Taste of Red Hook is Tomorrow.

This benefit for Red Hook Initiative is happening tomorrow from 6-9pm at Pioneer Works, 159 Pioneer, and tickets are still on sale.  There will be drinks and food from dozens of the best local establishments.  Too many to name here but you can go to this site to view the list.  There will also be a silent auction. 

Red Hook Community Meeting Tonight!

With all that's going on it's important to regroup and discuss the issues.  This community meeting will focus on discussions about clean-up progress, relief efforts, and re-building a more storm-proof and sustainable Red Hook all around.  Come down to PS 27, at 27 Huntington Street, today at 5pm to give your input and keep informed.

Red Hook Clean Up

Clean Up your community tomorrow, Saturday June 9th.  Join your neighbors at 9am (it'll go until noon) on the corner of Van Brunt and Beard Streets.  From their you'll walk north cleaning up the streets.  Here's a bit more on the subject:

FROM 9AM-NOON - We'll concentrate our efforts on revamping Van Brunt as we weed tree pits and sidewalk crevices, and pick up wind-swept debris. The early crew will start at the corner of Van Brunt and Beard and continue north until our bags are full and we run out of steam. Bring your neighbor, or meet a new one.

Gloves, trash bags, and cleaning materials will be provided by the City's Parks Department. But if you have your own gloves, or other materials, please do bring them. You can sign-in and pick up gloves in front of SBIDC's offices at 402 Van Brunt, near Coffey Street.

 Come out and beautify Red Hook!

OccupyRedHook

Community meeting tonight at 7pm at the RHI Center, 767 Hicks and 9th St. To discuss organizing for Green Space for Learning and Industry. For more inof contact RHI at 718-858-6782.

New Red Hook home for Dustin Yellin's gallery?

We've always loved this gorgeous warehouse building on the corner of Pioneer and Conover, one of the many neighborhood facilities owned by Time Moving and Storage. It's been on the market for a while, and we have had our fingers crossed that it will find a new owner who respects its incredible bones. Looks like it has. An employee paused his skid loader this morning to confirm local rumor that "the guy over there" - artist and Kidd-Yellin gallery co-owner Dustin Yellin - is buying the building.

This is great news for the neighborhood. Yellin and Charlotte Kidd transformed their current digs from "a mix between a crack den and an abandoned garage" into a spectacular gallery and studio space. They have been generous with the neighborhood, too - hosting the annual Taste of Red Hook benefit for RHI.

What will he do with this 27,000sf brick building - and its 20,000sf of parking? What would you do? Share your ideas below.