Celebrating Community
Red Hook ballfields dormant for yet another season Red Hook residents recently got some disappointing news regarding their ability to use the outdoor fields in the Red Hook ballfields complex. Ballfields 5-8, originally scheduled to be finished by the spring of 2019, will now not be ready until at least the spring of 2020. Marty Maher, the Brooklyn Parks Commissioner, […]
Thor Equities and their land use lawyers and engineers held an informational meeting led by Councilman Menchaca at the Red Hook Recreation Center on April 19. Originally meant to be a private meeting at the councilman’s office, it was shifted to the Rec center as word got out to locals interested in asking questions about flooding and Thor’s piles of […]
On Tuesday, August 15, NYC Parks Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Marty Maher, along with elected officials, celebrated the official beginning of construction of the new St. Mary’s Park. The Carroll Gardens park had been closed since 2009 because of MTA work on the subway track above. “Parks are here to celebrate, and the community has a lot to celebrate with the […]
The saga of the Red Hook ballfields began in March 2012, when the NYC Parks Department hurriedly shut fields 5-8 because of suspected lead contamination. Topsoil was replaced and the fields were back in operation in time for an abbreviated little league and softball schedule. This was the direct result of an extensive USA Today report that identified hundreds of […]