Author: Noah@redhookstar.com

Column, Op Ed

Mike Drop: Carson & Capra, by Mike Racioppo

  I’m a devout agnostic, and as we brace for the Trump era my inner atheist has been gaining confidence. However, I admit I’ve got a soft spot for Christmas. Maybe it’s the idea of Christmas, or having been fortunate enough to receive some great presents over the years (Nintendo64 comes to mind). Or, when it all boils down, it […]

Op Ed, Real Estate, Waterfront

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: Does Thor Equities plan to resell 280 Richards Street? by Noah Phillips

There’s reason to be skeptical of Thor Equities’ Red Hoek Point plan. Many people in the community have raised questions about the project itself – if space might be made for local nonprofits, if the construction would jeopardize our neighborhood’s historic cobblestones, if the tenants would change the character of Red Hook, if the development will economically benefit the community […]

Column, Election Coveratge

Serve to Get Communities of Color over the Trump Hump, by Khary Bekka

If you woke up on the morning of November 9, 2016 finding yourself as apprehensive about Donald Trump being elected the country’s 45th President as I did, that may not be such a bad thing. The brash and often outspoken Trump is set to be one of the most erratic and un­ predictable Presidents that the country has ever elected […]

Editorials, Real Estate

Op Ed: Chris Ward’s Southwest Brooklyn Plan is Absurd and Dangerous, by George Fiala

Faithful readers of this newspaper will notice that we have not mentioned Chris Ward’s AECOM proposal for the development of Southwest Brooklyn. This has been a purposeful omission. We did not want to publicize what we consider a pie-in-the sky, self-serving proposal that is not in the interest of any current residents of the existing Red Hook community. One example […]

Religious News

Celebrity Wedding in Red Hook: Demonic or Dramatic? By Emily Kluver

At the end of October, hired decorators, musicians, lighting specialists, and workmen spent a week preparing the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church. They assembled a full-size piano inside the church, draped green ivy down the choir loft, and filled the aisles and main altar with warm-toned fall leaves and branches. From the outside, a man hired to do […]

Carlos Menchaca, Community Board 6, Local Issues - Red Hook, Real Estate, Waterfront

Community Pushes Back on Thor Equities Plan, by Noah Phillips

After years of speculation and rumors about Thor Equities’ intentions for its waterfront holding at 280 Richards Street, representatives from the company unveiled the “Red Hoek Point” at a well-attended Community Board 6 Land Use committee meeting. The December 1 presentation at the Miccio Center was given by Ethan Goodman, Director of New York Planning & Project Management at Fox […]

Community Organizations, Court System, Local Issues - Red Hook, Police, Red Hook Houses, Red Hook Justice Center

PSA1 Community Cops to Become Peacemakers, by Noah Phillips

Terence Williams grew up in East New York, Brooklyn. Five years ago, Williams joined the New York Police Department, and on December 8 Officer Williams will graduate from the Red Hook Justice Center’s Peacemaking program. The Peacemaking program adapts Native American conflict resolution strategies to New York City court cases within the Justice Center’s catchment area – police precincts 72, […]

Arts

Betty the Flake Chipper, by Alexandra Corbin

Perhaps 2 million years ago, somewhere in Africa, a hominid great ape looked down at her rough stone chopper. We’ll call her Betty. She was about 14 years old and was tired from watching all the children – including hers – running around. Her sisters were playing nursery, and she had time off. Already back then we assume that there […]