Summer business class in Red Hook boosts local shops
Local merchants completed a summer long course funded by ReStore Red Hook with grants from SBIDC and NYBDC. Consultant Holly Howard led ten weekly sessions, with participants sharing stories from Sandy and planning staff changes to improve operations and customer care.
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Rachel Fitzgerald
Rocky Sullivans
Red Hook
Monica
Sunny
Tone Johanson
Good Fork
Ben Schneider
van Brunt
Sandy
Absolut Night draws crowds to Pier 9 on Brooklyn waterfront
On Friday September 12 the Port Authority hosted Absolut Night at Pier 9 in the Columbia Waterfront District. The event featured a large illuminated Absolut bottle, food vendors on Degraw Street, and a sold out crowd. Nights by Absolut will run for three weeks with stops in Johannesburg Berlin and Sao Paulo. The next promotion is the Escape Music Festival on October 11 and 12, with Placebo and Yeasayer among acts. A Community Board 6 meeting is set for September 17 to discuss plans for the container port.
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Rachel
Monica
Leilah
Caroline Moore
Kevin
van Brunt Street
Little Eva
Governors Island
Little Eva’s
Caroline
Port Authority
Degraw Street
Absolut
Johannesburg
Berlin
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Alma Restaurant
Mikniks Bar
Columbia Street
Pier 9
Miccio
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Mary Dudine
Dry Dock
Ben
Fort Defiance
St. Jean
First
Holly Howard
SBIDC
NYC Business Development Corporation
Menchaca
Greg O’connell
George Fiala
Pier R
Columbia
Vodka Company
Brooklyn
New York
Nights By
Ted
Placebo
Yeasayer
Pier