Bill de Blasio Drops by Pioneer Works Village Fete

“Incredible energy,” said Bill de Blasio on Saturday night, surveying the scene at Pioneer Works in Red Hook. “There’s extraordinary energy here, and creativity and sense of possibility. Look, people are looking for hope — understandably — and this is a very hopeful place.” New York City’s mayor (and possible presidential hopeful) had stopped by the cultural center for its annual Village Fete benefit, and was being shown around the building and outdoor space by Pioneer Works founder Dustin Yellin during cocktail hour. While it was his first time at the benefit, he had been to the former iron works factory before. “We announced actually our new light rail line for Brooklyn and Queens here,” he noted. “There’s an extraordinary mission here, to really bring people in from this community and beyond to have a real conversation about our future, to use both arts and sciences as a way to connect and think together about survival of this earth,” added de Blasio. “And it’s encouraging; look at what’s happening. [In] Washington the conversation isn’t happening, but here in Red Hook, it is. And it’s happening with every kind of people, the whole community and that’s really powerful.” The wider Pioneer Works community turned

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