Posts tagged Red Hook

Capturing the Spirit of Red Hook…Brooklyn, New York (via The Brooklyn Ink)

Capturing the Spirit of Red Hook…Brooklyn, New York (via The Brooklyn Ink)

This is one of our favorite Tumblrs!  Is all about a girl as she follows the glow in search of New York’s best neon signs. Every week she visits another one of New York City’s neon-clad establishments and posts a photo & story - about why she’s traipsing around this metropolis in the cold & dark to visit pharmacies, shoe repair stores, and bars with good neon signs to buy cough syrup, get my shoes repaired or have a drink. projectneon: Sunny’s Bar(In Red Hook on Conover Street btwn Reed & Beard Streets) 

This is one of our favorite Tumblrs!  Is all about a girl as she follows the glow in search of New York’s best neon signs. Every week she visits another one of New York City’s neon-clad establishments and posts a photo & story - about why she’s traipsing around this metropolis in the cold & dark to visit pharmacies, shoe repair stores, and bars with good neon signs to buy cough syrup, get my shoes repaired or have a drink.

projectneon:

Sunny’s Bar
(In Red Hook on Conover Street btwn Reed & Beard Streets) 

Plan Ahead: All You Can Eat Crayfish

When you think of IKEA, you think of reasonably priced, flat boxed furniture, and all the frustrating hours spent putting it together.  However, if you haven’t been to their Restaurant, then you’re missing out on delicious and cheap meals (go for the $1.99 breakfast special or the $4.99 Swedish Meatballs).  Further, if you go on August 19th, for $9.99 you can enjoy one of three seatings at their All You Can Eat Crayfish Buffet!  Seriously, we’re not joking, you should go to this.

IKEA Brooklyn
One Beard Street, Red Hook

The Union Street Preservation Society is an emerging Americana string band hailing from Brooklyn, New York. Mixing bluegrass with folk, old-time, blues and early jazz, the quintet is a crossroads for five diverse musicians to celebrate and build upon the American roots tradition. Their spirited vocal harmonies and runaway-train instrumentals breathe fire and soul into timeless standards and emphasize the freshness of their original tunes. Whether performing at a concert hall, in a bar, on a barge, in a backyard or at an art space, the Union Street Preservation Society radiates an authentic energy, ensuring a night of vibrance and good times for all. They will be debuting their highly-anticipated EP “Spring to Rust” at Sunday’s show!  Jalopy315 Columbia Street, Red HookSunday, July 24 @7:30pm

The Union Street Preservation Society is an emerging Americana string band hailing from Brooklyn, New York. Mixing bluegrass with folk, old-time, blues and early jazz, the quintet is a crossroads for five diverse musicians to celebrate and build upon the American roots tradition. Their spirited vocal harmonies and runaway-train instrumentals breathe fire and soul into timeless standards and emphasize the freshness of their original tunes. Whether performing at a concert hall, in a bar, on a barge, in a backyard or at an art space, the Union Street Preservation Society radiates an authentic energy, ensuring a night of vibrance and good times for all. They will be debuting their highly-anticipated EP “Spring to Rust” at
Sunday’s show! 

Jalopy
315 Columbia Street, Red Hook
Sunday, July 24 @7:30pm

Lunch Break: National Lobster Day

Did you know that today is National Lobster Day? We sure didn’t! Which gives us the perfect excuse to go out to lunch and celebrate this tasty day in style. Here are three favorites from CBS News (our next door neighbors) that are offering special deals today!

Red Hook Vendors Return This Weekend! Some view this weekend as the official start of the summer - when the aroma of freshly made pupusas, fried rellenitos and barbacoa tacos fill the air as the Red Hook Vendors triumphantly return to the Ball Fields.  Grab your food, find a seat, watch the first Futbol games of the season and feel like you’ve been transported to a small Latin American town. Red Hook Ball FieldsCourt Street, between Bay and Halleck StreetsSaturday & Sundays, 8am to Sundown

Red Hook Vendors Return This Weekend!

Some view this weekend as the official start of the summer - when the aroma of freshly made pupusas, fried rellenitos and barbacoa tacos fill the air as the Red Hook Vendors triumphantly return to the Ball Fields.  Grab your food, find a seat, watch the first Futbol games of the season and feel like you’ve been transported to a small Latin American town.

Red Hook Ball Fields
Court Street, between Bay and Halleck Streets
Saturday & Sundays, 8am to Sundown

A New Floating Pool for Brooklyn?

We’re bracing ourselves for more snow tonight…which got us daydreaming about summertime fun!  Especially upon hearing that the Brooklyn Bridge Park officials announced that they’re applying to dock a brand new floating pool at the yet-to-be-built Pier 5!  We had a grand time when the pool was there way back in 2007 and can’t wait for it to happen again.  All the park needs is money…about $5-10 million of it!

(Read more at The Brooklyn Paper)

Over 50 Sample Sales!!

Holiday shopping bargain hunters rejoice! Our friends at Racked have assembled a huge list of over 50 sample sales in New York in the next two weeks alone. If you’re looking to track down some fabulous designer bargains, this list is definitely for you.

Swedish Meatball Madness! IKEA Brooklyn is celebrating their Swedishness with an all-you-can-eat smorgasbord! Visit the Red Hook store on Friday, December 10, 2010, starting 6pm, for an evening filled with Swedish food, music and celebration. Adults eat for $9.99, children are just $2.49 and it’s all-you-can-eat for everyone! Purchase your tickets today at the IKEA Brooklyn Restaurant. IKEA Brooklyn1 Beard Street, Red HookHow to get there!

Swedish Meatball Madness!

IKEA Brooklyn is celebrating their Swedishness with an all-you-can-eat smorgasbord! Visit the Red Hook store on Friday, December 10, 2010, starting 6pm, for an evening filled with Swedish food, music and celebration. Adults eat for $9.99, children are just $2.49 and it’s all-you-can-eat for everyone! Purchase your tickets today at the IKEA Brooklyn Restaurant.

IKEA Brooklyn
1 Beard Street, Red Hook
How to get there!

The Democratic Party Guide to NYC Dining and Nightlife

Our friends at Eater.com have put together a map of NYC bars and restaurants that have been visited by the big names in the Democratic Party.  After you’ve voted, pay one of them a visit and you might run into a politico or two.

Brooklyn Urban Anglers 2nd Annual Derby

The Brooklyn Urban Anglers Association 2nd Annual Brooklyn Fishing Derby kicks off at Midnight on October 1st, 2010 and end at SUNDOWN on November 21, 2010.  Participants automatically become members of BKUAA and are eligible to win prizes for catching the biggest Striped Bass and Bluefish from the East River’s shores - between Long Island City and Red Hook.  Click here for more information. 

And watch a mini-documentary about last year’s derby!

Can Streetcars Work for Red Hook?

The New York City Department of Transportation announced that the agency has started a five-month study to determine whether streetcars should return to Brooklyn on a route linking Red Hook to the downtown area. (Read more…)

10 Best Cookies in NYC

bbook:

YUM.

12 NYC Bars That Allow Dogs

You know those nights where you’re torn between drinking with your besties, and chilling with your dog?

Well, thanks to these 12 local bars, the two are no longer mutually exclusive.

Dog-toting is common practice at these establishments — in fact, at many of these places, it’s more awkward to be there sans canine! (Read more…)

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