Brad Lander’s office recently sent out via email an announcement reopening his Bridging Gowanus initiative – the “next step” in the reshaping of our neighborhood. It asks to complete a survey. The Bridging Gowanus website has a little button on top labeled, ‘WEIGH IN”—this is not an accident since your opportunity to weigh in can hardly be called a survey […]
Month: September 2016
Red Hook Open Studios Issues Call for Artists
Red Hook is full of artists, designers, and makers working silently behind brick warehouse walls. Red Hook Open Studios is a chance for these artists to invite each other and the public into their spaces to build community, get public exposure, and generate sales. WHO: Red Hook Open Studios is organized by painter and cut paper artist Deborah Ugoretz, jeweler […]
Questions remain about Shore Power in Red Hook, by Noah Phillips
The Shore Power System at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal has not yet been handed over to the New York City Economic Development Corporation for use, despite a statement by the Port Authority that the handover was targeted for August. Sources at EDC confirm that the system is operational and that most ships that make port calls at the BCT have […]
It’s Back To School time, by the Star-Revue staff
It’s September, and that means it’s time for the Star-Revue’s first annual Back to School guide, featuring Q&A’s with some Red Hook’s dearest educational institutions. We sent questions to every school in Red Hook, and these were the responses we received. Don’t forget to do your homework! South Brooklyn Community High School How many students attend SBCHS? 157 When […]
A special talent creates a Red Hook institution, by Halley Bondy
When Tshawn attended PS 27 elementary school, his mother Tiffiney Davis was concerned about his future. She lacked financial resources and lived in a Red Hook neighborhood full of pitfalls for young African-American men, she recalls. Moreover, Tshawn seemed to have trouble communicating with people. When school volunteer Deirdre Swords approached her with the harebrained idea of teaching art to […]
Mike’s Say: Fall Previews, by Michael Racioppo
If you pay close attention to my Twitter feed(@mike_racc), it is clear that I watch a lot of “Law and Order” and, it’s over the top, “ripped from the headlines” style. While I’m writing a column and not producing a prime time tv show, I’d like to take my shot at “riffing” the headlines I’d like to see this fall. […]
Red Hook’s Professor at Large, By Noah Phillips
Centered, tan, and slightly scraggly, it isn’t hard to picture Alexandros Washburn as a fisherman in his mother’s native Greece. Although the Stevens Institute of Technology professor and veteran urban planner has no formal role on any of the citizen’s committees or research teams or councils of public officials attempting to guide Red Hook’s future post-Sandy, Washburn is hard […]