Celebrating Community
When I started this paper back in 2010, I would have been surprised to know that it would still be going strong today. What’s kept this paper going has been the contributions of our talented crew of writers, our advertisers, the local merchants who allow us to distribute the paper at their locations, and finally and equally as important, the […]
The Red Hook Civic Association, which restarted with new leadership earlier this year, made a notable impression in the NYC media world with a major story about its push for a new express bus taking Red Hookers to lower Manhattan. This is a long term project of the Civic Association, and almost came to pass in 2008 until the financial […]
The Tipsy Grape Wine Bar is providing Carroll Gardens with great wines and great music. “I’m not originally from the neighborhood but my partner Zura used to come here for the restaurants on Smith St.,” said Alex Golant, co-owner of Tipsy Grape. “There’s also Clover Club which is a famous cocktail place that we liked and used to go to […]
There have been a lot of cases in Red Hook where the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has failed to make repairs in a timely matter. However, Michael Eaddy, a longtime resident at 453 Columbia St., shared a positive experience he had with NYCHA. Though Eaddy originally grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant, he had family living on Lorraine St. which […]
Raices, a Latinx and Hispanic heritage art exhibit has come to Red Hook! The exhibit had its grand opening on Oct. 28 and is open on weekends from 1-6 pm through Nov. 19. There is a possibility that the arcade may live on past November. The video game gallery is located at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC) at 481 […]
While I was distributing the Star-Revue last month, a purple plant outside of Jam’It Bistro, 367 Columbia Street, caught my eye. After going inside and dropping off papers, I chatted about the plant with Dawn Skeete, who opened up Jam’It in 2019. I went back later and in addition to finding out about the purple haze, I spoke to Skeete […]
NYC Parks and Recreation held a breast cancer survivor walk which began at the Red Hook Recreation Center on 155 Bay Street on Oct. 27. The event included speeches from survivors and community leaders. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The event was held in the Park’s facility to bring awareness and make sure that both men and women are […]
The Columbia Waterfront District’s Tiffany Place, recently in the news for their fight against a landlord, held a block party notable for it’s difference from past years. In addition to a bounce house, a rock climbing wall, a table with games and books for kids, a solar powered merry go round, music and a lemonade stand, they were visited by […]
Red Hook residents joined politicians in a protest against cruise ship pollution on September 18. Council member Alexa Aviles led the way along with fellow politicians Erik Bottcher, Marcela Mitaynes, and Antonio Reynoso. Aviles is a cosponsor of Intro 1050 which “requires the use of shore power by cruise terminal operators and community traffic mitigation plans in neighborhoods impacted by […]
Paul Giffone is bringing Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) basketball back to Red Hook for the first time since he last was in charge of it 12 years ago. There were sign up practice sessions during three Saturdays in September at the Miccio Center. “The way I choose the players is whoever wants to play and whoever is going to be […]
