Celebrating Community
The opening of NYC Ferry’s South Brooklyn route on June 1 means “a big step forward for Red Hook,” according to Mayor Bill de Blasio. “Residents of this community will finally have the access they deserve to everything this city has to offer,” he said at Red Hook’s ferry landing during a press conference Wednesday morning, one day before […]
The Center for Community and Ethnic Media (CCEM) presented their annual Ippies Awards on Thursday, May 18, and the Red Hook Star-Revue walked away a big winner! The Ippies, named after “independent press,” are the only awards that recognize excellence in New York independent, ethnic and community journalism. CCEM was merged in 2012 with CUNY J-School, the only public graduate […]
Dance Theatre Etcetera (DTE), which is at 480 Van Brunt Street, will have their 24th annual “Red Hook Fest: We Push Forward” event on Friday June 9 and Saturday June 10. It is a two day festival that will feature live music and dance on the Brooklyn waterfront in Red Hook. According to Heather Harvey, who is the Marketing Associate […]
BumbleBeesRus is a daycare facility at 76 Lorraine Street for the Red Hook community and beyond that offers programs for all different types of families. BumbleBees has six locations in Brooklyn and two in Staten Island, but many feel a special connection with the facility on Lorraine Street. They are a large center with 158 kids and 12 classrooms. They […]
Citi Bike, the bike sharing company that has taken over New York City in the last few years, has stations at 14 different locations in Red Hook, many of which are in close proximity to our NYCHA developments. Everyone who lives in the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Red Hook Houses is eligible for a $5 a month discounted […]
Leo Liebeskind, the front man of rock and roll band Lovechild, breathed on his fingers to heat them up. “We hope everyone’s warm enough,” he told the audience from center stage, shouldering his guitar with a star-spangled strap. “We sort of are.” The audience laughed, their coats and scarves still on. On Saturday’s cold and rainy night, Lovechild and two other […]
On Saturday, May 6, a group of Red Hook residents and local government officials gathered at Hicks and Lorraine to share ideas, opinions and facts on the state of Red Hook’s parks – a number of which have been closed for some time due to pollution. People are upset that yet another baseball season has come with the ballfields […]
A car hit a mother and her young daughter around noon today at the corner of Pioneer and Van Brunt Streets, an intersection for which many Red Hookers have long been clamoring for stoplight. “Every day I’ve been waiting for something to happen,” said Steve Farber, who lives above the Bait and Tackle and witnessed the aftermath of the incident. […]
If you like biking, like seeing new neighborhoods, and like the Brooklyn Public Library, then Bike the Branches on May 20 is the event for you. Bike the Branches, which raises money for the Brooklyn Public Library, started in May of 2013 and has included the Red Hook Library on Wolcott Street every year since then. Branch Manager Sandra […]
Red light district John McGettrick, co-president of the Red Hook Civic Association and longtime Red Hook leader, has been at the forefront of local traffic safety way before Vision Zero. When Fairway first opened, he led the fight for a stoplight on Van Brunt and Sullivan Street. That was achieved. Because of the imminent arrival of the new Red Hook […]