Much of Red Hook first learned of a plan to locate a large, for-profit nursing home facility behind Van Brunt Street, adjacent to Pioneerworks, at the monthly Red Hook Civic Association meeting on June 24. The property, which was purchased by the nursing home operator back in 2003, has been rented out on a month-to-month basis to an ironworker and […]
Local Issues – Red Hook
Development without displacement: ensuring affordability in Red Hook, by Ben Fuller-Googins
Red Hook is undergoing a renaissance. At least according to a recent The Real Deal article that sees the accelerated growth in market rate housing and commercial construction as “livening up this remote Brooklyn community.” Such “livening up,” however, is often accompanied by diminished affordability and displacement, disproportionately affecting working class families and people of color. Already, 48% of Red […]
Editorial: Breaking the chains of corporate interests
Speaking truth to power can involve a personal sacrifice. Getting into a position where power will listen is a big achievement. It takes courage to risk that position if the truth is not what the powers that be desire. Carlos Menchaca, our City Councilman, did just that the other week. He used the power vested in his position to refuse […]
Triangle Smell Follow-up
In our current issue we wrote about a meeting last week that took place at the offices of the Triangle roofing company. For almost two years, Triangle has been burning hot tar in their building at 36 Coffey Street. The tar is used for roofing jobs, and the heating takes place in two special trucks. The putrid smell has been […]
