Reporter Asar John walks the East side of Red Hook, highlighting interactions with people working, living and playing in that special part of town. This is his story for a day in May….. A recent Saturday left me quite confused about my choice to wear several layers of clothing—it was toasty in the sunlight beaming down from partially blue skies […]

I pretty much learned the local newspaper business at the Brooklyn Phoenix, a neighborhood paper run by Michael Armstrong from the early 70’s to the late 90’s. One of the good friends that I made during the ten years I worked there was Peter Haley, who before I got there sold ads, and while I was there was a political […]

May’s Full Board meeting welcomed a plethora of neighborhood updates, new board members, a street safety analysis and the district’s very own app. District Manager Michael Racioppo shared a district app he built, where users can find a range of civic information related to the board, including approved resolutions and interactive maps displaying street-level information such as bike routes and […]