With endless TikToks promising “a cute little day in Red Hook” and a picturesque ferry ride straight to our doorstep, Red ...

Welcome to ‘Wednesdays in Red Hook’, a close-up look into the day-to-day life of people in our community, including the hard work, unexpected encounters, and delightfully mundane moments that make up ...

I first met Vincent Coppola in 1961 when we were high school freshmen at St. Augustine High School on Park Place in the Slope. After a career in journalism and some notable books, he’s now ensconced ...

In some cultures, there’s a belief that death comes not when your heart stops beating, but when you’re forgotten. To remember something is to keep it alive, even if only in your heart. That idea is ...

Henry Watkins, a Minister at Calvary Baptist Church, was originally from Borough Park and moved to Red Hook with his mother and sister when he was 13. “It was rough when we first got here,” Watkins ...

On July 1, Tanya Chernyak, a former Scholastic book designer, and her husband, Patrick Preziosi, a small press and consignment manager at McNally Jackson, opened a bookshop in Red Hook. Red Hook Books ...

It’s late morning on May 26, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani, standing in front of a posse of New York City media outlets, announces his new “Block by Block” housing plan at Powerhouse Arts in Gowanus. He ...

It may not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking of interesting areas in New York City, but the neighborhoods in southeast Brooklyn are known as hidden gems by the residents for good ...

As a professional actress, Yvonna Russell thought she was used to rejection. But when she made the transition to writing, she faced some even harsher critics. After submitting a query about an early ...

Welcome to “Wednesdays in Red Hook,” a close-up look into the day-to-day life of people in our community, including the hard work, unexpected encounters, and delightfully mundane moments that make up ...

Two months after the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Task Force unceremoniously voted through the vision plan for the redevelopment of Brooklyn’s last working waterfront, the Brooklyn Marine Terminal ...

Two months after making Schneps Media the most decorated news group at the 2026 New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, journalists at the local media conglomerate have formed a union.