Tag: John Quadrozzi

Added Value Farm, Feature Story

Beautiful Fall day for Red Hook Harvest Festival, by Kimberly Gail Price

An annual tradition that took a Sandy break returned this past weekend with the Red Hook Community Farm Harvest Fest. A steady stream of people came out to the farm to hear local musicians, watch a pie eating contest, and snap pictures with John Quadrozzi’s goat. Vendors included Kevins, who sold out of their jambalaya very early and local apiaries […]

Community Board 6, Real Estate

CB 6 Committee hears of plans for an upscale detox center on Beard Street, by George Fiala

A few weeks ago, this appeared on the calendar of Community Board 6, posted onto their website: CB6 Youth/Human Service/Education Committee Meeting, at Vistation Church, December 18th, 6:30 Presentation and review of a proposal by Urban Recovery House to establish a 25-30 bed methadone-free rehabilitation facility for self-pay clientele at 110 Beard Street (between Richards/Van Brunt Streets). The meeting was […]

Editorials, Uncategorized

Red Hook Trolley

A story making the rounds right now is the revival of Bob Diamond’s trolley car idea for Red Hook. This time he says he is partnering with John Quadrozzi, Jr., and Ray Howell (a longtime friend of his) of the Gowanus CDC. We have come to feel over the years that Red Hook does not suffer from a major transportation […]

Gowanus Canal

Decision Soon on Gowanus Sludge (July 1, 2012), by Matt Graber and Abby Savitch-Lew

This article originally appeared in the Star-Revue in July 2012. We reprint it here as the deadline for the Quadrozzi option looms: An important decision for the future of Red Hook will be announced this September – the decision about what to do with the 600,000 cubic yards of toxic sludge that will be dredged up from the bottom of […]