Tag: food

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Some winners in the local sandwich derby, by Kathleen Rivard

In today’s carb-phobic society, salads are often viewed as the morally straight choice, but sandwiches remain the underdog lunch option: humble, comforting bundles of flavor and texture. But every sandwich is a gamble. Will you pay for a meal you could have easily made at home, or will you be rewarded with a combination more creative than you could’ve mustered […]

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NYPD Community Meetings: What are they all about? by Katherine Rivard

On January 9 at 2:35pm, a commuter waiting for their train at the 9th and Smith station rushed to find help after seeing someone fall onto the tracks. Officers Morgan Brown and Meir Green sprang into action. As the train approached, Officer Brown stood by the entrance to flag the conductor. Meanwhile, Officer Green jumped into the subway tunnel to […]

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Red Hook schools mark Thanksgiving, by Nathan Weiser and George Fiala

Red Hook’s PS 676 kicked off Thanksgiving week with a community potluck that was enjoyed by students and parents after school on Tuesday, November 22. Celebrants met in the cafeteria and got to choose from turkey,  chicken, rice, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, Mac and cheese, rolls, fruit, packaged cookies from an Italian bakery, cake with vanilla icing, donuts, cupcakes and […]

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Thanksgiving Story by Brian Abate

There are three things that I associate with Thanksgiving: family, food, and football. I love all three of them so it’s one of my favorite holidays. My family does not have many traditions but we have always gotten together at my aunt and uncle’s house on Thanksgiving and when I was little and they lived in Brookline, Massachusetts, I would […]

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Column: Food Bazaar is a Red Hook perk, by George Fiala

We are lucky to have Food Bazaar in the neighborhood Before I ever made Red Hook my stomping ground, I had been to Fairway, Food Bazaar’s antecedent. Not so much to shop, but to take various people, including my daughter, for a fine lunch of a whole broiled chicken with sides, and the Statue of Liberty in the background. One […]

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Dance to Your Own “Beet”: Dancers Unlimited Receives Funding to Discuss Food Topics Through Dance, by Erin DeGregorio

In mid-March, Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC) announced that it would allocate over $1.32 million to 238 Brooklyn based-artists and cultural organizations through its 2022 Community Arts Grants and Creative Equations Fund. It marks the highest number of grantees and awardees, as well as the largest amount of funding, BAC has ever distributed. The council launched the fund last year to […]

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Red Hook’s Stop the Violence Fair, by Nathan Weiser

On the last Saturday of June, Red Hook Houses hosted an anti-violence fair in Coffey Park. The Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety (MAP) network engages residents impacted by violence with support services and resources. Many neighborhood and city organizations set up information tables at the fair. There was the Red Hook Community Justice Center, representatives from Brooklyn District Attorney […]

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HIATUS HERNIA, by Howard Graubard

I am, above all things, a family man; besides myself (my usual position), there is my wife, a psychotherapist who is married to a crazy person, whose life’s ambition is to sit at home all day and read Proust, and my doppelganger, a miniature schnauzer named Groucho Barx, whose favorite food is challah bread, meaning he avidly participates in every […]