Celebrating Community
It is cliché to say that there is more to learn from failure then there is from success, but there are truths in such familiar sayings. The latest flare up between the neighborhood and the developer, FORTIS, is over the timing and amount of construction noise that has begun as early as 5 am. There has been some successful community […]
On February 9, the Ellen Show aired a segment in which host Ellen DeGeneres presented a $25,000 check to administrators at Summit Academy Charter School in Red Hook. Summit Academy executive director, Natasha Campbell, along with Principal Cheryl Lundy Swift, made a surprise guest appearance on the show to discuss their students, their faculty, and the Red Hook neighborhood. Campbell […]
On Saturday, March 11, the Brooklyn Bridge (BBRC) and Verrazano Rotary Clubs are teaming up with Project Outreach to help alleviate food insecurity throughout Brooklyn and Queens. “As Rotarians, it gives us great joy to help others in need, both domestically and internationally. The End Hunger Outreach event is special in that it brings together people of all ages, genders, […]