Juneteenth Festival at Red Hook Rec Center Honors Local Figures
Parks Department hosts a family Juneteenth festival at Coffey Park with arts crafts and performances. The event honors community members Donshea Hopkins Kory Blackwell and Bob Lee among booths from FDNY Foundation NYPD Vision Zero Brooklyn groups and local nonprofits. Hopkins spoke of Brooklyn pride and upcoming projects while organizers promote summer programs and community resources.
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Red Hook Library to Undergo Big Renovation in 2024
The Red Hook branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, opened in 1915 in Mediterranean Revival style and damaged by fire in 1946, will close for a two year renovation in 2024. The project, led by LEVENBETTS and NYCEDC, adds a teen space child area story room and multi purpose rooms, four bathrooms, new furniture and technology, flood barriers, rooftop mechanicals, and permeable landscaping with bioswales and an outdoor classroom.
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Garden project grows with RETI Center and student designs
RETI Center partnered with 676 and architect Nikita to guide students through 2D sketches and 3D modeling for a school garden. Students formed two to three person teams, chose features like green space and art, and the winning group aimed to expand the stage with a shaded pavilion. The garden reuses boats from Brooklyn Boatworks as planters and adds a long central structure plus two side-by-side planters near the new stage.
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