Celebrating Community
The Brooklyn Family Justice Center, located at Jay Street and Metrotech, offers free services for those who have suffered domestic violence. The office is located adjacent to District Attorney Eric Gonzalez’s office and he is a strong proponent. Instead of having to go to different offices around the borough, a victim can get counseling, legal help, child care, evaluations and […]
Dial back a couple of years and you come to a world in complete disarray, as the mysterious Covid bug pretty quickly disrupted our normal way of life. In the space of a week or so in March 2020, the country went from a bustling and booming economy to one where almost a quarter of the country wasn’t able to […]
From time to time over the years I have written about the possibilities of Red Hook that seem to be limited by the lack of any type of governing authority specific to our unique neighborhood. Obviously we are a part of a much bigger city, but so is City Island, for example. While it is officially part of the Bronx, […]
ComeUnity Ice started at the beginning of the summer and has given a refreshing opportunity for Red Hook youth to refresh the community. They have employed five Red Hook youth, three girls and two boys, over the summer. The girls were the firsts to join the mobile ice cream and ices company and then the boys joined after. They had […]
Last month I wrote about District 51 Assemblymember Marcela Mitaynes’ proposal for a bill that “Establishes an indirect source review” for last-mile warehouses. This month, two members of Mitaynes’ team reached out to me to clarify what the proposal would accomplish. “We believe it’s very important to update the community on what’s going on around them and we want to […]
It is the only 3D printed boat race in the world. It was a hot summer day and many people came to enjoy an array of activities and watch the 3D printed homemade boats compete in the water with views of the Statue of Liberty. There were many 3D printed boat races and then the need for speed race. They […]
We are lucky to have Food Bazaar in the neighborhood Before I ever made Red Hook my stomping ground, I had been to Fairway, Food Bazaar’s antecedent. Not so much to shop, but to take various people, including my daughter, for a fine lunch of a whole broiled chicken with sides, and the Statue of Liberty in the background. One […]
Formula E, which is the only all EV race car series, was at the Cruise Terminal in Red Hook for the fifth time with the Statue of Liberty in the background and they were a positive impact with many in the community again. Formula E races in cities all around the world including Mexico City, Jakarta, London, Berlin, Rome and […]
Healthcare workers gathered outside the Addabbo Family Health Center, 120 Richard Street on July 28th to picket as cars driving by honked in support of their cause. They chanted, “What do we want? A contract! When do we want it? Now! If we don’t get it? Shut it down! If we don’t get it? Shut it down!” “Our contract expired […]
Believe it or not, I think COVID has given me a precious gift. It’s kind of a long story but I’ve got the room this month so here goes. It all started in December 2019, when a friend of mine who just happened to start the Brooklyn Paper back in the 1970’s, Ed Weintrob, told me that if I hadn’t […]