The planned demolition of the Fulton Elliot-Chelsea (FEC) NYCHA houses is once again underway after a New York State Appellate Court found that a lawsuit brought by tenants was not legally sound. “It is undisputed that the tenants have been guaranteed appropriate and accessible relocation apartments, units in the new buildings once complete, and packing and moving assistance,” reads the

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

A large group of Brooklynites pressed the community board on transportation issues at Brooklyn Community Board 6’s June general meeting, some of which the board passed the buck on. Angela, a Third Place resident, said an elderly neighbor, actually the mother of the owner of Le Petit Cafe, was struck by a bike on Court Street in May, prompting her

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

Buses are a lifeline for people in Red Hook, a neighborhood severed from subway service. The B57 and B61 buses are the only bus routes here and it turns out not all stops are created equal. Janet Andrews, a lifelong resident of the Red Hook Houses toured the neighborhood bus stops with the Star-Revue, noting the disparity in where bus

Two months after making Schneps Media the most decorated news group at the 2026 New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, journalists at the local media conglomerate have formed a union. They are calling for improved pay, healthcare benefits, job protections, and working conditions—which they call essential to sustain their award-winning work. The union is also seeking more clearly defined