Day: September 3, 2014

Port Authority, Red Hook Containerport

Rockfest promoter provides details

As reported in the Star-Revue and elsewhere, the Port Authority has rented out Pier 9 to a music promoter for the weekend of October 11-12. The promoter hopes to sell 8,000 tickets each day. This has been planned thus far without any oversight from the community or any elected official, The Port Authority can basically do whatever it wants with its […]

Red Hook Library

Red Hook Library gets expanded hours!

We just received a most exciting email from our favorite librarian! We love to report GOOD NEWS!   George, thanks to your support. The Red Hook Library will reopen on Saturday from 10-5 in October. Please spread the word! Sandra Sutton l Neighborhood Library Supervisor Red Hook Brooklyn Public Library 7 Wolcott Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231 Tel: 718.935.0203 Fax: 718.935.0160 917.903.7955 ssutton@bklynlibrary.org

Carlos Menchaca, Politics

Menchaca makes endorsement in local assembly race

Councilmember Carlos Menchaca has changed his position in the 51st Assembly race to not making an endorsement to an endorsement of Ceasar Zuniga. He will be announcing this Wednesday morning at 7 am at the 36th Street subway station (at 4th Avenue). He had originally told the Star-Revue that he was too new to make an endorsement. From early on though, […]