Vines & Voices 015
Controversial BMT plan greenlit, Kamala Harris visits Liz's Book Bar and more.
Welcome to Vines & Voices, your weekly look at what’s happening across West Brooklyn. Curated by CSJ, this free newsletter arrives in your inbox each week with news, stories and a few extras worth knowing. Have a tip, a story idea or something you think deserves attention? Write to us at info@courtstreetjournal.com. Your voice helps shape the story.
What I Wrote This Week
I spoke with David Singh and Lars Balderskilde, co-founders of Lanoba Design, which lost its entire inventory in last week’s five-alarm Red Hook waterfront fire. We talked about how they’re rebuilding their business and the incredible show of community they’ve received over the past week. Read the interview here.
The Roundup
After a series of delayed votes, the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Task Force has approved a controversial $3.5 billion plan that will turn the borough’s only working container port into an all-electric maritime port and mixed-use waterfront district – with 6,000 housing units – over the next 15 years. For more context on why the plan is so controversial, and what the local community has to say about it, read our coverage here.
BKMag put together this helpful guide on how to help artists and businesses impacted by the Brooklyn warehouse fire. Also, in-yc is hosting a benefit this afternoon at Please Space in Red Hook.
Kamala Harris stopped by Liz’s Book Bar in promotion of her new book, 107 Days.
In wine news, Saturn Road is hosting a wine and cheese tasting next Saturday, Oct. 5, and Popina’s wine dinner series begins on Monday, Oct. 7.
The Urban Meadow, a community garden in the Columbia Waterfront neighborhood, is hosting a Music in the Meadow community gathering next Sunday, Oct. 5.
I saw on one of my neighborhood strolls earlier this week that Heatwise Yoga, an infrared heating tech-equipped yoga studio, will open on Court Street next year. The studio’s other locations include Bowery, Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope and Upper West Side.
Domino Magazine named this dining chair from Henry Julier’s USM collaboration one of the best new furniture pieces of the year.
Lord of the Pies thanks Kith for including him in the brand’s 2025 Fall collection campaign.
