Red Hook Hub Alert

Red Hook Farms: Veggie Distribution

When: Monday, April 27, 2020

Where: Red Hook Farms

*Para español, desplácese hacia abajo* Red Hook Farms is offering produce boxes: Pick up at the Farm (in front of Ikea) 2pm - 4pm on Wednesdays (First come, first serve!) Deliveries for those with medical or mobility issues: sign up by emailing [email protected] or fill out this form Boxes changes weekly. Sample box below: Red Onion Beets Carrots Green Beans Green Bell Pepper Kale Salad Mix Apple, Fuji *Thank you to Red Hook Relief mutual aid volunteers for leading our local deliveries! Sign up to volunteer here. Red Hook Farms ofrece cajas de productos: Recogida en el Farm (en frente de Ikea): 4pm - 3pm los miércoles (¡Primero en llegar, primer servicio!) Entregas para personas con problemas médicos o de movilidad: regístrese enviando un correo electrónico a [email protected] o complete este formulario Cebolla roja Remolacha Zanahorias Ejotes Pimiento verde col rizada Ensalada Mix Manzana, fuji * ¡Gracias a los voluntarios de ayuda mutua de Red Hook Relief por liderar nuestras entregas locales! Regístrese para ser voluntario aquí.

Education, Community

VIRTUAL Open House

When: Friday, January 22, 2021

Calling ALL families with students Grade 5 or 8. Join the Brooklyn Collaborative Studies community this month at a VIRTUAL Open House to learn more about BCS and hear from our administrators, staff, students, and parents! Register here: http://www.bcs448.org/fallwinteropenhouse/

Community Meeting, Community, Environmental

Red Hook Community Update-Notes

When: Friday, December 4, 2020

EPA project page: https://www.epa.gov/ny/cleanup-columbia-smelting-refining-works-red-hook-brooklyn-new-york

NYC Parks project page: https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/whats-happening/red-hook-park-remediation

NYC Parks capital tracker: https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker#Brooklyn

Community Meeting, Community

Red Hook Local Leaders Check In

When: Dec 16, 2020 6:00-

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Community, Emergency, Information

HRA One Shot Deal Event

When: Thursday, November 19, 2020

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Class, Education, Community, Recreation/Sports

RHI Virtual Programming

When: Friday, November 6, 2020

Interested in your young person participating in afterschool programming? RHI offers after school programming to youth ages 12-24 in support of career readiness, employment, education, and connection to socio & reproductive health. We are reaching out to youth & parents of participants in Red Hook to collect more information in order to advocate and support needs during this uncertain time through RHI's youth programming. Please complete THIS survey so we can continue to provide our community with much needed services!

Arts & Culture, Art/Music

Separate Sundays: November 2020

When: Nov 8, 2020 5:30-8:00 pm

Where: Online

Separate Sundays is an online continuation of Pioneer Works' monthly collaboration with 8ball Radio, when we will explore performances, activations, and residencies that would’ve happened on-site, off-site, or in parallel dimensions during our monthly Second Sundays program. Tune in at https://pioneerworks.org/programs/separate-sundays-november-2020/ We’ll be exploring black holes, hearing new work from our artists-in-residence, diving through our archive highlights, toasting to Scorpio season, and much more. Join us on Instagram Live for an Open Studios Q&A with Tech Resident Umber Majeed before the rest of the show at 5:30 pm

Recreation, Community, Health, Recreation/Sports

Shape Up NYC Red Hook Walking Group

When: Tuesdays at 3:00 pm, from November 11, 2020 until December 9, 2020

Where: Red Hook Recreation Area

Join Shape Up NYC for a free walking program at Red Hook Recreation Area let by Anita. Meet us near the near the bleachers and we'll walk around the track. All levels welcome! Classes are limited to 10 participants. A face covering is required and participants must maintain social distancing of at least six feet. Please stay home if you’re sick. Click here to register: https://www.nycgovparks.org/reg/shape-up-nyc/10324 Contact [email protected] for more info.

