The five best art galleries in Red Hook
Don’t worry, it’s not a drawn out time or anything at Kentler. via Facebook Red Hook, a part of Brooklyn which is not traditionally thought of as an art gallery haven, has plenty to offer art lovers...
View ArticleLag och oordning: Red Hook’s Ikea is a hotbed of criminal activity
It’s hard out there on the Ikea streets. via Flickr user Ham Hock A long time ago, we told you about the best ways to get your malms ‘n’ things back from the Red Hook Ikea. It was a useful article, but...
View ArticleBars We Love: Cool down at Brooklyn Ice House!
Brooklyn Ice House 318 Van Brunt Street (Pioneer Street and Visitation Pl), Red Hook (718) 222-1865 Facebook What it is: Red Hook dive bar supreme with an in-house meat smoker, 60 plus beers from...
View ArticleWings with no wait: Pok Pok Ny now takes reservations
Eat this, and still have plans for the rest of the day. via Facebook. This is a game-changer, people: we love Thai food and we love efficiency, and now those two glorious things are finally one, with...
View ArticleRed Hook maraschino cherry factory held ‘Breaking Bad’-sized underground weed...
A pathway to criminality. Who knew. The government visited a Red Hook maraschino cherry company because of complaints about illegal dumping in the water near the plant. Normal story, at least for a...
View ArticleBars We Love: Hunker down at Fort Defiance
Fort Defiance 365 Van Brunt St. (at Dikeman), Red Hook (347) 453-6672 Facebook • Twitter • Website What it is: Fort Defiance is a locally-sourced breakfast, lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch bar and...
View ArticleSpeed force: Catch cycling’s version of NASCAR at the Red Hook Crit Saturday
They go fast. via Flickr user Eric Konon Usually when it comes to packs of speeding lunatics going around and around in circles for hours, you’ve gotta go find New York’s closest NASCAR track (which is...
View ArticlePage, ho! Pioneer Books in Red Hook is almost here
Now with books! Photo by William Wiedmier It’s always nice to hear something good happening in Red Hook. People who hate walking or are allergic to cycling always complain that Red Hook is too far away...
View ArticleHelp Red Hook Flicks happen (and win prizes) at their awesome fundraiser this...
Don’t you want a hand in this? via Facebook Seeing as how it involves free outdoor movies during the summer in a neighborhood we like, we’re obviously fans of Red Hook Flicks. And that’s not even...
View ArticleThe Red Hook Flicks schedule is here and it looks fantastic
Gather up the crew, it’s time for some free movies What’s the best way to make your summer truly fantastic? We’ve got a suggestion for you: head on down to Red Hook and sit on the Valentino Pier and...
View ArticleMoto-rin': Smorgasburg favorite Pizza Moto opening a Red Hook location this fall
Soon to have a home of its own. via Facebook Have you been to Berg’n lately and noticed that Pizza Moto used to be there but now it isn’t there? Don’t worry, they weren’t Raptured. Or maybe in a sense,...
View ArticleAmple Hills is opening their giant ice cream factory in Red Hook
Ample Hills’ Oompa Loompas will soon be doing their thing in Red Hook (NOTE: Do not actually refer to them as Oompa Loompas). via Facebook Ever since the news broke that Ample Hills was going to take...
View ArticleRIP Sunny: How Red Hook paid tribute to one of its greatest characters this...
Via Goodyearsarah on Instagram To outsiders, I usually describe Sunny’s, the venerable Red Hook bar that’s slipping into the stuff of NYC tavern lore, as the kind of place Popeye would drink at. It’s...
View ArticleBe “Irish” in your own borough: St. Patrick’s Day Guide for BK
Interested in parading around Manhattan in cheap, metallic shamrocks while drunk? Check this list.
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