Tag: Red Hook Senior Center

Red Hook Senior Center

Seniors get their own center, and Miccio gets its basement back, by George Fiala

More than five years after their Wolcott Street Senior Center was damaged by the Hurricane Sandy floodwaters, Red Hook seniors finally moved into a new building of their own. Since the hurricane, seniors were allowed a half day, which included lunch, in the basement of the Miccio Center, 110 West 9th Street. The building next to the Miccio (110 West […]

NYCHA, Red Hook Senior Center

Red Hook Senior Center to Reopen by End of Summer, by Nathan Weiser

Construction of Red Hook’s new senior center will be complete by late July, according to the New York City Housing Authority and project supervisors.   The senior citizens of Red Hook have not had a dedicated senior center since Hurricane Sandy demolished the old one in 2012. The seniors currently use space in the basement of the Miccio Center on […]

Carlos Menchaca, NYCHA, Op Ed, Red Hook Houses, Red Hook Senior Center

In Red Hook we take care of our own, by Carlos Menchaca

Dear Neighbor, It has been almost 30 months since the senior center on Wolcott Street was destroyed by the waters of Super-Storm Sandy. However, the good news is the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is aggressively moving forward with plans to renovate the building next to the Joseph Miccio Community Center to serve as a fully functional senior center […]

Carlos Menchaca, Red Hook Houses

At least another year until the Red Hook Senior Center gets its new digs, by George Fiala

A busy Friday in Red Hook began with a morning meeting at the Miccio Center to discuss the progress of the new Senior Center. The original center, on Walcott Street across from the library, was wiped out by Sandy floodwaters over two years ago. Operated by RAICES, the center offers those over 60 a place to have lunch, shoot pool, […]