Community, Health, Information

Conversation with Siddhartha Mukherjee on The Plague

When: Oct 29, 2020 8:00-9:30 pm

Where: Pioneer Works Broadcast - online

8pm, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 Pioneer Works THE PLAGUE A conversation between Pulitzer Prize winner and Prof. Siddhartha Mukherjee (The Gene: An Intimate History) and Pioneer Works Director of Sciences Janna Levin. Together they'll look at vaccines, our precarious medical system, and our chances against the next virus to make the jump from the animal world. https://pioneerworks.org/programs/the-plague-siddhartha-mukherjee-and-janna-levin-in-conversation/

Information, NYCHA

MAP Crime Dashboard: 1/1/20 – 9/6/20

When: Thursday, October 8, 2020

The MAP Stakeholder Dashboard tracks crime complaints in NYCHA developments served by the Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety (MAP). This dashboard tallies the total number of index crime complaints, domestic violence complaints, and shooting incidents reported to have occurred on a development’s grounds between January 1st and the most recent week of a given year. For more information on how to interpret this dashboard, see the Glossary page of the dashboard. Please send any inquiries to Imani Isaac at [email protected]

Information, Legal Help, Community, Emergency

ICE/Immigration Resources

When: Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Here's some good resources to print out. There's tons out there but we tend to like IDP the best: https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/ice-home-and-community-arrests/ Here's also guide from NYLAG for businesses: https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/EmployerGuide-NELP-NILC-2017-07.pdf

Community Meeting, Information, Community, Information

Join the Red Hook Community Advisory – CAG

When: September 17-30, 2020

Hello Leaders and Community Advocates, Congresswoman Nydia Velasquez's office is putting together a Resident Community Advisory Group for Red Hook. This will be a group of 15 to 25 individuals who will represent Red Hook and Red Hook Houses. Two seats will be appointed by the Resident Council Presidents. If you are interested in participating in this advisory group; please complete the short survey posted below. Community Partners; feel free to share with your members as well. We want a good variety of applicants. Submissions will be accepted up until Friday, September 25th. Contact Tevina Willis at [email protected] or Melissa Ortiz at [email protected]. Red Hook Community Advisory Group: CAG

Job, Community, Employment, Information

Youth Impact: Red Hook – We’re Recruiting!

When: September 10-30, 2020

Where: Red Hook Community Justice Center

We are looking for creative and outspoken young people from Red Hook ages 14-24. WE offer a wide variety of programs ranging from restorative circles, civic engagement, theatre, photography, entrepreneurship, and more. All programs are paid opportunities that emphasize community healing, social justice, giving youth a voice, and bringing about change. For more information, contact [email protected] or call (929) 277-8554.

What's Going On in Red Hook

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NYCHA Recovery & Resilience Red Hook Houses Update

When: January 4-18, 2021

Where: NYCHA Red Hook Houses

To sign up for email updates of the ongoing resilience work at Red Hook Houses please email [email protected]

Power Plant & Pods Phase Percentage Completion: 14%
Project Start: Q4 2019
Anticipated Completion: Q4 2022

Ongoing Activities:
• Drilling of test piles for the new East Plant (formerly 590 Clinton Street)
o The piles will form the foundation of the new building
o The East Plant will hold standby generators and boiler equipment above the flood level to provide full backup power and heat to NYCHA Red Hook buildings
• Excavation for and instillation of new underground electrical, heating, and plumbing lines between buildings across the site
o The new electrical, heating, and plumbing lines will be installed throughout the site and will connect to the new utility buildings to service all of NYCHA Red Hook (see second photo above)
o This work requires the installation of new ADA-accessible building entryways
o These plans have been shared with property management, resident association presidents, and the FDNY
• Installation of foundation piles and pile caps for the new utility pods (small buildings) by buildings 5E, 5W, and 6W
o The utility pods will house critical electrical and mechanical equipment above the flood elevation to better protect building services during a flood event.

Upcoming Activities:
• Removal of trees next to building 1W (82 Dwight) on NYC Department of Parks property to facilitate the construction of the West Pod
o The West Pod will house critical electrical and mechanical equipment above the flood elevation to better protect building services during a flood event

Other:
• Gas service restoration work is underway at buildings 11 and 13.
o Building 13 (31, 37, 39 Centre Mall) – All gas risers have been installed
• Department of Buildings inspection is scheduled for today, January 7
• Once the inspection passes, National Grid will provide a date to restore service
o Building 11 (28, 34, 36 W 9th Street) – All gas risers have been installed
• Department of Buildings inspection will be scheduled in the coming days
• Once the inspection passes, National Grid will provide a date to restore service
o Service to both buildings should be restored this month