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At first glance one might not suspect that Renee Keitt is a prominent New York City community organizer, housing activist, and urban agriculturalist. Soft spoken and seemingly shy, one might take her for a poet or a social worker. But within her slight frame resides a deep understanding of the struggles of the underdog, especially when it comes to the […]
“Hurly Whirly,” a freshly-installed sculpture on 4th Avenue, brings a playful and dynamic energy to Gowanus. Towering large at 11 feet tall and eight feet wide, the plywood sculpture stands out along the drab strip at the intersection of 2nd Street and 4th Avenue. The piece is composed of three-dimensional cut-outs, perfectly fit together and painted in an eclectic pattern […]
Extreme rainstorms and flash floods have become an increasingly common problem for New Yorkers in recent years. Thunderstorms that hit New York City recently dumped nearly six inches of rain on some parts of Brooklyn and prompted a citywide flood advisory. Storms like this can easily overwhelm a sewer system built to withstand up to 1.75 inches of rain an […]
From a 55-year-old lamp doctor to the return of a fashion favorite, here’s what’s open in west Brooklyn. A new doctor is in town. After 55 years in Midwood, The Lamp Doctor, a specialty business that restores lamps, chandeliers, and other lighting fixtures, has moved into 135A Huntington St., a former record store, in Carroll Gardens. Carol Romeo and her […]
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 […]
Welcome to “Wednesdays in Red Hook,” a close-up look into the day-to-day life of people in our community, including the hard work, unexpected encounters, and delightfully mundane moments that make up an average Wednesday in Red Hook. Today we’re following Finn Gallagher, a full-time dog walker who lives in the neighborhood. Usually we’d write more here, but we wanted to […]
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 […]
News from the neighborhood. Red Hook & Gowanus Subscribe to get the Star-Revue’s newsletters throughout the month. No spam · Unsubscribe anytime · Privacy policy Can competition exist without dominance? In New York City, social clubs can sometimes feel more like cravings for popularity than dependable communities. As social clubs, run clubs and creative collectives continue to multiply across the […]
A look at the forces shaping the real estate market and what it means for everyone trying to live here. The stretch of neighborhoods west of Park Slope, from Red Hook to Dumbo, has become one of the most sought-after pockets of New York City. Tree-lined streets, majestic brownstones, great restaurants, an easy commute into Manhattan—it’s no wonder rents keep […]
I have a confession: I cannot wake up before sunrise. So when I ask Bob Blankemeier (known online as Bob Aquatic) what time I should meet him at Valentino Pier for a morning of fishing the East River’s brackish water, and I’m not met with a concrete time, but rather the cool idea of early hour (“sunrise”), my stomach sinks […]
Welcome to “Wednesdays in Red Hook,” a close-up look into the day-to-day life of people in our community, including the hard work, unexpected encounters, and delightfully mundane moments that make up an average Wednesday in Red Hook. Today we’re following Selina Ullrich, the founder/director of coffee at Red Hook’s newest coffee shop and roastery, High Beam. High Beam opened last […]
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 […]
It’s just past 8 a.m. on a rainy Thursday morning in Sunset Park. City Council Member Alexa Avilés finds herself in a position not unfamiliar to most New Yorkers: rushing out the door, preparing for an early meeting while taking calls with her daughter’s school, and racing to make the morning train. While City Council members are often among the […]