The BQE Viewed as Backward “Progress”
By Alex Gecan A block away from the trench in which the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway runs confluent with Hicks Street, an old lady sat in the shade of her childhood home and remembered
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Internet Kindles Eco-Kindness in Brooklyn
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
By Manuel Rueda If you thought solidarity was dead in the borough, think back to Sunday, when small clusters of Brooklyn residents joined a global day of action against global warming. Glove-wearing volunteers with big [...]
Red Hook CSA Gearing Up For Membership Drive
Monday, April 12, 2010
Summer 2010 (and all the fresh produce that comes with it) is almost here. Check the Collard Courier for all the latest news in community supported agriculture.
Red Hook Concrete Plant Opens Despite Resistance
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
A concrete plant has begun production in Red Hook despite resistance from neighbors and residents in the area, the New York Post reports. The two-million-dollar plant, located on Columbia Street next door to Ikea, did [...]
Video – Custom Rides in Red Hook – Keino’s Cycles
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Keino Sasaki describes his journey through New York City, from working with legendary bike builder Indian Larry in SoHo, to opening his own custom motorcycle garage on Union Street.
Wine Store Wars
Friday, March 5, 2010
Triciann and Jeff Botta of Botta Di Vino has just been handed their licence when Ron and Mary Kyle, owners of the nearby Dry Dock, stormed into the hearing and convinced commissioners to reconsider, over a claim on the Botta Di Vino website.
A Day In the Life at Red Hook Houses
Thursday, December 24, 2009
By Miranda Lin When the first 1,408 units of the Red Hook Houses were opened in 1939, they boasted the best technology could provide: self-operating elevators, incinerators in every hallway, gas ranges, electric fridges and [...]
Food and Feuds Simmer at Red Hook Houses
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
This is the fourth of our five-part “What’s for Dinner?” feature series about Brooklyn meals.
Oreo’s Saga Extended: Owner Fails To Show For Court Date
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Animal rights activists gathered Tuesday morning to confront Fabian Henderson, who threw his pit bull Oreo off the roof of a Red Hook building in June. Henderson was set to be sentenced for animal cruelty.
The Queen
Friday, November 6, 2009
There must be a manual for how to dress on a cruise because as the passengers of the Queen Mary 2 arrived at Pier 12 of the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, they seemed to all be in uniform.
The Brooklyn Lens Webcast
Thursday, October 14, 2010
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