. Corn harvests back then were backbreaking work. Farmers lightened the load by inviting their neighbors to a husking bee. Single men and women would sit together in a big room and husk. Whenever somebody uncovered a red ear, the deal was that they could […]
Imagine seeing the smile on a senior’s face when he/she receives a rose on Valentine’s Day, thanks to the kindness of a family member, friend or even a total stranger. That’s where Cupid Crew – a grassroots organization based in Denver, Colorado – comes into the picture. The group has thousands of independent volunteers hand deliver roses to the eldery, […]
Remember the good ol’ days when you would cut out giant hearts from magenta-colored construction paper in class and decorate them for your classmates? How about when you would collect boxes of Sweethearts candy hearts and never eat them because they were too chalky for your kiddie taste buds? Jo Goldfarb, director of communication at BASIS Independent Brooklyn, provided insight into how […]
Technology has transformed all of our lives and continues to do so at an increasing rate. The post-industrial era is a term coined by French sociologist Alain Touraine in 1969 and later popularized by sociologist Daniel Bell in 1973. This era marked the transition from a factory production-based economy to a service-based economy. The post-industrial era has brought with it […]
On January 29, the Department of Design and Construction (DDC) hosted the first Red Hook Coastal Resiliency (RHCR) community meeting at PS 676, kicking off a yearlong public engagement process that will culminate in the design of the neighborhood’s long-awaited flood protection system. Landscape architecture firm Grain Collective, alongside local partners RETI Center and Aesthetic Soul Community, will facilitate outreach […]
A lawsuit against NYPD Sergeant Patrick Quigley that began with the 2012 shooting of Red Hook Houses resident Tyjuan Hill ended on September 26, 2019. The NYPD will not compensate Hill’s estate for the loss of his life at age 22. The deceased’s mother, Carol Hill, filed the civil suit seven years ago after a prostitution sting operation by the […]
The NYPD’s 76th Precinct, the police station that serves South Brooklyn, holds a Community Council meeting on the first Wednesday of each month to update residents on recent incidents and local crime statistics. One regular feature of the meeting – the Cop of the Month award, delivered to one or more officers responsible for an exemplary deed – became a […]