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Fairway Market Contributes $30k to Non-Profit ‘ReStore Red Hook’

By on May 21, 2013 10:12 am in News, Red Hook

Red Hook’s beloved Fairway Market has donated $30,000 to ReStore Red Hook, a non-profit group dedicated to the recovery of small businesses forced to close after Sandy ravaged the neighborhood in October. Read more on the Cobble Hill Blog.

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on May 15, 2013 11:59 pm in Architecture, Arts and Entertainment, Comedy, DUMBO, Election 12, Election 13, Events, Gardening, Government, Kids, Maritime, Nature, Obituaries, podcast, Red Hook, Religion, schools, Shopping

This coming weekend is a big one for events at Brooklyn Bridge Park. On Sunday, the Park will celebrate the 130th anniversary of the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge with a marathon reading of Hart Crane’s epic poem The Bridge at the Granite Prospect on Pier 1 starting at 3:00 p.m. More details here. The [...]

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Brooklyn Greenway Aims To Connect 14-Mile Pedestrian & Bike Path Along Waterfront

By on April 9, 2013 6:07 pm in brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Nature, News, Red Hook, Transportation

The Department of Transportation is moving forward with a plan to construct a greenway along the Brooklyn waterfront that would link the borough all the way from Bay Ridge to Greenpoint—including Brooklyn Heights along Brooklyn Bridge Park. The Wall Street Journal reports that construction is scheduled to begin this summer in Red Hook. The completed [...]

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LICH Rally & March: Sunday, April 7, 1 p.m. In Red Hook

By on April 7, 2013 9:15 am in Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Government, Health, News, Red Hook

Supporters of Cobble Hill’s Long Island College Hospital (LICH) will march from Red Hook today, Sunday, April 7 at 1 p.m. to bring attention to the potential closure of the 150-year-old hospital. More info at Facebook. It is sponsored by Keep Brooklyn Hospitals Open for Care. A rally preceding the march will take place in [...]

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Your Correspondent Grazes at Dine in Brooklyn Presser

By on March 5, 2013 11:49 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, DUMBO, Food, Other Brooklyn, Red Hook

Who could resist an invitation from Borough President Marty Markowitz to sample offerings from many of Brooklyn’s best eateries at Borough Hall as a promotion of the Dine in Brooklyn event taking place from March 11 through 21? Not me. As the opening speeches ended, I found myself near the Chip Shop’s space (photo above). [...]

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NY Times Notes Impact Of Red Hook Fairway Reopening

By on March 4, 2013 1:52 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Events, Food, News, Red Hook

The New York Times offers kudos to Friday’s reopening of Fairway Market in Red Hook, in an inspiring 785-word story that addresses its overall impact on the Sandy-ravaged neighborhood. CBS also covered the story, as did WFUV-FM, WNYC and News 12 Brooklyn. NYT… When the history of the hurricane is written, the reopening of a [...]

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Friday’s The Day: Red Hook Fairway Market Reopens!

By on February 28, 2013 2:40 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Commercial Real Estate, Events, Food, Fun, News, Red Hook, Shopping

Friday is the big day! Red Hook’s Fairway Market will reopen with a celebration that begins at 7:30 a.m., which the store calls “a foodie event to remember,” with food and product demos, giveaways and appearances from Miss America Mallory Hytes (who lives in Brooklyn) and Borough Prez Marty Markowitz. Among improvements to the grocery [...]

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Thugs Swipe $100,000 Of Solar Equipment From Brooklyn Bridge Park

By on February 27, 2013 10:06 am in brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, crime, Police Blotter, Red Hook

Thieves swiped more than $100,000 in solar equipment donated to power vehicles and equipment in Brooklyn Bridge Park, including 24 solar panels and 30 storage-cell batteries. The goods were a gift to BBP in 2011 from Red Hook-based green-energy company Beautiful Earth Group. The New York Post reports that the charging station had been set [...]

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Miss America & Markowitz To Celebrate Fairway’s Reopening On 3/1

By on February 21, 2013 2:36 pm in Events, Food, Red Hook

The reopening of Red Hook’s Fairway Market March 1 is be treated as a celebration for the local community, complete with guest “stars” and lots of hoopla. Racked reports that the grand reopening at 8 a.m. Friday will include demos and giveaways—and an appearance from Miss America Mallory Hytes (who lives in Brooklyn) and Borough [...]

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Great News: Red Hook’s Fairway Market To Reopen 3/1

By on February 14, 2013 4:33 pm in Events, Food, News, Red Hook, Traffic, Weather

After Hurricane Sandy devastated Red Hook’s beloved Fairway Market, the entire neighborhood has suffered as many that visited the grocery from the surrounding vicinity also stopped supporting other local businesses that depend on so much traffic from the anchor store. Good news: Fairway is set to reopen March 1, according to the New York Daily [...]

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