Tag: Traffic

News

Aviles brings Red Hook together with EDC to discuss Cruise Ships, by Brian Abate

District 38 Council Member Alexa Aviles, representatives of the Economic Development Corporation (EDC,) and members of the Red Hook community met at the Miccio Center on Jan. 16 for a community meeting. Approximately 50 people attended. In December 2022, Mayor Adams announced that MSC cruises would be coming to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. The announcement was a complete surprise to […]

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Senator Kavanagh’s Virtual Town Hall, by Brian Abate

New York State Senator Brian Kavanagh held a virtual town hall for South Brooklyn this December. He has represented South Brooklyn and some parts of Lower Manhattan in the senate since 2017, having replaced Daniel Squadron. One of the issues that came up a few times was the increased street traffic caused by lane closures on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. […]

News, Politics

Talking to our City Council candidates, Interviews by Brian Abate

In 2012, Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc in our community. Basements were flooded, cars destroyed and power was out for almost a month – mostly at the Red Hook Houses,NYC’s second largest public housing project. That’s when Carlos Menchaca came to the neighborhood, dispatched by Kathleen Quinn, at the time Speaker of the City Council. He made himself familiar at the […]

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Garcia and Prince for Mayor

Pretty much by accident, I was right there when Bill de Blasio’s 2013 mayoral campaign came to life. Lightning may have struck twice as I think I might have been at the beginning of another candidate’s rise. That first time, I was covering a protest meant to save Cobble Hill’s Long Island College Hospital, when a mayoral candidate given little […]

Civic, Education, Transportation

BASIS Independent Brooklyn’s Jo Goldfarb Talks Trucks, Traffic and Warehouses Story and photos by Erin DeGregorio

As reported last month, Red Hook Civic Association co-president John McGettrick informed residents that three giant warehouses will be built in Red Hook. One will be located at 537-555 Columbia Street, just northeast of the BASIS Independent School; another at 640 Columbia Street, just south of BASIS Independent and next to IKEA; and the third at the old White Rock/Snapple […]

Quality of Life Issues, Transportation

Red Hook still waiting for next stop light, by Sarah Matusek

Some pedestrians who cross Van Brunt Street at Pioneer Street are likely to hold their breath. Locally known as a dangerous crossing, the busy three-way intersection has already inspired community efforts to install a traffic signal. As Red Hook gains a ferry landing this month and the neighborhood absorbs more traffic, efforts for increased street safety remain in planning stages. […]