Joan Millman, who served the citizens South Brooklyn for twenty years following the untimely death of Eileen Dugan, was honored this morning at the Eileen Dugan Senior Center, 380 Court Street, for her years in the State Assembly. Millman retired last year and was replaced by Jo Ann Simon, Joan’s choice for Assembly, who won in a contested election. Simon was […]
Month: October 2015
The importance of participation, by Mark Shames
Once again the City Council Members’ participatory budgeting season is has arrived, and once again I turn to a discussion of local community participation in government decisions. There are more council participants in participatory budgeting than ever before. Our members are beginning to amass volunteers and solicit suggestions for small capital projects to enhance our neighborhoods. While our community board […]
Red Hook Film Festival this weekend, by Kimberly Gail Price
Throughout the weekend of October 17-18, Brooklyn Waterfront Artist’s Coalition (BWAC) will host the 9th annual Red Hook International Film Festival. The festival is the fifth longest running film festival in the and boasts a lineup of “dramatic stories, documentaries and animated shorts.” Through their affiliation with BWAC, RHIFF supports local filmmakers and seek unique independent films. They also promote […]
Red Hook gathers at Borough Hall for ferry hearing, by George Fiala
On August 20th, the NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC) appeared before Community Board 6 to unveil their plan for a Red Hook location in an expanded commuter ferry location, due to begin operations in 2017. The Red Hook community was surprised by their plan to locate the terminal either off of the Beard Street Warehouse Pier, on private property at […]
Report from the 76th Precinct Community Council meeting this week, by Keith Klein
Captain Elliot Colon led the 76th Precinct Community Council meeting at a packed house at 191 Union Street on Tuesday, October 6th. Community Affairs and Crime Prevention officers were on hand as were members from government agencies, the Red Hook Justice Center and The Visitation Church. Captain’s Recap The meeting commenced with Captain Colon’s report covering crime statistics and news […]
Speaking Red Hook – Carlo and Ben’s new adventures
Ben Schneider (owner, with his wife Sohui, of Good Fork) was the lead last year in Carlo Vogel’s production of Up For Anything (UFA) by Marc Spitz. They sat down at Barry O’Meara’s (who also appeared in UFA) Bait and Tackle Bar to discuss Schneider’s new restaurant and Vogel’s new production – both slated to open this fall. Ben Schneider: […]
Local parishioners attend various Papal events, including religious calendars, by Laura Eng
With the city abuzz with excitement over Pope Francis’ long anticipated visit to NYC on September 24 -25, a number of locals were fortunate enough to participate in the various planned events. Upon his arrival at JFK Airport, the Pope was greeted by a group of Catholic school children. SHSS parishioner, 5 year old Maria Teresa Heyer, while lifted […]
Alexandros Washburn, Red Hook’s resiliency expert, by Halley Bondy
When Sandy’s historic surge hit Red Hook three years ago, Alexandros Washburn stayed put in his Van Brunt Street row house. He didn’t stay because of blind pride or a delusion of safety. Rather, he stayed to learn. As he watched the storm leak through his roof and flood his ground floor with three feet of filthy water, he took note […]