Celebrating Community
About one thousand Red Hook women, infants, and children can now receive vouchers and nutritional counseling at the Addabbo Family Health Center as part of the USDA’s WIC program. The August 9 ribbon-cutting ceremony for Addabbo’s Red Hook WIC site was attended by community members, Addabbo leadership, and elected officials. “We are truly glad to have the WIC program […]
AMERICAN FINE CRAFT SHOW BROOKLYN AT BROOKLYN MUSEUM TO INSPIRE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SPREES NOVEMBER 21-22 & VISITS TO EXHIBITIONS Six Brooklyn artisans will celebrate their creativity, artistry & skill with 84 other exhibitors Two Brooklyn jewelers, a handbag designer, potter, woodworker/furniture maker and woodworker whose studios are in Fort Greene, Gowanus, Park Slope, Sunset Park and Williamsburg will be among 90 […]
Most of Kevin Scanlan’s studio glass business at Scanlan Glass in Red Hook comes from commissions from artists, lighting designers, and private individuals. But last month, he received a very different kind of request. With less than a week and a half before the Pope’s visit to New York, Kevin got a call from John Heyer, Jr., Development Officer of […]
Once again the City Council Members’ participatory budgeting season is has arrived, and once again I turn to a discussion of local community participation in government decisions. There are more council participants in participatory budgeting than ever before. Our members are beginning to amass volunteers and solicit suggestions for small capital projects to enhance our neighborhoods. While our community board […]
Just before the summer, a presentation was made to the Red Hook Civic Association at PS 15, and to Community Board Six (CB6) at the Miccio Center, regarding an application to build a nine story nursing home right in the middle of Red Hook, close to Pioneer Works. The South Oxford Nursing Home is a Fort Greene facility that has […]
Less than two weeks after Van Brunt was closed to traffic for Red Hook Walks – allowing for leisurely strolling and enjoying the fruits of our business community – a huge fence on a construction site at 307 Van Brunt Street forced walkers to make their way through garbage and a truck infested street simply to get to the corner. […]
That’s so Brooklyn! Maram, grabbed my hand and led me over to her favorite photograph hanging on the walls of Hope & Anchor. “Eye Am Watching You,” the photo is entitled. She looked up at me and said, “Chocolate eyes!” She pointed at me, and repeated the phrase. Her teacher, Ms. Julie Cavanagh explained. We both have brown eyes. Maram […]
Menchaca loses leadership spot Our cover story and editorial last issue was about the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, and how Carlos Menchaca stood in the way of the Economic Development Corporation’s “fully cooked” (as he described it) scheme for it. Menchaca used the power of his office to slow the process down in order for the Sunset Park community to […]
In an incredible overreaction, Kyle Kimball, head of the NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC), announced that he was abandoning development of Sunset Park’s South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT), simply because City Councilman Carlos Menchaca didn’t give him what he wanted. SBMT comprises ten blocks along the waterfront in Sunset Park, southwards from 29th Street. It is an intermodal facility, named […]
The youth empowerment organization Added Value is preparing for the Red Hook Community Farm’s 11th annual Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 25th from 10:00am until 4:00pm. The event, which will be held at the farm itself, located on the corner of Beard St and Ostego St, will feature the musical styling of the Brooklyn band City Billies, catering by the […]