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Justin Neely, a multidisciplinary artist, had spent 12 years in the 19th-century warehouse near the end of Van Brunt Street when it was ravaged by a five-alarm fire on Sept. 17 and 18, 2025. For some time, he severed his connection to the building, to Red Hook itself, alienated by not just the loss of such a significant part of […]
A forum on how the Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT) can serve all of Brooklyn—and the city at large—drew a full house at the Sacred Hearts Church in Carroll Gardens on Monday night, Sept. 28. It was rather star-studded, too, at least as far as local celebrities are concerned: Democratic nominee for Congress Brad Lander made an appearance, and a quartet […]
Two people, a 25-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man, were shot on Sunday night opposite the Amazon Fulfillment Center on 55 Bay St. They are both in stable condition. At 11:15 p.m., police from the 76th Precinct responded to a 911 call of two people shot, the woman in the chest and the man in the shoulder. According to the […]
In September of 2025, 25 members of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Task Force gathered alongside staff of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to vote on the vision plan that was to guide the redevelopment of the waterfront site. Huddled inside an office building at the Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT), the task force approved the vision plan with […]
Following another year where the Red Hook pool was closed to open the summer and the recreation center too was closed for a (brief) period in August, concerns have been renewed among some area residents that the city could potentially close the complex completely. But concerns might be overblown, as the 90-year-old pool and rec center are set to undergo […]
The 2026-2027 season at the Target Margin Theater begins on Sept. 17 with The Nonsense Lab, a three-week performance festival of new work that explores the theme of Nonsense, this according to an Aug. 18 press release. The Nonsense Lab includes three performances: Let Me Be an Animal, a dance by choreographer Caroline Fermin, “celebrating the slow, awkward, sweaty, and questioning parts […]
Soil vapor is still leaking into the annex of PS 372 in Gowanus, according to a letter to parents and staff from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Department of Health (DOH) sent out over the Juneteenth holiday weekend. Now, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory group is seeking answers from the state agency about the […]
The city broke ground on the Red Hook Coastal Resiliency project in September 2025, and now, almost a year later, it’s more disruptive than ever, according to local business owners and residents. On Thursday, Aug. 6, a group of local businesses convened with City Council Member Alexa Avilés and representatives from the New York City Department of Design and Construction […]
It’s late morning on May 26, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani, standing in front of a posse of New York City media outlets, announces his new “Block by Block” housing plan at Powerhouse Arts in Gowanus. He has just come from a tour of some of the new housing developments popping up along the Gowanus Canal, the same posse of journalists […]
The Red Hook Pool will reopen at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 18, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation confirmed Thursday evening. It has been closed since June 27. “We’re excited to welcome everyone back this Saturday for swimming and to bring back our popular Adult Lap Swim program to Red Hook Pool for the rest of the summer,” NYC […]
Christos Tsiamis, the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s former remedial project manager for the Gowanus Canal Superfund remediation, is an icon in Gowanus. He’s spoken of with admiration, reverence even, his exploits (alongside EPA region two counsel Brian Carr) in battles against corporate and egotistical interests the stuff of legend among grassroots activists in the neighborhood. It has been three […]
Two months after the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Task Force unceremoniously voted through the vision plan for the redevelopment of Brooklyn’s last working waterfront, the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Development Corporation (BMTDC) was formed to shepherd the plan from vision to reality. Local development corporations like this are commonly established in New York State as part of major redevelopments, primarily because they […]
News from the neighborhood. Red Hook & Gowanus Subscribe to get the Star-Revue’s newsletters throughout the month. No spam · Unsubscribe anytime · Privacy policy Torrential rain struck New York City the evening of Wednesday, May 20, causing flooding in all five boroughs. The worst hit were Brooklyn and Queens, according to Floodnet NYC, a monitoring program created in collaboration […]