Celebrating Community
At Nobletree, the barista makes me a Cortado, a Spanish style coffee, that tastes something in-between a macchiato and a cappuccino. It’s rich and intense and is topped with frothy milk that is laced with beautiful latte art. This is my first Cortado. It’s served in a tiny glass and is the perfect mid-morning drink that deserves some meditation on […]
Four stores and 60 years ago, we had good local stores. We still do! In these times of rapid change and major chains; it is a comfort to walk to the shopping area of my neighborhood, Court Street, and see some of my favorites still doing business as usual. I have lived here over 50 years, and these four stores remain intact, […]
SBIDC Seeks Bids for Training Program The Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation (SBIDC) is seeking bids in connection with its administration of the winter cohort of the RETI Construction Training Program, a resiliency-focused job training program for low-income residents of Red Hook, funded by the New York State Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery. Services are requested for late January […]
On Saturday, December 16, the Red Hook Recreation Center had their annual holiday celebration to give back to the youth of the community. The holiday party went from 12 until 3 pm, and there were activities like basketball, pool, Nok-Hockey and card games for the kids. Adults and kids were also able to utilize the computers in the computer room […]
The latest ploy by the real-estate lobbying group, Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector, took place in November at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The BQX plan is to have NYC pay for a sleek-looking modern streetcar service along the Brooklyn/Queens waterfront—a waterfront that is in danger of transforming from mixed use to luxury residential development. The BQX would serve this […]
Everyone in the neighborhood knows the famous “Orange House.” Shiretta Felton spent her son’s college years decorating the exterior of her Bedford Stuyvesant home with orange and blue flag, footballs,streamers, tulle bows, huge laminated photos of him in uniform, and inspirational signs. Each time Lance Felder came home from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, where he played tight end for […]
Pioneer Works planned White Man on a Pedestal over 18 months ago, yet its uncanny relevance today seems like a rapid-fire response to the latest headlines. Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised: artists Doreen Garner and Kenya (Robinson) have tapped into an aspect of US history that has always existed, namely white patriarchy’s force over black female bodies. This is a […]
Seated at a table in the middle of a large room, John “Chicko” Texidor’s small frame was exaggerated by the empty space around him. With a flat affect, he patiently detailed a complicated history of personal development. Though he is now a fellow at the Red Hook Initiative (RHI), a Red Hook nonprofit group focused on youth development, the 20-year-old […]
A new intermediate school is on the horizon for Red Hook. The Harbor High School on Governors Island is a pipeline into SUNY Maritime and linked to maritime careers. They have long desired a middle school to bring students to them. A proposed site near the Monarch Building is across from Coffey Park, and would be the only middle school […]