New Year brings new hope, joy to FORC – Friends of River Cafe
Fans, patrons from around the globe Come back to Brooklyn to greet Buzz
The devastation dealt by Hurricane Sandy created many thousands of recovery stories in the metropolitan area, some small and personal, others sweeping and corporate, like the rebuilt Fairway in Red Hook.
But throughout the 14 months since that “Perfect Storm” hit, perhaps no recovery has been as poignant, and well, precious, as that of Michael (Buzz) O’Keeffe and the iconic River Cafe.
The tempest-tossed restaurant reopened on New Year’s Day – when Buzz, a self-described perfectionist, was ready to unveil its rebuild.