Celebrating Community
David Meade, longtime Executive Director of South Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation (SBIDC), announced Friday, April 14 that he would be resigning from his position. Meade began working with SBIDC seven years ago, and took the lead position one year later. Meade is moving on to work at Building Skills of New York (BSNY) as Executive Director. BSNY connects low income […]
After the 2008 election Paul Krugman wrote that it was “the end of the monster years.” Krugman’s reference was to the prior 14 years of GOP control of Congress starting in 1994. During that time America’s political life had been largely dominated by, well, monsters. Monster in this case defined as being abnormally cruel. Ugly and frightening creatures like Tom […]
The New York Economic Development Corporation (EDC) announced today that the South Brooklyn ferry route, which will connect Red Hook to other spots along the waterfront, will begin service June 1. Weekend service to Governor’s Island will begin two days later, on Saturday June 3, according to the press release. Red Hook residents have long wanted more transportation options. […]
I take the game on the road,” Pablo Sierra said. “I call it actually tennis anywhere, anytime, anyplace.” He started his own tennis organization called the South Brooklyn Tennis Association (SBTA), which focuses on Red Hook, Sunset Park and Bay Ridge for kids 10 and under. Pablo Sierra is a native of the Red Hook projects who fell in love […]
Council Race Last month we reported on rumors that Felix Ortiz was considering a run against incumbent Carlos Menchaca for the 38th Council District in the upcoming September primary. That is likely not happening, but Menchaca does have at least two opponents. Delvis Valdes and Javier Nieves are both long time voices from Sunset Park and have begun running campaigns. […]
What’s a girl to do with all these extra coffee tables? On Saturday, April 22, IKEA and Goodwill are partnering to celebrate Earth Day. The two organizations will be collecting old furniture for recycling and repurposing at IKEA locations throughout the world. From 9:30 am-6 pm, families can donate their used furniture to Goodwill, who will be set up in […]
How the Diocese of Brooklyn Observes Holy Week Christians all over the world will mark the beginning of Holy Week on Palm Sunday, April 9. Palm Sunday, also known as Passion Sunday, commemorates Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. The distribution and waving of palms is symbolic of Jesus’ impending victory over death. Palms placed on graves during the Easter season further […]
At Wyckoff Street, on the block located between Court and Smith, Mingo Tull spent his early years hanging out with the other kids in the area. He recalls sitting on the steps of an old brownstone and listening to a late 60’s cover band “The Mudd”, playing out of the home’s living room. “As everyone was playing stickball, I […]
Red Hook isn’t like other places. The Christmas lights are homegrown, parades involve more barnacles than beauty queens, and, if people look carefully, there are signs of local creativity lurking around every corner. One of these little signs of creativity comes in the form of little tokens that people find stuck into mail slots, placed along windowsills, and tucked into […]
The Red Hook Community Justice Center is well known for their innovative style of justice. But in recent months, Judge Alex Calabrese has felt as though something is missing. “It’s just so quiet sometimes. There can be a lot of tension and anxiety,” the judge said. “There must be something we can do to calm people’s nerves.” Need for beats […]