Celebrating Community
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, a Brooklyn based food company that describes themselves as “the nationally adored brand known for making decadent and delicious dairy and vegan ice cream with high-quality, simple ingredients,” was fined $33,000 by NYC because they violated a local law requiring stores to accept actual cash, unless they install a machine that will convert cash into prepaid […]
Last month I wrote about an idea I have about the future of this part of Brooklyn, concerned mostly with land use. I think it was kind of complicated, so let me say it again but with a little more clarity. The idea is to to balance the needs and desires of real estate developers, commercial shop owners, apartment dwellers […]
In the middle of October, there was an art celebration at Coffey Park for two new art projects that are being displayed around the Red Hook East Houses. The first one is titled American Dream and was done by photographer Caroline Mardok. This project is located at 590 Clinton Street. The portraits are of PS 15 students and they portray […]
Over 22 years ago, I was blessed with the opportunity to be the Presiding Judge of the Red Hook Community Justice Center. While our jurisdiction covers over 230,000 people living in Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Sunset Park and Red Hook, we are located in Red Hook and have enjoyed a close relationship with the Red Hook community. Before the court […]
Mental health has often been a topic discussed in hindsight. One musician is tackling the topic in a creative way with the release of his new short film and album. My interview with musician Dylan Owen below. Roderick Thomas: Glad to speak with you, how are you? Dylan Owen: Doing well, thank you! RT: Where are you from? Dylan Owen: […]
There are three things that I associate with Thanksgiving: family, food, and football. I love all three of them so it’s one of my favorite holidays. My family does not have many traditions but we have always gotten together at my aunt and uncle’s house on Thanksgiving and when I was little and they lived in Brookline, Massachusetts, I would […]
Italy’s new right-wing prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has appointed her cabinet and immediately they are faced with problem. Not from the opposition, whose divisions and confusion helps indeed Meloni’s power, but from the gas crisis and from her own allies. Energy Crisis and the need of France Italy, like all the countries in Europe, is in the middle of an […]
It was Junior year Physics class in St. Augustan Diocesan High School, in a Park Slope that had seen better days and would again someday but not in 1963. I had just written a novelty song about Nicholas Piccione, our math teacher, who I actually liked. The song sprang to life after I dozed off in his class while he […]