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The community has welcomed The Great Room, a haven for caregivers and children alike, warmly since it opened in the Columbia Street Water District in June 2018. The prenatal and parenting wellness space, co-owned by local mothers Susannah Gersten and Jessica Rich, is meant for kids and adults to explore, find solace and share joy. “We’re both therapists, and we […]
Honestly, I was nervous during my Monday morning commute as I headed to CKO Kickboxing Carroll Gardens (562 Court Street). Not nervous to kickbox for the first time, but a little nervous because I hadn’t been in a gym-like environment in nearly three years. I played three sports during grade school and high school and went to the on-campus gym […]
In December, NYU Langone Health, the academic medical center at New York University, released the Red Hook Community Health Needs and Assets Assessment (CHNAA).
The Red Hook report was compiled in October by a consortium of six local nonprofits: the Alex House Project, Family Health Centers at NYU Langone, Good Shepherd Services, NYU Langone Health Department of Population Health, the Red Hook Community Justice Center, and the Red Hook Initiative.
Acupuncturist/herbalist Christina Morris founded Element Natural Healing Arts (518 Henry Street) in December 2001, to provide care and holistic therapies for those seeking to improve their health and well-being. Morris said that she’s always been interested in women’s health and infertility, and had wanted to pursue obstetrics and gynecology before deciding to study Oriental Medicine at the International Institute of […]
An Interview with Dr. George Fernaine In Nov. 2018 the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association released new guidelines on managing cholesterol to minimize the risk of heart attack, stroke and death. This is the first time the guidelines have been updated since 2013. They recommend a more detailed, personalized approach in risk assessments and advocate for more […]
As many locals know, Red Hook’s roots go all the way back to being settled by Dutch colonists in 1636. What many locals don’t know is that nearly 400 years later the neighborhood continues to have a connection with its Dutch heritage – through bicycles. Rolling Orange Bikes (ROB), a Dutch bicycle shop that opened on 269 Baltic Street in […]
On February 1, 2017, 8 year-old Bledina Cunaku and 5 year-old Erina Terstena from Kosovo were given a second chance to live when they received life-saving surgery at St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center on Long Island. Through the love and generosity of the Van Westerhout Molese Club and the Club Dei Carinesi, $10.000 was raised for the girls to receive […]
Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez has been busier than usual during this first month of this Trump administration. On February 19, as the Republicans in Congress began hashing out a replacement for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), she hosted a media event at Manhattan’s Gouverneur Hospital. Velazquez was joined by fellow legislators Hakeem Jeffries, Joe Crowley, Jerry Nadler and Jo Ann Simon. […]
New Year’s on the Rocks by Emily Kluver On New Year’s Day, people all over the country resolve to be different, better, healthier. Millions promise that the coming twelve months would bring a whole new self. Specifically, a more fit version of themselves. The procrastinators, the couch potatoes, and the busy bees often hang up the towel before the end […]
Red Hook’s Recreation Center and enormous outdoor pool, open during the summer through Labor Day, is named after Sol Goldman, who was a real estate mogul in New York City. Born in Brooklyn in 1917, Goldman dropped out of Brooklyn College to run his father’s grocery store in 1935, and later on started buying foreclosed properties at low prices in […]
Red Hook’s streets were quiet Wednesday morning, with the few pedestrians walking their dogs or waiting for the bus looking despondent. “It’s unsettling and confusing and I’m not really sure what’s going to happen next,” noted a man on King Street. “I think it’s embarrassing,” said a woman near Wolcott. “This is what happens when people don’t go vote. I’ve […]
Richard Brullo worked for more than 30 years as a pharmacist in the Red Hook community. Brullo, who died in August, was remembered by at a memorial lunch October 21 at Addabbo Family Health Center, where he worked. Brullo was remembered by his coworkers for his quick wit and generosity. “He just had this way about him that was joking, […]
