There was big news this week as it was reported by all three daily newspapers that US Attorney Preet Bharara has turned his attention to the closing of the Long Island College Hospital. The Star-Revue covered LICH’s agonizing end from the beginning, as co-publisher Kimberly Price recognized right away that LICH was Red Hook’s go-to hospital. She was at […]
Month: July 2016
Red Hook’s new Tenant Union, by George Fiala
Organized under the aegis of the Carroll Gardens Association (CGA), the Southwest Brooklyn Tenant Union held its inaugural meeting last month. The union is an outgrowth of the work of Ben Fuller-Googins, CGA Programming and Planning Director, and Manon Vergario, CGA Community Organizer. The duo had worked to organize tenants of 63 Tiffany Place, a failed luxury condo rehab […]
Plaque celebrating immigration placed at SHSS by the Molesi Club, by Mary Ann Pietanza
Every time I go to Mass at St. Stephen’s Church, I usually find my eyes tearing up midway through the service. There are a number of reasons for this kind of emotional eruption. The interior’s cathedral height and warm, ivory brightness creates an all too familiar homecoming not just to God, but to its mostly Italian parishioners who have been […]
Media Critique is Art at Pioneer Works show, by Diana McClure
For anyone interested in changing the media landscape of American culture, Derrick Adams is an artist at the forefront of that dialogue. His latest exhibition, ON, is currently on view at Pioneer Works, Red Hook’s ownleading contemporary art venue. The exhibition offers a layered critique of consumerism, capitalism, race, gender and personal autonomy through the lens of television, entertainment and […]
Column: Mike’s Say: Keeping Their Word. by Michael Racioppo
I look at most things through the lens of what role government could – or should – play in any given situation. I plead guilty to confounding and even irritating those acquaintances that don’t share in my interest. The business aspect of sports is no exception; it’s been on my mind even while watching the NBA and NHL finals. I […]