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Rough Draft-NYC: Creative Coworking Studio in Williamsburg by Shyda Hoque

Walking into the pre-war storefront of the coworking space Rough Draft-NYC is as if you are walking onto a set from ‘Mad Men’- no way, this cannot be a place to work?!?  It is too cool with it’s polished concrete floors, exposed brick, diverse musical playlist and retro refrigerator! The bathroom is a collage of […]

Brooklyn Residents Want Pop-Up Pool to Stay Put by Darlene Miller

 Although the summer is coming to an end we still have some hot days ahead and that means dipping into some of Brooklyn’s community pools. Ther is one in particular you may want to visit because it may not be around for much longer. We may be saying sa final goodbye to the Pop Up […]

News and History on The LICH Controversy.

Since the Long Island College Hospital announced it would be closing a couple of years back there has been controversy. Between the loss of jobs and the neighborhood losing an important health care facility many folks were upset and came together to protest against the closure.  Then came the sale and announcement that towering condos […]

New Library Garden in Park Slope.

Everyone loves to see beautification happening in their neighborhood.  New parks, squares, or simply planting more trees.  Park Slope, though already a gorgeous neighborhood, is getting a new garden right outside of the Library on 9th Street and 6th Ave.  There will be seating and planters for a community garden program.  This is actually a […]

CitiBike Bike Share Program Comes to Red Hook by Maryam Daghmoumi

    When the CitiBike program launched a few years ago, a lot of local residents (including myself) were left scratching our heads. Why hadn’t they placed any stations in transportation lacking neighborhoods like Red Hook, Columbia Waterfront or Gowanus.    The point of a bike-share program is to alleviate congested traffic conditions and provide […]

Red Hook Ball fields Clean-up Meeting.

We wanted to share this info for the EPA meeting in regards to the Red Hook Ballfields clean up efforts.  Mark your calendars and come out to share your thoughts but most importantly stay informed about projects in your community.  We’ve posted a pic of the flyer above but the same info is also below […]

Beat the Heat in Brooklyn.

During this extreme heat we just wanted to share our thoughts and ideas on how to stay cool.  Stay inside!!  Haha.  No just kidding. We can’t let the heat win! We need to get out and conquer it.  The beach is always a nice place to cool off, not only in the water but it’s […]

Volunteer Walking Chaperones in BedStuy Keeping Residents Safe.

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Look out for more Citi Bikes in Brooklyn.

We heard about the expansion of Citi Bikes into the neighborhoods of Red Hook, Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill a while back.  According to this Crain’s New York blog, this would begin in August.  So it’s fast approaching.  This will definitely be good for a lot of people who would like to use Citi Bike […]

The Trump Hut.

The Trump Hut, part of the Gut Rehab art show at our Van Brunt Office, has been put back in storage.  But here are some pics and the article written about this giant hut made to look like Donald Trump’s ridiculous locks.  Gut Rehab had it’s last weekend on Sunday and placed the hut right […]