Month: October 2014

Local Issues - Red Hook

Triangle Smell Follow-up

In our current issue we wrote about a meeting last week that took place at the offices of the Triangle roofing company. For almost two years, Triangle has been burning hot tar in their building at 36 Coffey Street. The tar is used for roofing jobs, and the heating takes place in two special trucks. The putrid smell has been […]

Carlos Menchaca, Valentino Pier

Menchaca Statement on Valentino Pier Bathrooms

I heard a variety of views during recent community meetings and conversations on the proposed comfort station at Valentino Pier Park. Some expressed the strong need for a bathroom in that area while others described issues with the comfort station as proposed.  Ultimately, I have decided to pull the funding from this currently proposed project.   The roughly $2 million […]

Added Value Farm, Feature Story

Beautiful Fall day for Red Hook Harvest Festival, by Kimberly Gail Price

An annual tradition that took a Sandy break returned this past weekend with the Red Hook Community Farm Harvest Fest. A steady stream of people came out to the farm to hear local musicians, watch a pie eating contest, and snap pictures with John Quadrozzi’s goat. Vendors included Kevins, who sold out of their jambalaya very early and local apiaries […]

Sandy Related

PortSide NewYork & other hidden Sandy Stories, by Portside

This story was written collaboratively by the PortSide team Dan Goncharoff, Peter Rothenberg, Carolina Salguero and John Weaver. Andrea Sansom provided recommendations about the overall message and editing advice. PortSide NewYork has been invited by the Red Hook Star Revue to tell our Sandy story, a story largely hidden, like so many in Red Hook.  We believe our story offers […]

Uncategorized

Red Hook Farm survives Sandy and presents 2014 Festival, by Diehl Edwards

The youth empowerment organization Added Value is preparing for the Red Hook Community Farm’s 11th annual Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 25th from 10:00am until 4:00pm. The event, which will be held at the farm itself, located on the corner of Beard St and Ostego St, will feature the musical styling of the Brooklyn band City Billies, catering by the […]

Editorials, Estate Four

Editorial: Elephants in the room

Over the past year, Red Hook has seen its share of controversial land-use proposals. Some of these notable controversies include: BASIS International School, a private primary school; Spacworks’ proposal to utilize half of the Red Hook Library for studio space; Urban House Recovery, an upscale detox facility; and a multitude of issues involving Valentino and Coffey Parks. Now, Red Hook […]

Carlos Menchaca, Parks

Menchaca flexes his muscles on parks issue, by George Fiala

At a meeting organized by a recently formed  Red Hook park advocacy group, freshman City Councilmember Carlos Menchaca sped the community toward a quick resolution of the Valentino Pier bathroom controversy. Menchaca first became known to Red Hookers two years ago, when he was sent to the community by his then-employer, Council Speaker Christine Quinn. His job was to convey […]