Celebrating Community
On the streets of Red Hook on October 29, the iconic Japanese sea monster Godzilla took on his fiercest opponent yet: extreme weather. He won, saving the neighborhood from a second natural disaster and keeping its citizens dry and happy over the course of the Barnacle Parade, which has annually celebrated local resilience since the first anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. […]
On October 20, the Red Hook Library hosted a free performance of “Soft” by the Theater of the Liberated. Directed by Carolyn Ferguson, a resident of the Gowanus Houses, the play dramatized the administrative labyrinth that NYCHA tenants have to navigate when they request repairs for their apartments. Last year, the nonprofit Hester Street organized an arts forum called Making […]
During a fraught week for our city and country, in which multiple pipe bombs were mailed to prominent figures and a murderous attack was waged on the worshipers in a Pittsburgh synagogue during Shabbat services, a timely banner was installed by Charles Roussim outside of St. Mary Star of the Sea Church in Carroll Gardens. Based on the Golden Rule, […]
Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Papal Nuncio, celebrated the French Mass at St. Agnes Church in Cobble Hill on Sunday, October 7th. Joining the pope’s envoy to the United States in concelebration were Diocese of Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, Parish of St. Agnes/St. Paul Pastor Monsignor Joseph Nugent, Father Paul Anel, Father Willy Kingsley, and Deacon Leroy Branch. In attendance were […]
Key updates from the Red Hook Recreation Area Ballfields community update meeting, held on October 25: The eight existing handball courts, located nearby the corner of Bay and Columbia Streets, will remain and be reconstructed. This follows community suggestions made at Community Board 6’s Parks & Recreation/Environmental Protection committee meeting in mid-September. The proposed plan was to originally keep and […]
You see them every day, the stray cats of Red Hook. Many have been around for years, some turned up more recently. Some are friendly and crave to be touched, some are feral and eye you suspiciously from under a car. You may love them or hate them, or perhaps fall somewhere in the middle. They are a rough looking […]
Andrew White is a photographer, videographer, musician, graphic designer, and multi-media producer from New Zealand Being from another country but having lived in New York for many years, his photography allows him a unique perspective on American life. He has both the objectivity of an outsider and the intimate vision of an insider. White’s expertise in graphic design gives him […]
The 76th Precinct is the neighborhood police district. Once a month they hold a public meeting in their basement, on Union Street between Hicks and Henry. Jerry Armer hosts the meetings, and the top cop, Officer Megan O’Malley, answers questions from anyone who comes to ask. At the October meeting, she pointed out a few issues in an otherwise quiet […]
Gowanus residents and nearby neighbors were satisfied, overall, with the new schematic designs for the incoming CSO tank facility, which were unveiled at the Community Board 6 Parks/Recreation/Environmental Protection Committee meeting on October 17. This follows community suggestions made at the first North Gowanus Visioning session, hosted by Council Member Stephen Levin’s office, on July 25. The Department of Environmental […]