Buddy Scotto and Joe Chirico are the new Bob Hope and Bing Crosby of Carroll Gardens. You’ve got to watch this great show that aired tonight on the NYC TV channel (25). Watch it online by clicking right here!
Month: April 2015
Star-Revue wins two awards in state-wide newspaper competition
For one weekend a year the 177 members of the New York State Press Association (NYPA) get together in Saratoga Springs to hone their craft and compete in its Better Newspaper Contest. NYPA is like a chamber of commerce for the newspaper industry. They provide editorial and sales services, as well as lobbying and continuing education. They provide scholarships for […]
Red Hook West hears from politicos, Justice Center and PSA, 1 by George Fiala
Lillie Marshall’s monthly Red Hook West Tenants Association meeting takes place on the second Tuesday of each month, at 428 Columbia Street, room 1C. The meetings cover a host of events of interest to Red Hook Houses residents, and Ms. Marshall always presents a number of speakers, who may include representatives from local politicians, NYCHA, the Justice Center, and the […]
May 15 Pirate’s Ball to raise funds for Waterfront Museum repairs
The Lehigh Valley Barge #79, home to the Waterfront Museum in Red Hook, Brooklyn, will be towed upstream near Albany this summer for necessary inspection and repairs. But before the Barge #79 heads upriver for dry dock, the Museum will be throwing the 2nd annual PIRATE BALL to help finance the expedition and repairs. Shortly after Hurricane Sandy, the US […]
Message from Menchaca, by Carlos Menchaca, City Councilman, 38th District
I would like to invite you to our presentation on Sunday, April 12 at 2 pm at Sunset Park High School and discuss the work that we did together this past year and look at how we can move forward. Over the last year–in District 38–we have done things a little differently. Together, we have worked up the nerve to […]
Red Hook History: Leveling Carroll Gardens to fill in Red Hook – a 19th century project, by Connor Gaudet
I occasionally fancy myself a runner, and for whatever reason, many years ago, I decided that 3rd Street is as good a route to run as any. So my bi-monthly jogs take me from my Red Hook apartment, over the Hamilton Avenue footbridge, through Carroll Gardens and down 3rd to wherever I happen to be in Park Slope when I […]
Parks presents new Valentino Pier plan, by Overand Dunwith
In late March, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation unveiled their new plan for Valentino Park, which will incorporate the $2 million dollars allotted for a comfort station that was highly disputed in the community in 2014. In a 8,455 page document, Parks details every miniscule detail of the additions to the Red Hook Waterfront Park, complete with complex renditions, […]
Coffey Park reopening delayed due to old Dutch man looking for herring, by Melvin Cowznofsky
The re-opening of Coffey Park was delayed for at least six months due to an unusual finding that occurred during renovation. The park, Red Hook’s largest, was fenced off in April 2014 for a project that involved a repaving of the paths and improvement of the barbecue and flagpole areas. The community was told at the time to expect the […]