On Thursday, President Trump’s Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, came to Red Hook with the intention of visiting local magnet school, PS 15. The school had prepared for her visit by arranging a tour and inviting top students to speak with DeVos, who never showed. “This is outrageous!” exclaimed Principal Peggy Wyns-Madison, who expressed disappointment at DeVos’ absence. “We put […]
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Atlantic Basin Mystery SOLVED! by Horatio Hornblower
In June 2015, the NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC) announced plans for a new commuter ferry connecting Red Hook with other parts of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens at a comparable rate to subway fare. Improving Red Hook’s transportation connections has been an issue for the greater part of a century. But EDC’s choice of a landing at the very end […]
The Mayor’s new Brooklyn- Queens Trolley scheme, by Floppity Eerzo
After announcing his ambitious plan to build a trolley system in February, Mayor Bill de Blasio has been touring the neighborhoods of his real estate buddies where the streetcar might possibly double, triple or quadruple their property values. In March, he graced Red Hook with his appearance. Although he has no known major campaign donors in the area, he was […]