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The bathroom at Louis Valentino, Jr. Park and Pier is unexpected, standing at the edge of the small park across from Hoek’s Pizza. The metal facility is about 12 feet long, with an overhang and a water bottle refill fountain on the side. A somewhat elaborate light system indicates whether the toilet is occupied, vacant, out of order, or cleaning. […]
Community Board 6’s January meeting continued conversations around humanity’s never-ceasing concern: safety. “We need to make sure that we pass legislation that gives immigrant New Yorkers both legal counsel as well as stop any local or state actors participating in ICE’s actions,” said District 44 New York State Assemblymember Robert Carroll, calling those actions morally and legally “out of bounds.” […]
For many years, the Star-Revue has included cartoons in our pages. This past year, we increased the comix by an order of magnitude. Each issue contains two full pages of comix, one curated by England’s Marc Jackson, the other by Brooklyn’s own Dean Haspiel. Each page includes at least six different pro artists. In addition, we are very proud to […]
For months, my neighbors and I did exactly what the City asked of us. We showed up. We logged on. We filled out surveys. We sat through the webinars and “visioning sessions.” We took time off to attend meetings about the future of our waterfront. We wrote thoughtful comments and asked basic questions about traffic, flooding, jobs, and affordability. We […]
No one knows how many there are. They prowl the streets at night, looking for food and shelter. Some hiss, some hide, and some ask for pets. They’re black, orange, white, tabby, tuxedo-patterned. They are community cats. In New York, the outdoor animals that receive the most attention are the rats. But the streets are also the home of a […]
