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Announcements

NYC Parks Provides Community Update On Red Hook Ball Fields Remediation

RED HOOK – NYC Department of Parks and Recreation [https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/whats-happening/red-hook-park-remediation] (NYC Parks) and the Environmental Protection Agency [https://www.epa.gov/ny/columbia-smelting-refining-works-red-hook-brooklyn-new-york] (EPA) hosted a meeting Monday evening [/meeting-to-update-community-about-red-hook-ball-fields-scheduled-for-monday-april-30/] to provide the Red Hook community with an update on the lead remediation and improvement

Announcements

Meeting To Update Community About Red Hook Ball Fields Scheduled For Monday, April 30

RED HOOK – Council Member Carlos Menchaca [https://council.nyc.gov/district-38/] (District 38) sent out an announcement Tuesday afternoon encouraging the community to attend a meeting with NYC Department of Parks and Recreation [https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/whats-happening/red-hook-park-remediation] (NYC Parks) and the Environmental Protection Agency [https://www.epa.

North Western Brooklyn

NYPD Recovers Cache Of Guns And Ammunition In Red Hook

RED HOOK – The NYPD announced last week [http://nypdnews.com/2018/03/cops-grab-large-cache-of-weapons-and-ammo-in-red-hook-final/] that PSA 1 officers recently recovered twelve firearms, six bulletproof vests, a crossbow, and thousands of rounds of ammunition during a search of an apartment on Visitation Place. Via NYPDPolice say the February 24 search was part

environment

CB6 Holds On Approving Thor’s Revised Red Hoek Point Plans Until Neighborhood Concerns Are Addressed

RED HOOK – Until Thor Equities resolves a number of concerns raised by neighbors [/neighbors-want-red-hoek-point-developer-address-environmental-concerns/], Brooklyn Community Board 6’s Landmarks/Land Use Committee [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/committees/landmarks-land-use.page] voted to hold off on approving modified plans for the developer’s Red Hoek Point [http://redhoekpoint.com]

Announcements

Neighbors Want Red Hoek Point Developer To Address Environmental Concerns

RED HOOK – Red Hook neighbors say construction on the site of Thor Equities’ Red Hoek Point project has been the cause of some environmental issues in the area and they want the developer to address the problems before moving forward with the project. Construction site, October 2017 (Photo: Pamela Wong/

Business

Four Beloved Venues Close In Brooklyn

FORT GREENE – After 19 years at 195 Dekalb Avenue, South African restaurant Madiba [http://www.madibarestaurant.com/home/] closed for good on Sunday, February 11. Photo by Justin FoxMark Henegan, the eatery’s chef and owner, hosted a farewell party on Sunday and a closing sale on Monday, selling everything

Arts & Culture

See The Light: Anthony McCall’s ‘Solid Light Works’

RED HOOK – New York-based artist Anthony McCall [http://www.anthonymccall.com]‘s current exhibition at Pioneer Works [https://pioneerworks.org] marks his first large-scale institutional show in NYC as well as the first time a group of his vertical and horizontal light installations has been shown together. Installation view of

Boerum Hill

Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill Residents Express Frustrations Over DOT’s Carshare Pilot

CARROLL GARDENS – Though it was chilly outside Thursday evening, the mood inside the auditorium at P.S. 32 was heated as neighbors expressed their feelings about the citywide Carshare Pilot Program during a Community Board 6 [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/index.page] Transportation/Public Safety Committee Meeting. NYC

Announcements

Governor Cuomo Proposes New Subway Station In Red Hook

RED HOOK – Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined 22 proposals [https://www.ny.gov/2018-state-state-proposals] during his 2018 State of the State Address in Albany Wednesday afternoon and discussed the urgent need to fix New York’s public transit system. Via www.governor.ny.gov [https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.

Business

CrossFit: A Path to True Fitness For Rebels At Heart

“CrossFit is very primal. It stimulates the central nervous system.”Photo by Lisa HaefnerMaria has been doing epic profiles for us of places like George’s Diner [/georges-restaurant-neighborhood-diner-going-strong-six-decades-later/], JoMart Chocolates [/confectionately-conversation-son-son-candymaker/], Leo Lee [/leo-lee-serving-our-community-for-66-years-from-the-kitchen-of-new-toysun-to-the-aisles-of-discount-plus-ditmas-park/] , and The Moshmans. [/always-smiling-three-generations-dentists-

DUMBO

DUMBO, Boerum Hill, And Red Hook Are Brooklyn’s Priciest Neighborhoods

DUMBO (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Earlier this week, Property Shark released its most recent ranking of the most expensive New York City neighborhoods in 2017 [https://www.propertyshark.com/Real-Estate-Reports/priciest-NYC-neighborhoods], with three areas in Brooklyn making their way to the top ten. Unsurprisingly, Tribeca leads the list as

Business

640-seat Middle School Considered for Red Hook

Tamar Smith of the SCA giving the presentation. (Megan McGibney/BKLYNER)RED HOOK – About 30 parents, local business owners, and representatives of the Urban Assembly Harbor School gathered at P.S. 676 The Red Hook Neighborhood School, along with State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, Deputy Borough President Diana Reyna, and District