Celebrating Community
The Friends of Firefighters will be having a chili cook-off fundraiser at the Invisible Dog (51 Bergen Street) on Friday, April 27 from 7:00 pm until 10:00 pm. According to Sylvie Brown, who is the marketing and communications officer, this will be their inaugural cook-off event fundraiser and their intention is to make this into an annual event. Friends of […]
Foxy and Winston has been a staple in Red Hook for nearly a decade, but area residents will soon not be able to buy their textiles, stationery, paper goods and accessories anymore. Jane Buck’s store has been on Van Brunt Street across from Fort Defiance for nine years but will be closing on April 30 due to the decline in […]
It is likely that Red Hook will be getting a car share option for the first time once we get to the end of the spring or beginning of the summer. According to Eric McClure, the co-chair of CB6’s Transportation Committee, the car share will take a total of 10 parking spaces in Red Hook and 90 total throughout Community […]
Itty Neuhaus’ show installed at the Kentler Drawing Center. As climate change alters the lines that form our world, artists have responded in a myriad of ways that tend to mimic the (mostly destructive) processes operating on the landscape, but through actions and works that aim to be reparative against this real-time destruction. Itty Neuhaus, the Greenpoint-based artist and art […]
The long windows pull you in from far away to the petite space about the size of a food cart. Red Hook’s only bookstore is small but mighty; with impeccable curation worthy of its name, it’s the sort of place where smart books can easily find you. It’s also a space where you’ll frequently find people mingling with authors of […]
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 […]
Some pedestrians who cross Van Brunt Street at Pioneer Street are likely to hold their breath. Locally known as a dangerous crossing, the busy three-way intersection has already inspired community efforts to install a traffic signal. As Red Hook gains a ferry landing this month and the neighborhood absorbs more traffic, efforts for increased street safety remain in planning stages. […]
Less than two weeks after Van Brunt was closed to traffic for Red Hook Walks – allowing for leisurely strolling and enjoying the fruits of our business community – a huge fence on a construction site at 307 Van Brunt Street forced walkers to make their way through garbage and a truck infested street simply to get to the corner. […]