Red Hook News

This weekend the Times looked into how some Red Hook residents are still protesting the impending opening of a new concrete plant in the neighborhood.

A Poughkeepsie neurosurgeon and a Hyde Park physician have been cleared of accusations of malpractice in the 2003 death of a 65-year-old Hyde Park man following a three-week trial in state Supreme Court.

A 22-year-old Town of Red Hook man remains in Dutchess County Jail on $25,000 bail following his arrest on charges accusing him of driving a stolen Hummer drunk, into a crowd of people in downtown Tivoli.

" Standing on the corner of Van Brunt and Pioneer streets in Red Hook, the Bait & Tackle bar has a relaxed and inviting atmosphere.

RED HOOK: Celebrate the work of the Friends of Red Hook Public Library during the group's annual fete at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Elmendorph Inn.

RED HOOK - Guests will have a chance to win items such as a piece of art by Stephen Hickman or glass created by Kathleen Gavin during the Friends of the Elmendorph Inc.'s first Dutch-American Heritage Celebration and Silent Auction from 6:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday at the Elmendorph Inn in the Village of Red Hook.

In Section: NY comPRESSed >> Posted In: Brooklyn , Business , Eats And Drinks , Money Not to get all Shakespearean on you, but: "Would Brooklyn Brewery beer brewed anywhere but Williamsburg smell as hoppy? Probably.

Over the last three months, the following donated items have made their way from the IKEA store in Red Hook to the YWCA of Brooklyn in Boerum Hill: - 15 complete beds; - Six boxes and eight large plastic bags full of bedding, comforters, pillows and curtains; and - Six boxes of kitchenware, including dishes, cutlery and pots and pans.

One of the most striking features of the 15,000 square feet of space that artists Dustin Yellin and Charlotte Kidd transformed in Red Hook, Brooklyn is the 1952 Airstream trailer that sits inside and acts as a guest room, interior sculpture and conversation starter.

A plan to build an Ikea store on the Red Hook waterfront moved a step closer to city approval Thursday night when a Community Board 6 committee recommended approving the plan.

Some 146 persons were killed, most of them young women. The proprietors were tried but acquitted for blocking the exit doors.

At 3 pm, teenagers take over the sidewalks - and civilization as we know it. Comment . Last seen running through the streets of Bay Ridge, Herbie the cow is now living the good life Upstate.

It was targeted to be among the first to go, under the city's massive Downtown Brooklyn rezoning and redevelopment plan, but this week the Institute of Design and Construction got a reprieve.

Red Hook in Brooklyn is one of New York's most interesting emerging neighborhoods, and it is also the home of Baked, one of the most popular bakeries in the city's five boroughs.

When my son was in first grade, I sent in cherry tomatoes for snack one day. All first graders like cherry tomatoes, right? Well At pickup that day, the class came down late.

We were taking a ride around Red Hook yesterday to scout for development projects when we passed by a film shoot going on right outside 160 Imlay Street.

Editor's note: The Poughkeepsie Journal is running a series of candidate profiles prior to the Nov.

ADutchess County jury must decide whether a City of Poughkeepsie neurosurgeon and a Hyde Park physician acted improperly when they treated a Red Hook man who died of a stroke in 2003, days before he was to undergo surgery.

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is pushing for reform legislation he says would put trust back in the pension system by creating a board to oversee it.

Authorities say a World War I replica biplane crashed shortly after takeoff at a New York aviation museum known for its air shows.