Another part of the LICH Saga, sidebar to our recent story. In October 2010, Cliff Stromberg was commissioned by Chancellor, Nancy Zimpher to evaluate the Research Foundation of four Health Science Centers in the SUNY system. Cliff Stromberg works for a legal firm in D.C. called Hogan Lovells. His bio on their website says “For several years, he held an […]
Month: November 2013
Protect us from flooding, by Jake Bienecke and Andrea Sansom
(EDITORS NOTE: Andrea and Jake are Red Hook residents. They have generously offered Star-Revue readers their experiences and advice in dealing with the changes since Sandy, as well as this call to action). Hurricane Sandy is sometimes called the “storm that sparked a thousand conferences,” a reference both to the effect the storm has had on the collective conscience of […]
Meet “Skip” Williams – hospital hitman, by Kimberly Gail Price
“This community has been lied to,” said Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio. “At the same time [that] SUNY and the Governor promised everything possible was being done to save LICH, they were preparing to sell it off to the highest bidder.” “SUNY is violating a court order to keep this hospital open, and we won’t let it stand,” de Blasio said. […]
Editorial – Our thoughts on a Red Hook for the rich and famous
Community disasters can be natural or man-made. Last year’s hurricane Sandy was of the natural kind, and we are still dealing with its after-effects. Now, the first new construction in the vicinity of the Red Hook Houses has the potential to be a man-made disaster. With little notice, a group from Arizona is planning to build a fancy private school […]
Elite private school to be built near Red Hook Houses, by George Fiala
A private K-12 school catering to parents who can afford $23,500 annual tuition is about to receive a variance allowing it to be constructed in Red Hook. It will be built on what is now a truck parking lot at 556 Columbia Street. That location is across from Red Hook Park, close to IKEA and about two blocks from the […]
EPA Meeting Tonight at 173 Conover Street, 6:30 pm to announce Record of Decision
If all goes according to plan, by 2022 the Gowanus Canal will be a hub for waterfront recreation, clamming and fishing and a pristine spot in the middle of South Brooklyn for nature lovers. The plan is the EPA’s Record of Decision (ROD), a blueprint for the cleanup. In March, 2010, the Gowanus was named a Federal Superfund site, due […]