Khadijah James (also known as Toni Jones) passed away last month. Her funeral took place at the River of God Christian Center on Wolcott Street, and it was a packed house. Khadijah and I became great ...

On April 9, Red Hook West Resident Association President Karen Blondel crashed a canvassing event meant to inform residents ...

People who know their history will tell you that April 20 is the birthday of a very bad man, who I will only describe as the Number One Nazi. But coincidentally, back in the early 1970s, some ...

Welcome to ‘Wednesdays in Red Hook’, a new series that gives a close-up look into the hard work, unexpected encounters, and delightfully mundane moments that make up an average day in Red Hook. Today ...

Walking into Jam’It Bistro in Red Hook on a Monday morning, owner Dawn Skeete is heads-down on a major catering order for the Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School in East New York. She races against the ...

For many years Red Hook was lucky to have an active and vibrant Civic Association, run by John McGettrick. It gave us an institution where those interested in our community could come to and discuss ...

It’s official: residents of Isaacs Houses are staying in the Section 9 public housing model, according to election results from the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). The Manhattan development ...

Tucked between a supermarket and a café just outside the 45th Street R train stop in Sunset Park sits the modest storefront office of City Council Member Alexa Avilés. From the outside, it blends ...

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Welcome to ‘Wednesdays in Red Hook’, a new series that gives a close-up look into the hard work, unexpected encounters, and delightfully mundane moments that make up an average day in Red Hook. Today ...

When privatization comes to public housing, tenants are told to expect repairs, investment, and better living conditions. But what many of us are not told is what we stand to lose. Across the country, ...