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Red Hook Festival this Weekend!

The 23rd Annual Red Hook Festival kicked off last night with a happy hour party.  If you missed it you still have plenty of chances to celebrate with our friends and community!  Tonight there will be a cookout and dance party and tomorrow lots more fun activities for all ages, including live music, kayak rides, […]

Sandy Recovery Pre Apprenticeship Information Sessions.

This is a wonderful opportunity for both those looking to begin or change careers and for those still dealing with the effects of Hurricane Sandy to receive more aid.  This is an information session about free training for high quality jobs, such as carpentry.  All the info is on the flyer.  Please pass this around […]

New Moroccan Home Store on Atlantic by Jane Herro.

  The stretch of Atlantic Avenue between Atlantic Terminal and the Brooklyn waterfront is home to countless great shops, restaurants and cafes. Atlas Showroom just joined the crew this month, opening it’s doors on May 12th at 141 Atlantic Ave. The new shop features traditional furnishings, such as the chair (above), divider, and mirror (below), from owner […]

The Different Faces of Red Hook Walk this Saturday.

  Red Hook is such a rich, artistic and diverse neighborhood.  We live and work and thrive in this hood and are so excited to see that there is a walking tour that represents our area so well.  It’s called The Different Faces of Red Hook.  read more about it below and click here to […]

TechCrunch’s Disrupt NY is coming to Red Hook May 9th.

This year TechCrunch’s Disrupt NY , “a three-day, single-track conference and startup competition to immerse you in the debate about what’s changing in technology right now, what’s causing it and what we need to do about it to survive and thrive in real time” will take place at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in Red Hook. […]

German Performance Artist Ulay coming to Red Hook.

Cloaked in secrecy, the opening reception for Cutting Through the Clouds of Myth, an exhibition at Red Hook’s Kustera Projects, will include a performance by German performance artist Ulay and Slovenian artist Jasa.  Not much has been said about what to expect.  The only details we’ve heard is that ii is “a series of actions, an […]

Red Hook Livable Neighborhoods Meeting on Saturday

This Saturday, April 16th from 10am-2pm come on down to PS 15 for this community meeting, which is hosted by RC’s Victoria Hagman.  Read below about what to expect.  You can also check out the Facebook event page for more info. Please join us for a Saturday workshop through the Livable Neighborhoods Program on mapping […]

Falconworks’ Hip Hop Thrift Shop Benefit.

Falconworks Theater Company is having a benefit this weekend, April 17th starting at 7pm and we wanted to spread the word.  It will take place at Hope and Anchor on Van Brunt Street.  Read more below or click here to buy tickets. Falconworks is back with the best dance party of the year! Join us […]

Cookies for a Cause by Jane Herro

I donated to the bake sale for a Red Hook jewelry client of mine, Erykah, who was raising money for her 3rd grader at PS 15 to go on an overnight field trip with her class to the American Museum of Natural History. I remember looking forward to field trips as a kid and was […]

The Dog Whisperer of South Brooklyn by Shyda Hoque

Other People’s Pets owner Carol West discusses finding solace in the loud city through dog walking and pet sitting. On any day of the week you might see Carol West walking a dog on her weekly route on Van Brunt Street. Carol is a long time resident of Red Hook, Brooklyn and owner of Other […]