We just wanted to share this with you all. A friend and Red Hook resident, Nahisha McCoy, has published a book called “Playing House”. It’s book 1 of a trilogy and the author’s second published novel. The synopsis is below. You can go to Amazon and purchase the book for only $1.99 if you’re interested! […]
Isn’t it great to know that you have a say in what goes on in your community? Here’s an opportunity to share your input or just get information of your own about the Red Hook Library. During the Community Engagement Lab you can explore innovative library spaces and programming and interact with other community members […]
We thought this was such a great idea when it started a couple of year ago. This will be Brooklyn Public Library’s third annual “Bike the Branches”. They have a few new aspects to throw into the already amazing mix. You can see them below. This event, which is on May 9th this year, is […]
These are always a lot of fun for us, and very informative for anyone looking to purchase a home or apartment in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Based presents this workshop is on April 22nd from 7:30-9:30pm at The Brooklyn Brewery, as usual. Our lovely Tina and Victoria will both be there along with real estate attorney Michael Moshan […]
The space that used to be MikNic Lounge on Columbia Street has had a makeover, name and all. They are now called 40 knots and have a new look to boot. You may have already heard about this change. It was in the works for a while and they had a relaunch party a week […]
Here is something interesting to put on your calendar for the weekend. The Municipal Art Society is giving a walking tour of Brooklyn’s earliest Arab neighborhood which “began in the 19th century as an offshoot of lower Manhattan’s “Little Syria”. Discover the area’s cuisine, shops and restaurants as we examine how and why the area around […]
Yesterday we wrote a blog about the event Open Venues BK, which is a week-long event where possible wedding, birthday, etc venues open there doors to the public for tours and info. Today we’d like to shine a spotlight on one of those venues, which will open for touring tomorrow, the historic oil tanker Mary […]
What an awesome idea this is! This week Brooklyn Based, along with Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and Explore BK is presenting Open Venues BK. This event allows you to tour possible wedding or birthday party or any other celebratory affairs venues around Brooklyn. This week-long event started on Sunday and will run though until March […]
The environmental protection,permits, and licenses committee meeting for community board 6 is tonight at 6:30pm. The meeting will take place at the 78th police precinct (65 6th avenue between Dean and Bergen Streets). The agenda is below and as usual it is open to the public so feel free to come out and watch. […]
We wanted to share this message we received from RHAP (Red Hook art project), which is a non-profit organization that offers free tutoring and mentoring for youth in the community. They are looking for volunteers. The specifics of what they need are below. If you would like to join the “community of Red Hook adults […]
