Celebrating Community
As Red Hook awaits news on UPS’ plans for truck routes as they build a massive distribution center spanning from Valentino Park to the Cruise Terminal, multiple large construction projects are also under way in the neighborhood. One will be a large parking lot for Verizon across the street from IKEA. Another will be a three-story logistics facility at 640 […]
Local businesses are beginning to open back up after being months of being shut down due to coronavirus. Salons and barbershops can now reopen, and I was able to get my first haircut in over three months. They are only allowed to have 50 percent of maximum occupancy for both employees and customers but are already getting lots of business […]
It has been difficult selling advertising for the paper, which is my regular job, so I was asked to keep a diary of the past few weeks as I walk around the neighborhood. I also have no sports to watch which has given me a lot of extra time. Day 1: Wednesday, March 18 My first day of keeping track […]
It looks like Brooklyn Bread might have broken the jinx that affected a string of failed restaurants on the corner of First Place and Court Street, in Carroll Gardens. Their expanded deli looks like a hit! The move was only one block away over on Court Street, but was much more significant for the cafe, as it has allowed the […]
Approximately 15 residents met with local leaders and officers of the 76th Precinct at 191 Union St., where they voiced their frustration over a lack of parking spaces–especially regarding the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Carshare program—and what they considered to be the reckless use of Tesla cars. Locals meet the police the first Wednesday of every month at the Community […]
I walked over to Cobble Hill Cinemas last night to watch Hearts Beat Loud. It’s the same movie theater I’ve been going to since I was a toddler and I’ve passed it thousands of times so I couldn’t help but point and laugh when Cobble Hill Cinemas appeared in the film. It felt like every scene showed a different […]