Valentino Park & Pier, at the foot of Coffey Street in Red Hook is no doubt one of New York City’s smallest but also one of the most extraordinary assets. Its unobstructed vistas of the harbor – including the Statue of Liberty, the Verrazano Bridge, Ellis Island, Governor’s Island, the Manhattan skyline, State Island and New Jersey – are what […]
Month: October 2014
Red Hook loses Two day Music Fest, by George Fiala
In a decision fraught in a bit of mystery, the Escape Music Festival, which was to bring two days of entertainment to the Columbia Waterfront District, at Pier 9a, abruptly pulled out of Red Hook and moved across the channel to Governors Island. This came as somewhat of a surprise to people who attended a recent Community Board 6 meeting […]
Editorial: This is how our governor rolls
If anyone was wondering why our mayor, who used to lead rallies across the street from Long Island College Hospital to prevent its closing, has barely said boo about it since February, one need only to look north to the governor’s mansion. You could get a clue by paying attention to Andrew Cuomo’s actions during this past primary season, when […]