Torrential rain struck New York City the evening of Wednesday, May 20, causing flooding in all five boroughs. The worst hit were Brooklyn and Queens, according to Floodnet NYC, a monitoring program created in collaboration between CUNY, NYU, and NYC. Some neighborhoods received as much as two inches of rain an hour, causing severe flooding: Hollis, Queens, saw almost four

Red Hook TV watchers might have noticed a familiar face recently. The person above, identified only as “Miss Dawn,” was featured in a commercial for the group “The Five Borough Jobs Campaign,” speaking against passage of a NY City Council piece of legislation titled “Intro 518). This legislation, sponsored by a number of progressive politicians including Tiffany Caban, Lincoln Restler,

“Land is power” was the refrain at Jalopy Tavern on Wednesday, May 13. Despite the gray, dreary weather, the energy was upbeat as roughly 35 New Yorkers met to watch a screening of Rabble Rousers and listen to a related panel discussion. Co-hosted by Carroll Gardens Association, Columbia Street Waterfront Association, New Economy Project, Southwest Brooklyn Tenant Union, and Save63Tiffany,

We asked Ramona, who leads the advocacy group SaveSection9.org what she thought of the Mayor’s plan, and this is what she sent us. Resident leadership across the city has made it clear that we expect NYCHA to be restructured. Instead Zohran wants to add additional layers, offices, and executive vice presidents. It is waste. It is fiscally irresponsible. It overlooks

On Tuesday, May 26, with much fanfare and with Brad Lander and Michelle de la Uz tagging along at the Gowanus’ Powerhouse Arts, Mamdani released his administration’s land use and housing plan. The 112-page “Block by Block” proposal outlines how to build 200,000 affordable homes and preserve another 200,000 over the next ten years. Investments in NYCHA The plan includes

The Red Hook Softball League (RHSL) returned with all eight teams in action at the Red Hook ballfields and beautiful weather for opening day on April 16. Defending champions MiniBar had the Colucci Cup in the dugout as they took on the Cheeseballs, formerly called Hometown. The Cheeseballs were also wearing new uniforms, which were reminiscent of the 1986 Mets