Celebrating Community
Beginning at the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Clinton Street stretches northward through Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, and up to Cadman Plaza beside the Brooklyn Bridge. Iconic brownstones line the street, gaining in elegance and value as you move towards Brooklyn Heights. But look at one of these stately houses from across the street and you’ll realize that your view is almost certainly […]
Between last-mile warehouses moving into Red Hook and the possibility of rezoning, which is currently transforming the formerly industrial Gowanus, land use has always been an important topic in Red Hook. I interviewed District 38 Council Member Alexa Aviles on land use and some of the other important issues for the community. I started off by asking her about member […]
The NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) met at the Miccio Center (110 W 9th St.) on December 7, updating the community on their Red Hook traffic study. DOT’s goal is to improve travel conditions for all street users (motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians.) This includes making conditions safer and improving quality of life. Studies included measuring the speed of vehicles in […]
The second annual Christmas Jamboree organized by Red Hook Collective and New Leader Hoops happened in the evening at the Red Hook Rec Center on December 15. Each child got to take home one present from the Jamboree. The wide range of gifts at the event attended by hundreds included: baby dolls, scooters, bikes, speakers, headphones, teddy bears, spider man […]
PS 676 hosted a December Family Fun Night / Holidays Around the World event on December 19 with dancing and holiday activities. In the auditorium, there were two dances by the dance team performed to holiday songs that talked about Christmas and Hanukkah. The students were wearing festive shirts with snowflakes on them. After the performances, the students, teachers and […]
The Bronx Defenders (360 E 161 St.) hosted a town hall on Dec. 5 on the “How Many Stops Act.” This act includes two bills, including Intro. 586 which is sponsored by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and District 38 Council Member Alexa Aviles. This bill makes it mandatory “for the New York City Police Department [NYPD] to report on all […]
The Red Hook Civic Association had their November meeting at the Red Hook Rec Center on the 27th. Formed earlier in the year, the new Association includes a number of committee so more could be accomplished outside of the general meeting. Each committee meets once a month. There is the organizing committee, an infrastructure committee, a services committee (public and […]
“Do you live on a nice quiet block with no stores, or in a corner residential building that has no stores! Well that is all about to change! Under Mayor Adams City of Yes ‘COY’ communities all over NYC will be getting a store on every corner and even inside residential buildings that exist on corners!” On Nextdoor, a social […]
“Do you live on a nice quiet block with no stores, or in a corner residential building that has no stores! Well that is all about to change! Under Mayor Adams City of Yes ‘COY’ communities all over NYC will be getting a store on every corner and even inside residential buildings that exist on corners!” On Nextdoor, a social […]
A bill that would re-design New York City’s truck route networking and help Red Hook deal with the increasing number of trucks coming into the neighborhood will hopefully be signed by Mayor Adams in the coming weeks. Introduction 708-A, sponsored by District 38 Council Member Alexa Aviles “would require the Department of Transportation [DOT] to redesign the city’s truck route […]