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Welcome to ‘Wednesdays in Red Hook’, a close-up look into the day-to-day life of people in our community, including the hard work, unexpected encounters, and delightfully mundane moments that make up an average Wednesday in Red Hook. Today we’re following Eric Sanderson, a producer, mixer, engineer, and session musician who owns Harbor Studios, a recording studio at the very end […]
Almost exactly a year after devastating fires ravaged the warehouse that housed the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC) on Van Brunt Street, a makers market featuring many of the affected artists is popping up in Red Hook. Brooklyn Pop-Up, which hosts makers markets around the city, is collaborating with BWAC for a special pop-up market on Saturday, Sept. 19, and […]
Concrete, the gray, rough material made of rock, sand, and water, might not be sexy, but it sure as hell is important. The material is a vital component in modern infrastructure due to its versatility and durability. “Concrete is the most widely used construction material on Earth,” explained Alexios Shaw, co-founder and chief financial officer of Ionic Order, a marine […]
I attended Imre Kovacs’ memorial service on Saturday, Aug. 15 at River of God Christian Center with an image of my Imre as an unassuming octogenarian who seemed to be everywhere in the neighborhood—joining protests against the city’s evil plan to gentrify our waterfront, socializing in Red Hook’s interim library that he helped to establish, attending various community events, and […]
In search of the perfect date night in Gowanus, my girlfriend and I had a simple goal: find a few good drinks, something to eat, a dance floor and, ideally, not spend a small fortune. First Stop: Liar Liar Our first stop was just a few blocks from the F train, at the corner of Nevins Street and Sackett Street, […]
For over 16 years I have been leaving copies of this paper every month in the news rack at the top of the stairs of the Red Hook Justice Center. Now-retired Judge Calabrese is a huge fan of the paper, as we are of him. Last month I received an email from a recent Justice Center hire, Andrew Benjamin, with […]
In the half-century since the Vietnam War, the Weathermen have acquired the reputation as the violent and unhinged offshoot of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the tamer, collegiate anti-war organization that was founded in the early 1960s. Recently, while contemplating the upcoming 25th anniversary of 9/11, I got a sudden urge to watch the definitive documentary about the […]
