It's My Park is Back!

The friends of Red Hook Recreation Center are encouraging residents of the community to come support their local parks tomorrow, October 15th between 10Am and 2Pm. It's My Park Day has proven successful in the past, the last clean-up effort took place on October 7th, but there's still plenty to do and they'd love to have all hands on deck. Painting, cleaning, and gardening are just a few things they need help with. It's really fulfilling to be able to help out and beautify your local parks by putting your hands in the earth or picking up a paint brush, and to sweeten the deal the weather is looking pretty good so far. So come on out and pitch in. While you are there, 155 Bay Street, you are encouraged to check out the Rec Center facilities and programs!

Summer Swimming!

photo taken from nycgovparks.org

July 5th marks the first day of the outdoor 5 Borough Summer Swim Program and a great place to take advantage of this program would be the Red Hook Recreation Center. As you can see from the picture above it's huge. The price to join this gym, at 155 Bay Street, is $50 and their pool is said to be less crowded than most other outdoor public pools. This is year 29 for the swim program, which includes lessons, training for swim teams, and recreational swim, is an all ages and all levels program. And according to the events listing in the Village Voice, if you swim more than 25 miles you receive a free t-shirt. Click here to learn more.