Day: April 1, 2015

History

Red Hook History: Leveling Carroll Gardens to fill in Red Hook – a 19th century project, by Connor Gaudet

I occasionally fancy myself a runner, and for whatever reason, many years ago, I decided that 3rd Street is as good a route to run as any. So my bi-monthly jogs take me from my Red Hook apartment, over the Hamilton Avenue footbridge, through Carroll Gardens and down 3rd to wherever I happen to be in Park Slope when I […]

Parks

Parks presents new Valentino Pier plan, by Overand Dunwith

In late March, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation unveiled their new plan for Valentino Park, which will incorporate the $2 million dollars allotted for a comfort station that was highly disputed in the community in 2014. In a 8,455 page document, Parks details every miniscule detail of the additions to the Red Hook Waterfront Park, complete with complex renditions, […]

Coffey Park

Coffey Park reopening delayed due to old Dutch man looking for herring, by Melvin Cowznofsky

The re-opening of Coffey Park was delayed for at least six months due to an unusual finding that occurred during renovation. The park, Red Hook’s largest, was fenced off in April 2014 for a project that involved a repaving of the paths and improvement of the barbecue and flagpole areas. The community was told at the time to expect the […]