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Photos from The Southwest Brooklyn Fall Festival.

We could not have asked for a nicer day on Saturday, the day of the Southwest Brooklyn Fall Festival! Partly sunny but not too hot, it was lovely out. Local residents and visitors came out to the Columbia Waterfront District to make our little fair a great success. We’d like to thank Ruby’s House of […]

Yesterday at the Polls by Victoria Hagman.

Seeing so many people at the polls for primary election day was inspiring and filled me with hope. When it comes to politics, the last couple of years have been emotional and tumultuous for many New Yorkers but we have been doing what we do best, banding together and taking action! Change can happen at […]

Calling All Red Hook Artists! by Jane Herro

It’s that time of year again! The call for artists and makers has begun for 2018’s Red Hook Open Studios. Register here until October 20th to get your studio on the map and share your talent with your neighbors and visitors. Are you a Red Hook based artist who would like to share your work but you don’t have the […]

Exploring Domino Park in Williamsburg.

We took a ride over the weekend up the Brooklyn Greenway through Dumbo and the Navy Yard to Greenpoint for the first time. The ride itself is lovely until you reach the end of Dumbo then at times you feel like you are in an industrial wasteland but it only took about 45 minutes from […]

Morbid Anatomy Event in Late September.

Some of you may not know that Morbid Anatomy has a space in Greenwood Cemetery. Those of you just finding out are probably having the same reaction we had when we first learned about this partnership. “Wow, that is perfect!” were the first words that came to mind as we realized that the beloved Brooklyn […]

Carroll Park Fair Coming Soon.

Over the last week or so we have blogged about different events happening in September. It’s hard saying goodbye to the summer months so we are trying to focus on all the wonderful things happening in September, such as the Southwest Brooklyn Fall Festival and Taste of Red Hook. Here is another celebratory fall event […]

Pool Plan at Squibb Park and Community Input Meeting

Just as we are exiting the season of hot summer days we learn that Brooklyn Bridge Park is planning ahead for future summers. They are considering putting a permanent public pool in Squibb Park in the Brooklyn Heights/Dumbo area. They also want community input on how to design the space and whether Squibb is the […]

Open Studios Red Hook: RC’s Open Submissions for Artists

Red Hook Open Studios is not until early November but registration for artists is happening now. Early bird specials are in effect until October 15th and artists with studios throughout Red Hook are preparing for this event. You may have heard in the past (or perhaps you haven’t) that we host Brooklyn-based artists out of […]

Announcement: RC’s Victoria Alexander is Running for County Committee!

First let’s get definitions out of the way. What is County Committee? County Committee is a grassroots body within the local Democratic Party, that includes thousands of people representing their blocks.  We are part of the Rep Your Block campaign, a community-led effort which is fighting to increase grassroots participation and fight corruption within the […]

Mark Your Calendars for Atlantic Antic.

Another fall festival to look forward to is the huge street fair stretching several blocks down Atlantic Avenue. The Atlantic Antic always sneaks up one us but it’s one we don’t want to miss because it always proves to be a great time with tons of food, activities and live music. This year will be […]