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A wave of unprecedented demonstrations in Europe was triggered last September by French teenagers who occupied high schools to protest against insufficient public investment in education and the increasing elitism of French universities. They believe there exists a social gatekeeping system against the working people. Poor and middle class students cannot pay for private education or afford the several unpaid
On an unseasonably warm November evening, a group of community members — some prompted by a blurb in a Voices of the Waterfront email — gathered at the Carroll Gardens Association to discuss the controversial Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT) project. Residents of Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Red Hook and surrounding neighborhoods voiced their concerns and ideas surrounding the Economic Development
Across Gowanus, dozens of projects are currently ongoing under New York State’s Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP). Some, like the cleanups of parts of the former Citizens manufactured gas plant, are frequently the subject of conversation and criticism in the neighborhood, while others trudge along, largely anonymously. To counter that, here is an update on the remediation efforts at three of
The Red Hook Star-Revue launches ‘Red Hook Stars,’ a community appreciation award In December, the Red Hook Star-Revue will hand out awards to local businesses as part of the first annual “Red Hook Stars” community appreciation awards. At the Star-Revue, we believe that a thriving community is created by people, businesses, and institutions supporting one another. “Red Hook Stars” is,
A meeting at Red Hook Initiative (RHI) on October 16 informed Red Hook Residents about the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program and how it could affect them. Local leaders, including Andrea McKnight and Henry Watkins, spoke to the crowd of approximately 35 people. Representatives from District 38 Council Member Alexa Aviles and District 51 Assembly Member Marcela Mitaynes also attended.
Election season is right around the corner, and New Yorkers will have more than candidates to consider on their ballots. On Nov. 3, voters across the five boroughs will also decide on five proposed amendments to the city charter. The proposals were developed by the Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE), which Mayor Zohran Mamdani created in May to identify ways
Sheryl Braxton is a long-time Red Hook resident, and 14 years after Hurricane Sandy, she looked back at the work she did in the neighborhood in the aftermath of Sandy. Braxton, who moved to Red Hook when she was four, worked to ensure that the community is prepared and never goes through another experience like Sandy again. “I was young
Red Hook FC is in the midst of another excellent season, as they entered October in first place in the UPSL American North Division, winning their first seven matches of the fall season. On October 8, they went on the road for a crucial matchup with second-place NY Renegades FC. NY Renegades won the UPSL American North championship two seasons
For the last eight Halloweens, Rob Wall has transformed Sunny’s Bar into Tone’s Tiki, a spooky 1950s Polynesian tiki bar. A neon “Tone’s Tiki” sign goes up in the window, bamboo covers the walls, and an array of tropical beverages go on tap for the last three weeks in October. “[The theme] stems from the fact that a lot of
I met the artist Scooter LaForge years ago at an art opening (not his), where I was struck by how open and approachable he was. A short while later, I visited him in his Manhattan studio, which was my introduction to his visual world. Scooter’s hand-painted garments—splotchy compositions featuring Marilyn Monroe, Disney characters, aliens, and the like—have a huge fan
All of New York has been buzzing about an ICE agent’s recent shooting in Upper Manhattan of a 28-year-old Dominican man while he was driving with his five-year-old son. It seemed like a good time to ask the people of Red Hook how they felt about ICE. Davis Rowe: I think the whole thing is terrible, to be honest with
A book about a community of poets is bringing another community of poets and readers together. On Saturday, Nov. 7, Red Hook Books hosted a launch event for the new paperback edition of Poet Be Like God: Jack Spicer and the San Francisco Renaissance, the 1998 biography by Lewis Ellingham and Kevin Killian. The new bookstore (123 Coffey St.) is
For a record label, eleven releases in five years might not seem to amount to much. But the eleven releases so far on Red Hook Records—one gem after another—amount to a substantial contribution to 21st century jazz. So far, the label has documented some of the contemporary greats, like Wadada Leo Smith, Amina Claudine Myers, and Jason Moran, and
Pucker up and kiss. There was an argument back 50 years ago or so, when the Sex Pistols were preparing to release their first album, that putting out an LP was bourgeois and out of reach of fans. Unemployment was soaring, the very conditions that sparked the initial punk explosion, and poverty was rampant, especially among the youth. Even if
Is it possible for the best film at this year’s New York Film Festival to be an 8-minute short? There’s a kind of perfect, resonant humanism in South of Tehran, Kleber Mendonça Filho’s brief portrait of Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, that feels unique from so much else at this year’s event. And I say that knowing that NAZA, the Israeli
The Uninvited (1944) For the haunted house genre, this might be the first that doesn’t veer into B-movie territory. It’s not going to make you jump, squirm, or give you any Halloween costume ideas, but it has a memorable, eerie atmosphere. Two siblings purchase a house on the coast only to get swept up in its haunted and tragic past.
It’s that time of year when the artists, well-rested from the summer, spur to action—ready to fill our evenings and weekends with plays, movies, exhibits, and everything else they’ve dreamt up over the warmer months. Theater At Target Margin Theater in Sunset Park, The Nonsense Lab runs from Sept. 17 through Oct. 3, “a three-week performance festival of new work
Almost exactly a year after devastating fires ravaged the warehouse that housed the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC) on Van Brunt Street, a makers market featuring many of the affected artists is popping up in Red Hook. Brooklyn Pop-Up, which hosts makers markets around the city, is collaborating with BWAC for a special pop-up market on Saturday, Sept. 19, and
