“I’m a little out there,” says the Captain. “I’ll just walk up and start talking to people. A lot of times when I’m dressed like this,” pointing to his slacks and dress shirt, “people don’t seem to recognize me… they’ll say hello but I don’t think they put two and two together.” Living in Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, or Red […]
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Red Hook’s Night Out Against Crime, by George Fiala
The first time I heard about “Night Out Against Crime,” back in the 1980’s I didn’t take it seriously at all. I really didn’t know what it was about, I thought it was some kind of feelgood event that did nothing to cut down on the rampant crime that was plaguing America’s cities. I left tonight’s celebration at Coffey Park […]
More on the Pier 9 Rockfest, by George Fiala
Online readers may have seen a story we put up about an advertised music festival to take place on Pier 9A October 11 and 12. The promoters sent out a press release at the end of July, and various bloggers and news outlets previewed the event as if it were a done deal. In fact, the promoters are right now […]