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

Throughout Rosette Diaz’s life, she excelled. The elder of two sisters born to immigrant parents, Rosette met and rose to challenges as first-born children so often do. Ultimately, only cancer could overcome her; but, reader, she fought like hell against metastatic breast cancer until September 7, just shy of her 40th birthday, when she passed away holding the hand of

A months-long power struggle within the Brooklyn Democratic Party is threatening to drain the party’s finances just weeks before Election Day, raising concerns that the infighting could undermine Democrats’ efforts to reclaim three Republican-held Assembly seats in November. The dispute between outgoing party chair Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn and New Kings Democrats, a reform faction that won enough district leader seats in