It’s time to talk turkey. On Saturday (11/15) from 11am to 4pm, head on down the PS 15 in Red Hook (on Van Brunt between Sullivan and Wilcott) to join the Urban Divers Estuary Conservancy and associates for a fall day of learning and fun before the big Thanksgiving holiday. Dear God, did we just […]

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(Today’s GL Analysis comes from contributor Vaduz Uvunt, who is a Red Hook resident and has a lot more meaningful things to say about her community than our own rantings ever could.) If you missed the What’s the Hook exhibition and a chance to view “Hole in the Fence,” then it was your loss. Fortunately, […]

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There’s a lot of Halloween-related stuff going on at LeNell’s, the Red hook booze institution, but what’s really of interest in her latest email is the gossip at the end, saying she’ll be in place on Van Brunt Street until at least the end of February:I just got out of court with the landlord and […]

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[Photo for GL courtesy of Marie Viljoen] It’s been a while since we featured the trash heap behind the Fairway in Red Hook. We suppose it’s looking better than it used to, since it seems confined to the property now. There was a while is was being stacked at the end of Van Brunt Street. […]

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Our friends of What’s the Hook gave us the heads up that this weekend is the final screening forthe documentary “A Hole in the Fence”, and a final look at the What’s the Hook 07 photography exhibition. We’re inclined to think that this documentary and the community captured exhibition are also going to be one […]

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So, how, one might wonder, does a couch in Red Hook end up atop a bus shelter? The GL tipster who sent us the photo explains:The couch was in the apartment when i moved in a year ago and out of sheer laziness kept it even though hand me down fabric couches skeeve the hell […]

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[Image courtesy of Adam “Slice” Kuban/flickr] Well… all great things have to come to an end sometime. Fortunately, you have one more chance to gorge on tasty street fare this weekend (10/25, 10/26)! Because of the bureaucratic red tape, we along with the Red Hook Food Vendors were cheated of valuable huarache and pupusa time […]

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[Photo for GL courtesy of E.C. Stephens] The Red Hook Harvest Festival took place at the Red Hook Community Farm yesterday. This year’s festivities were a bit different in that its big neighbor across Beard Street (that little store called Ikea) is now open. But it was still a fun scene as all these shots […]

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Our friend, GL Contributor and Red Hook Film Festival Director Nathan Kensinger emails with word about the 2008 Red Hook Film Festival, which appears to have turned out to be quite the success, with attendance exceeding everyone’s expectations. As sponsors of the fest, we’re thrilled to hear that. Nate writes about the fest and about […]

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It’s that time of year again, and this year they have garlic! Added Value is hosting the annual Red Hook Harvest Festival at the ever popular Red Hook Community Farm. Come on down this Saturday, October 18th for fresh produce, farm tours, pumpkin carving, face painting, cooking demos (we hope tasting samples too!), live music […]

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A GL reader writes with a scream of pain about an awful ruckus caused by the city or Con Ed at Hicks and Kane Street in the middle of the night. We have no idea what it was about (other than the fact that it would seem to obscene barring some sort of absolute emergency), […]

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“Do you guys have any info on the shoot out that happened on columbia and west 9th (red hook) friday night? Still can’t seem to get the same answer from anyone. Always a different story.” [GL Inbox]

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We were asleep at the switch on this issue as the news arrived as we were coming off our unplanned break. There was a meeting yesterday about the issue of allowing off-leash dogs in Coffey Park. The issue at hand is extending park hours from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. for all users and designating […]

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[Photo courtesy Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn] Barack Obama is hearted many places in Brooklyn, including by people living near the Red Hook waterfront. The photo comes from our GL Contributor and Brit in Brooklyn blogger Adrian Kinloch. (A Note from GL: if you interesting Obama street art or graffiti around Brooklyn do send it to […]

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Things got a little heated in Red Hook yesterday morning at Rocky Sullivan’s Tap Roomas the photo above shows. We’ll let a GL tipster explain: This morning at around 6.30am, we were woken by the smell of smoke. After confirming none of the apartments in our building were on fire, we went downstairs and outside. […]

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Yes, we keep repeating this, but we’re a sponsor of the event and we intend to make sure that our readers know about it. The event is the 2008 Red Hook International Film And Video Festival, which is being directed by our friend and GL Contributor Nathan Kensinger. It is taking place today & tomorrow. […]

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Yes, we keep repeating this, but we’re a sponsor of the event and we intend to make sure that our readers know about it. The event is the 2008 Red Hook International Film And Video Festival, which is being directed by our friend and GL Contributor Nathan Kensinger. It is taking place tomorrow, October 11 […]

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The 2008 Red Hook International Film And Video Festival, which is being directed by our friend and GL Contributor Nathan Kensinger is taking place this weekend, October 11 & 12. The screenings will be happening at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artist’s Coalition’s Screening Room, 499 Van Brunt Street in Red Hook. The schedule rocks and we’re […]

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The incomparable Kevin Walsh takes a trip to Coffey Street in Red Hook on Forgotten New York this week and the results, as always, are fascinating. Even if one knows the territory, Mr. Walsh brings background history into the picture that’s certain to enlighten. He starts off by writing: Coffey Street in Red Hook and […]

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[Photo courtesy of vaduzuvunt/GL Flickr Pool] The name given to this pic by the phtoographer, valued GL Flickr Pool contributor vaduzuvunt kind of speaks for itself. We have Mary. We have a cat. And we have no further questions.

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[Photo courtesy of ethersong/GL Flickr Pool] The photographer calls this shot taken outside the alway picturesque entrance to the Smith-9th Street subway station, “Reunion Tour,” which we think works quite nicely, thank you. Maybe they were waiting for the Ikea shuttle?

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The 2008 Red Hook International Film And Video Festival, which is being directed by our friend and GL Contributor Nathan Kensinger is taking place this weekend, October 11 & 12. The screenings will be happening at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artist’s Coalition’s Screening Room, 499 Van Brunt Street in Red Hook. The schedule rocks and we’re […]

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[Photo courtesy of itsnothatfar/GL Flickr Pool] This image of a man lounging against the background of a big brick wall comes to us from Red Hook. He looks very small on that big wall against the large building.

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PortSide New York, which is headquartered on the wonderful retired tanker Mary Whalen, which is docked at the Brooklyn Container Port, is having a Volunteer Day tomorrow (September 7). We got an email from PortSide Director Carolina Salguero asking for volunteers to help with painting and prep work. Here is some of it: There IS […]

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[Click to enlarge] The last phase of the ongoing changeover of Alternate Side Parking regulations that started in May in Park Slope will happen in Red Hook starting on Monday, September 8, when they are suspended for several weeks. Alternate Side regs will be re-instituted in Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens and other areas west of […]

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