A small gym called Sessions Fit opened a few weeks ago on Van Brunt Street in the space where the acclaimed restaurant 360 used to be (and, more recently, the short-lived Italian restaurant O’ Barone). The studio is offering spinning, boot camp, Pilate... »
The Artist Build Collaborative has something nifty in mind for the troubled Brooklyn Queens Expressway. The dynamic, interractive installation Silent Lights will light up a pedestrian path under the B.Q.E. in Red Hook with a series of “gates.” Their gl... »
It turns out that the lawsuit that the Atlantic Avenue tunnel tour guide Bob Diamond filed against the city is not only for more money—$160 million rather than $100 million—than previously reported, but that Diamond is also suing over the scuttled prop... »
A gallery called Manos de Méxicanos opened this weekend on Pier 41 in Red Hook. Steve Tarpin, of Steve’s Authentic Key Lime Pie, founded the space with his wife, and it’s next door to Tarpin’s bakery. The gallery shows the work of Mexican folk artists,... »
Councilman Brad Lander is holding a press conference this morning to release the findings of a report that are likely to surprise no one who has to rely on the B61—namely, that the bus rarely comes when it’s supposed to and is frequently packed to the ... »
The two-family house at 138 Coffey Street sold for $1,562,500, according to the Eagle, which is the highest price ever paid for a home in Red Hook. The property was a House of the Day this summer, when it was listed for $1,690,000. The sale follows ano... »
Paris Burlesque Club, the venue that opened in Red Hook earlier this year, has dispensed with burlesque shows and turned into a seedy strip club, according to the Brooklyn Paper. While the club’s owner, David Ruggiero, promised it wouldn’t be “an adult... »
Local officials have managed to delay the closure of the Customs Inspection Station at the Red Hook shipping terminal, but they only have 90 days to convince the government to change its mind. »
