Last weekend we had such a great time at The Red Hook Prom and now we’re gearing up for another amazing Red Hook event, The Pirate Ball! Aside from being a wonderful cause, to raise funds for the Waterfront Museum’s repairs, it’s also a whole lot of fun. Come dressed like a pirate, hop […]
This spot at 228 Smith Street was converted into a storefront and it’s new tenant is a company called Painting with a Twist, which has other locations around the tri-state area. What’s the twist? Libations, of course! “Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, invite your friends, and enjoy step-by-step instruction with our […]
This popular event at Brooklyn Bridge Park has returned. Tonight kicks off the first Wednesday night tour of the season, which runs until October. Tonight learn the basics of photography with a tour called “Composition and Lighting in Brooklyn Bridge Park”. Next week will be about birds in the park. For more information on future […]
The Red Hook Prom was last weekend and, as usual, it was a blast! We wanted to share a few pics. Everyone was decked out and plenty of 80’s make overs were had. Even the snacks were retro (twinkies!). Council member Carlos Menchaca was in attendance (pictured below) as were many other friends from the […]
It’s a busy week! There are community events happening Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that we wanted to share with everyone. The flyers have all the details for each meeting or workshop. Above is for the announcement of the participatory budgeting projects. Below are flyers for a zoning workshop and a meeting regarding Hurricane Sandy updates […]
We passed this recently opened juice bar in Carroll Gardens (251 Smith Street) and snapped a quick photo. The shop, called Bruiser, took over the space that used to be Shelsky’s (they moved to a spot on Court near Atlantic). It’s a cute and cozy split storefront space. Right next door is OMG tacos. Bruiser […]
The lovely community garden on Van Brunt and President in the Columbia Waterfront District, Urban Meadow, looks beautiful this spring! Isn’t it strange how spring seems to pop up all around you in what seems like a day? We noticed last week how gorgeous all their landscaping looked and took some pictures. The chickens, who […]
For the month of May Realty Collective’s office at 351 Van Brunt will host a pop-up for the Brooklyn Plans organization. And Friday we are having a grand opening party! Brooklyn Plans provides communities, Red Hook in this case, “with access to dedicated financial spaces, objective financial information, affordable plans, and free and low cost programming […]
One of our favorite events, The Red Hook Prom, is this Saturday May 2nd at 7pm. It is a benefit to support the Cora Dance organization. This is the third year of this fundraiser and it’s been a great success and we’ve enjoyed ourselves every year. There is an 80’s theme to this event, which […]
At 222 Water Street in DUMBO the world famous chocolatier Valrhona has opened up L’Ecole Valrhona. They had a celebration last week with music, champagne, and of course lots of chocolate. We stopped by and took these pictures. Below you can see their chocolate sculptures, the live art going on during the event, and the […]
