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Henry Watkins, a Minister at Calvary Baptist Church, was originally from Borough Park and moved to Red Hook with his mother and sister when he was 13. “It was rough when we first got here,” Watkins said. “We came from a quiet neighborhood, and it was night and day. When we first came out here, you either knew how to […]
Many New Yorkers have gotten invested in soccer with the World Cup taking place in the United States, but there are also plenty of local teams that play throughout the year, and unlike the World Cup, it’s free to attend the matches. One of those clubs is Central Park Rangers (CPR), which, despite the name, plays throughout New York and […]
Red Hook FC has had an incredible spring season. Last season, they lost some tough games, then bounced back and found a way to make the playoffs, but lost 4-3 to Osner’s FC in the first round. This season, Red Hook FC has been dominant. They won their home opener 3-1 over NY Empire FC and then took revenge against […]
MiniBar, the Record Shop, B61, and the Wobblies are also off to strong starts this season. On June 8, there were two high-powered matchups, including B61 taking on the Record Shop. The game began with a great diving play at first by Jacob “Juice” Juice, though B61 did take the lead on an infield hit by Shawn “Sho Nuff” Andrew. […]
Andrea McKnight has spent countless hours working to help the Red Hook community through the Red Hook Lions Club, her work on Community Board 6, and in many other ways, including helping bring a bank to Red Hook. She moved to Red Hook 56 years ago after a fire forced her to leave Clinton Hill, married Jay McKnight, and became […]
Red Hook FC has had an incredible spring season, taking a step forward from the fall. Last season, they lost some tough games, then bounced back and found a way to make the playoffs, but lost 4-3 to Osner’s FC in the first round. This season, Red Hook FC was dominant. They won their home opener 3-1 over NY Empire […]
News from the neighborhood. Red Hook & Gowanus Subscribe to get the Star-Revue’s newsletters throughout the month. No spam · Unsubscribe anytime · Privacy policy The NBA postseason has been a surreal experience as a Knicks fan, and as someone who played basketball with Julian and Justin Champagnie in Carroll Park and the P.S. 58 school yard. I missed out […]
News from the neighborhood. Red Hook & Gowanus Subscribe to get the Star-Revue’s newsletters throughout the month. No spam · Unsubscribe anytime · Privacy policy Wally Bazemore has been invested in the Red Hook community for his whole life. He has been a big part of Red Hook Groups Against Garbage Sites (GAGS), worked with local youth, helped get PAVE […]
The Red Hook Softball League (RHSL) returned with all eight teams in action at the Red Hook ballfields and beautiful weather for opening day on April 16. Defending champions MiniBar had the Colucci Cup in the dugout as they took on the Cheeseballs, formerly called Hometown. The Cheeseballs were also wearing new uniforms, which were reminiscent of the 1986 Mets […]
Red Hook FC began a new season on April 11 against NY Empire in front of an excited home crowd at Red Hook Field 5. The team is in the fourth tier of soccer in the United States, which is a semi-pro level. A large crowd of approximately 300 people filled the bleachers and spilled over onto the turf field […]
Director, cinematographer, and editor Stepan Liubimov has had a long and interesting journey to Red Hook. He will also be taking part in the third annual Red Hook Film Festival, both as a judge for a competition and as a director of a short film in a non-competitive category of the festival. The Red Hook Film Festival grew out of […]
The Other Art Fair returned to Brooklyn from April 16-19 at the Agger Fish Building in the Brooklyn Navy Yard in Dumbo, after taking place in Gowanus in November. It was a winding path to get to the Agger Fish Building, but there were signs and kind attendants directing everyone to the event. Once inside, there were over 125 artists […]
The Underground’s “Kinetic Nation” went up on display at Duckworth Studios at 169 Coffey St. starting in March and closed April 26. The work featured street and graffiti art and was curated by Sam Patrone. There was a celebration of “Kinetic Nation” on April 20 at The House of Pizza & Calzone at 132 Union St., and Erudito Cannabis Dispensary, […]
