Van Brunt Street

Bars, Feature Story, Van Brunt Street

The Ice House: an unchanging neighborhood icon, by Katherine Rivard

There’s no such thing as a bad seat at the Brooklyn Ice House. The two picnic tables in front of the bar provide views of passersby. In the bar’s spacious back patio, wooden tables and benches are sprinkled among rusty chairs—nothing precious enough to cause concern if you have a little spill, nor dirty enough to fear sitting on. Inside, […]

Red Hook News, Sandy Related, Van Brunt Street

Barnacle Parade marks seventh Sandy anniversary

The seventh annual Barnacle Parade took over the streets of Red Hook on the evening of October 29. This year, the homemade neighborhood extravaganza took on the theme “Hook-Lantis, ”reimagining Red Hook as a fully underwater city, where public submarines–with humans and sea creatures alike as co-passengers–stand in for MTA buses. As usual, the event drew a wide range of […]

Arts, Carroll Gardens, Kentler Gallery, Pioneer Works, Red Hook News, Van Brunt Street

January Art Events

Jan 2 Start 2019 right with a visit to Peninsula Gallery. Curator Johnny Mullen has put together a smart exhibition of upcoming artists. “Strange Form of Life” features Lars Fisk, Clare Grill, E Hause, Matt Kleberg, Jim Lee, Meg Lipke, and Graham Wilson. Open weekends 1-7pm. Through Feb 3. 352 Van Brunt St. And while you’re in the vicinity, Pioneer […]

Red Hook Stories, Van Brunt Street

Leftovers  

 (Art by  Jane Wingfield, olysketcher.com) A recent Sunday in Red Hook begins with a trip to Baked. Overheard conversations include thoughts on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (it’s excellent) and compliments to the manager, Frank, on his impressive display of the day’s baked goods. “I spent some time,” he admitted proudly in response to the continued praise from a trio of three I […]

Food, Red Hook Restaurants, Van Brunt Street

After three decades on a changing Van Brunt Street, Tony from Red Hook Coffee Shop might retire, by Noah Phillips

It’s 4:30 on Monday morning. An empty school bus rolls up Van Brunt Street. The flag outside the VFW flaps in the pre-dawn October chill. And the plate glass windows of the Red Hook Coffee Shop shine brightly in the dark, illuminating 80 year old Jose Antonio Piraquive, aka Tony, kneeling on the floor putting vegetables into the refrigerator. Tony […]

Van Brunt Street

Van Brunt’s new martial arts academy opens tomorrow, by Nathan Weiser

Kids and adults interested in martial arts, and more specifically Chung Do Kwan Taekwando, are now in luck: Mission Martial Arts is opening a new 2,600 square foot facility on 356 Van Brunt St. on Saturday, September 9. Mission Martial Arts has had a location at 517 Henry Street for 11 years and the owners thought that Red Hook really […]