LICH

Cobble Hill, Land Use, LICH, Real Estate

As Fortis Tower Casts Shadow Over Cobble Hill, NYU Langone Site Sits Idle

In late 2017, at 347 Henry Street, construction began on 5 River Park, the first of four planned high-rises by developer Fortis Property Group that will soon loom over the Cobble Hill Historic District. Designed by Romines Architecture, the building’s 15 stories will hold 25 condos, with an average price of $3.15 million per unit. Work will finish on the […]

Health, LICH, Red Hook News, Uncategorized

NYU Langone Assesses Red Hook Health

In December, NYU Langone Health, the academic medical center at New York University, released the Red Hook Community Health Needs and Assets Assessment (CHNAA).
The Red Hook report was compiled in October by a consortium of six local nonprofits: the Alex House Project, Family Health Centers at NYU Langone, Good Shepherd Services, NYU Langone Health Department of Population Health, the Red Hook Community Justice Center, and the Red Hook Initiative.

LICH

Column: Smiling while stabbing LICH in the back, by George Fiala

There was big news this week as it was reported by all three daily newspapers that US Attorney Preet Bharara has turned his attention to the closing of the Long Island College Hospital.   The Star-Revue covered LICH’s agonizing end from the beginning, as co-publisher Kimberly Price recognized right away that LICH was Red Hook’s go-to hospital. She was at […]

Brad Lander, Cobble Hill, LICH

When law is upended by a loophole, by George Fiala

Last night I attended what was billed as the first in a series of “Public Planning Meetings for the Long Island College Hospital Site (LICH).” The meeting was a co-production of the Cobble Hill Association (CHA) , local elected officials, and FORTIS, the real estate development company chosen by NY State to redevelop the former LICH properties. The meeting was held […]

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Cobble Hill, LICH

Cobble Hill to change forever as LICH becomes skyscrapers, by George Fiala

If Cobble Hill thought losing their hospital was bad – they ain’t seen nothin’ yet.   A crew of well dressed professionals representing the Fortis Group, presented what seemed like a take it or leave it proposal for residential development of the former Long Island Hospital (LICH) campus at the annual meeting of the Cobble Hill Association (CHA). They presented two […]

Editorials, LICH, Port Authority, Red Hook Library

Editorial: Staying vigilant on community issues

There are three neighborhood institutions in peril. One, the Long Island College Hospital is on life support, and only a miracle will save it now. Barring a major miracle, LICH is gone. The second is the Red Hook library. There is a plan to subdivide the library to provide rehearsal space for city artists. The third is our working waterfront […]

LICH, Politics

Politics: Marks Corner, by Mark Shames

I have been offered and accepted an opportunity to continue writing about the political scene in Brownstone Brooklyn, even though I will be stepping aside as the president of the Independent Neighborhood Democrats while I remain a general and executive board come September. In New York City politics it is close to impossible to unseat an incumbent elected office holder […]

LICH, Politics

Tell us in person, Mr. de Blasio

The Red Hook Star-Revue invites Mayor Bill de Blasio to a community forum to tell us in person how he has saved healthcare in South Brooklyn. This newspaper began publishing in 2010. By that time, Brad Lander had already succeeded de Blasio in the city council.  We did not get to know him as councilman. We did finally meet de Blasio […]

LICH, Red Hook Houses

Red Hook resident dies after delayed ambulance response, by George Fiala

Wednesday evening, May 21, Danny Cruz Jr. was busy making dinner for his three girls, Tea, 14; Savanna 12 and the youngest, Angel. Dinner was  hamburgers and potato puffs. He loved making dinner, helping his wife Tynisha, who works during the day. He was getting ready for the job he held since last November. He worked the 11 pm – […]