Celebrating Community
In the end of October, the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender Based Violence announced the expansion of their Home+ program. This helpful program is available to residents of the five boroughs and they sign up for it through the borough that they live in. This program provides free and confidential security resources to survivors of domestic and gender […]
Red Hook’s PS 676 kicked off Thanksgiving week with a community potluck that was enjoyed by students and parents after school on Tuesday, November 22. Celebrants met in the cafeteria and got to choose from turkey, chicken, rice, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, Mac and cheese, rolls, fruit, packaged cookies from an Italian bakery, cake with vanilla icing, donuts, cupcakes and […]
Redemption Drive had a coat drive on December 3 that was held at PS 676 and many families got free winter gear for the cold weather. Redemption Church has been having their coat drive since 2016. They partnered with the Metropolitan New York Baptist Association and the Baptist Convention of North Carolina/South Carolina to provide free coats and share the […]
The New York City Emergency Management Department and the Red Hook Community Justice Center partnered for the Red Hook Beautification Project for the Atlantic Basin temporary flood measures. Members from both the Emergency Management Department and the Justice Center proudly announced the completion of the project on Nov. 16. Pictures that were taken by 10 students who participated in the […]
Construction is underway on Ball Fields 1-4 and Soccer Field 3, as well as Soccer Field 2 in Red Hook. Construction on Ball Field 9 is already finished and by the time the December issue of the paper is out, the field should be open. Additionally, the handball courts in the area are already open. Construction for Ball Fields 5-8 […]
Eight years ago Long Island College Hospital (LICH) closed down for good (though the emergency room still remains) and three years later Fortis Development Group began construction on 5 River Park, a high-rise building at 347 Henry St. While Fortis is continuing construction on more high rises where the hospital once was, 5 River Park is now complete. The condominium […]