Unlike other area CSAs, the Red Hook CSA is actually grown right there in the neighborhood at the Red Hook Community Farm (Columbia and Beard). Being members, we get info about what’s going on at the famr and this week we got a notice that they have an over-abundance of the end of summer veggies. […]
The Columbia Waterfront District has several community gardens, practically one on each block. One of these sweet little enclaves, The Amazing Garden on Carroll and Columbia Streets, has a really awesome yearly event called “The Best Sandwich in Brooklyn Competition”. Competing in this years contest, the 4th annual, will be Bar Bruno, Henry Public and […]
At the Miccio center, 110 West 9th street between Clinton and Henry, residents of Red Hook can join this community board meeting at 6:30 pm tonight to learn about and give input on the following issues: -Presentation and discussion with representative for the Department of Parks & Recreation on the proposed scope of work and […]
With very good timing, since the People’s Climate March is coming up this weekend, the documentary “Disruption” will be screening in Red Hook. It only makes sense that this film would screen in Red Hook, a neighborhood that felt the effects of climate change first hand after Hurricane Sandy. It begins at 7:30 tonight at […]
We just saw this posted in the window at 215 Columbia street, only a few doors down from our Columbia Waterfront office. The space used to be home to Caselnova, which was delicious Italian food but only lasted a few years. we were so sad to see them go. After Caselnova it became La Bottega […]
You can add another event to your calendar for this weekend. The annual Brooklyn Kite Festival is tomorrow from 11am-3pm. Now we’ll be in Red Hook for Ready Red Hook Day, but we’re so sorry to miss some of these other great events going on the very same day. The Kite Festival at Pier 1 […]
This really is a big weekend for the Red Hook and Columbia Waterfront District. So many events. We blogged about the Fall Festival Saturday. We normally have a booth but this year we have another event that we’re involved in which is very important going on the same day. It’s Ready Red Hook Day and […]
Hard not to notice this new bicycle shop that just opened at 254 Van Brunt Street in Red Hook. The bright white letters against the all-black facade is so striking. Really digging the font too. As more and more people are biking around Red Hook, and around the entire borough for that matter, bike shops […]
This is a big weekend for Columbia Waterfront. As we blogged yesterday, we’ll be having the Fall Festival here on Saturday. Well let’s make it a weekend full of celebration in this cute little hood! Sunday at 3pm is the Hootenanny Jamboree at The Urban Meadow, which is on President and Van Brunt. They invite […]
There seem to be so many events going on this weekend, which we will also be blogging about throughout the week, but there is one that we hold very near and dear to our hearts. The 6th annual Columbia Waterfront Fall Festival is this Saturday, September 13th. Besides being the neighborhood where we opened our […]
