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Recently, my neighbor Jack called me for advice. He knew that I am the CEO of a skilled nursing facility, and for the past year his wife, Gloria—an avid runner in her early 60s—had been struggling with worsening hip pain. After consulting with an orthopedist, she was advised to undergo a hip replacement. Jack’s question was a common one: after […]
Gowanus is in the middle of a major transformation, courtesy of the 2021 rezoning, and large, new apartment complexes are dotting formerly open skyline. Many are open for business. This is part three in a series learning about the newest members of the Gowanus community. This month, I focused on asking residents who moved to Gowanus in the past few […]
As Iran faced attack on the night of February 28th, 2026, it was disclosed that at least two European governments, Germany and Poland, were informed in advance by the US Administration. Although both governments denied any kind of consultation or agreement with the US and Israel on the military operation, the news sparked outrage among other European allies who were […]
New York Democrat leaders hit a roadblock in their gerrymandering efforts on Monday, March 2, when the US Supreme court struck down their attempt to redistrict congressional district 11. District 10 Incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman is now officially set to face former city comptroller Brad Lander on June 23, rather than Republican Nicole Malliotakis, who he would have been up […]
February’s full board meeting opened the floor for top-of-mind issues in the area: immigration enforcement, weather conditions and of course, the Court Street redesign. First up was Council Member Shahana Hanif, who blasted the city and ConEdison for their responses to outages in her district. “What took place here is a crisis,” Hanif said, of the power outages that left […]
Welcome to the Red Hook Star-Revue NYPD Investigative Encounters Tracker. Since the How Many Stops Act went into effect in the summer of 2024, the NYPD must collect and report data on three levels of investigative encounters (interactions between a police officer and a civilian “for a law enforcement or investigative purpose”). A level one encounter is when police request […]
