Last Friday, Public Advocate Leticia James named Carlos Menchaca the Red Hook representative to oversee the Request for Proposal procedures regarding the Long Island College Hospital (LICH). He joins the Cobble Hill Association, the Brooklyn Heights Association, the Boerum Hill Association, Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association, Riverside Tenants’ Association and the Wyckoff Gardens Association, Inc. Throughout the yearlong ordeal to prevent […]
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Councilmembers Lander and Levin guests at February Gowanus CAG meeting, by George Fiala
The Gowanus Community Advisory Group (CAG) meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to the Canal Superfund cleanup. At its February 25 meeting, local councilmen Steve Levin and Brad Lander appeared by invitation. The CAG consists of sixty members, many of them representing local groups, such as the Red Hook East and West Tenants, the Red Hook Civic Association, the Cobble […]
New boilers to be installed at Red Hook Houses, by George Fiala
Although advertised as one, there were actually two separate meetings at PS 15 on March 6th. The auditorium held an informational meeting where affected homeowners could meet representatives from Build It Back, a city program that is supposed to distribute federal funds to distressed homeowners who have had to rebuild their homes. After some opening statements, councilman Carlos Menchaca led […]
Black History month celebrated with new Borough President at Historical Society, by Kimberly Gail Price
Black History Month originally began as “Negro History Week” the second week of February in 1926 because it coincided with the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln, (February 12) and Frederick Douglass (February 14.)Both historic men had been celebrated for their contributions to the black community since the late 19th century. Historian, Carter G. Woodson announced the initiative, saying, “If a […]
March Happenings, by Kimberly Gail Price
Monday, March 10 A new Red Hook Writer’s group will meet for a Literary Open Mike night from 5:30-7:30 pm. Group will share and discuss readings. Writers and non-writers encouraged to attend. Submit 1-8 pages to Maria at maria.redhookpoetsandwriters@gmail.com. Star Theater, 101 Union Street. Tuesday, March 11 Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow will present an introduction to their 5 month […]
Red Hook to vote on PB projects, by Kimberly Gail Price
Forty-six proposals in District 38 have been submitted for 2014 Participatory Budgeting Process (PBP) season. Ten of those projects are in Red Hook. PBP is a process that enables community members to submit ideas for projects in their district to be funded by discretionary funds allocated by their local councilperson. Former Councilwoman, Sara Gonzalez allocated $2 million – double the […]
Theater Review: Heights Players production shines, by Kimberly Gail Price
“A Delicious Soufflé of Satire” NY Times “All of us, the creative people, tearing about trying to feed a nations insatiable appetite for entertainment. Making truckloads of money we never see so we can discover something new and vivid to present to poor fun-starved modern civilization. The new becoming old almost before we find the newer new… as bees in […]
Red Hook’s own Ornament Rock Star, by Mary Ann Pietanza
A few months back, my brother e-mailed me and told me he had reconnected with an old friend on Facebook through a popular neighborhood group page called, “I Lived in Carroll Gardens When We Still Called It Red Hook.” He linked me to his old friend’s website, nataliesarabella.com, and commented with shock, “Do you see what Christmas ornaments are going […]
This editorial is not really about the BASIS school
Well, it kind of is. It seems to be consensus that Red Hook is about to see some sort of seismic change – from the somewhat sleepy backwater community that is hard to get to, under populated, with a legacy of decay, crime, and Lillie’s – into something as yet undetermined. We have digested Fairway and IKEA and with all the […]
Sandy brings state money to Red Hook for local improvements, by George Fiala
At a January 6 committee meeting for the Red Hook portion of NY Rising, almost 100 potential Sandy-related projects were discussed. The meeting took place at PS 15 and was attended by a host of consultants, committee members and other interested parties. The committee is headed by Gita Nandan, a local architect representing the Red Hook community, and Kate Collignon, […]