Author: Noah@redhookstar.com

Court System, Crime, Red Hook Justice Center, Red Hook Non Profits

Three Red Hook non-profits are finalists in inaugural SPARK prize, by Red Hook Star-Revue staff

Twenty SPARK Prize finalists have been chosen among a pool of 150 applicants. Seventeen ae Brooklyn-based organizations, including three from Red Hook: Dance Theater Etcetera (DTE); Red Hook Initiative (RHI); and the Red Hook Community Justice Center (RHCJC). The SPARK Prize of $100,000 will be awarded to five of the chosen finalists from the Brooklyn Community Foundation (BCF). They have […]

Election Coverage, Environment, Health, Local Issues - Red Hook

What will Trump Mean for Red Hook? by the Red Hook Star-Revue Staff

Red Hook’s streets were quiet Wednesday morning, with the few pedestrians walking their dogs or waiting for the bus looking despondent. “It’s unsettling and confusing and I’m not really sure what’s going to happen next,” noted a man on King Street. “I think it’s embarrassing,” said a woman near Wolcott. “This is what happens when people don’t go vote. I’ve […]

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Red Hook Restaurants

Take It From the Turkey Expert, by Emily Kluver

Thanksgiving is arguably the most important meal Americans cook in their homes all year. It is also one of the few days that people take on an entire turkey. Needless to say, many people could use a little more practice. To offer people a little more insight into their holiday birds, Bryan Mayer, Director of Education at Fleishers Craft Butchery, […]

Environment, Gowanus Canal

Mystery Junk in the Gowanus: Continued, by Emily Kluver

Are there treasures untold lying beneath the oily surface of the Gowanus canal? An organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of historical artifacts, Archeology and Historic Resource Services (AHRS), have attempted to answer this question. In a recent report they explored the identity and history of a number of large mystery items found in a 2010 sonar scan of […]

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An Italian Thanksgiving Feast with Theresa, by Emily Kluver

Anyone who thinks their Thanksgiving tradition of roasting a turkey and mashing potatoes is complicated should talk to Theresa “Terry” Scotto-Spinelli. This lifelong and well-known local around Carroll Gardens knows a thing or two about holiday feasts. Many days, Scotto-Spinelli can be found working in Scotto Funeral Home, which was founded by her parents in the 1920s. However, on Thanksgiving, […]

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A Georgia Caterer in New York, by Emily Kluver

No event is complete without good food. Which is why, when it came to hosting a memorial lunch at the Joseph P. Addabbo Center, Beatrice Byrd – board member at the Addabbo Center and long-time active community member – called Chuck Cleveland. Cleveland runs a small catering business out of his Flatbush home, but he is deeply connected to the […]

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PS 15 to showcase expanded programs

PS 15 will be holding two open houses to showcase the school’s expanded arts program and project based learning opportunities. The open houses, meant for prospective parents, will take place at 71 Sullivan St on November 18 and December 16 in the STEM lab at 9 am. PS 15, also known as the Patrick F Daly Magnet School of the […]

Environment, Photo Story, Waterfront

The Fish Gods of Erie Basin, by Noah Phillips

Paulie McDonald is looking for striped bass tonight. “They’re the biggest, meanest thing out here,” says McDonald, “and that’s what I’m trying to catch.” McDonald is standing on a crumbling concrete bulkhead behind one of the long brick warehouses that define the Red Hook landscape. Even as he speaks, McDonald’s eyes are fixated on the tip of the fishing rod […]