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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 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
It may not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking of interesting areas in New York City, but the neighborhoods in southeast Brooklyn are known as hidden gems by the residents for good reason. Marine Park and coastal Sheepshead Bay are home to not only the largest park in the borough but also miles of shoreline, making
Many New Yorkers have gotten invested in soccer with the World Cup taking place in the United States, but there are also plenty of local teams that play throughout the year, and unlike the World Cup, it’s free to attend the matches. One of those clubs is Central Park Rangers (CPR), which, despite the name, plays throughout New York and
Red Hook FC has had an incredible spring season. Last season, they lost some tough games, then bounced back and found a way to make the playoffs, but lost 4-3 to Osner’s FC in the first round. This season, Red Hook FC has been dominant. They won their home opener 3-1 over NY Empire FC and then took revenge against
MiniBar, the Record Shop, B61, and the Wobblies are also off to strong starts this season. On June 8, there were two high-powered matchups, including B61 taking on the Record Shop. The game began with a great diving play at first by Jacob “Juice” Juice, though B61 did take the lead on an infield hit by Shawn “Sho Nuff” Andrew.
If you go to Powerhouse Arts in Gowanus—that imposing, rust-red fortress dominating the canal—and make your way up to the second floor, you’ll find yourself confronted by a startling sight: a corpse, lying fully naked in an operating theater. This is not, of course, a real corpse. It is a very convincing facsimile, made of silicone by the artist Chella
What happens when three good friends open a bar together for the first time? During my first visit to 317 3rd Ave., the up-and-coming Atlantic City-themed bar, Shania’s Max Bet, is still largely under construction. A massive disco ball sits in a gargantuan cardboard box. The bar seats are wrapped in tidy plastic wrap and sidled next to a tower
Sinners made $280 million during its run in movie theaters in America and Canada last year. At a rough average price of $14 per ticket, that means 20,000,000 saw it before it began streaming on HBO. That’s 20,000,000 people who, among other things, heard some real blues music—including “Pick Poor Robin Clean,” written by Geeshie Wiley, one of the most
Disquiet Riot. The Russian activist art collective Pussy Riot has never been needed more than they are now, and by “now” I mean in the 14 years since the feminist provocateurs occupied news broadcasts and computer screens with their 30-second performance of “Punk Prayer” at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, cut short by arrest and earning them
As a professional actress, Yvonna Russell thought she was used to rejection. But when she made the transition to writing, she faced some even harsher critics. After submitting a query about an early version of her novella Unfinished Business to a publisher, the editor wrote, “I don’t care if these characters eat, pee, or die.” Russell had started writing the
The slog days of summer. In the wake of a new Sunn O))) album and the second volume of the Lou Reed feedback tribute Metal Machine Music: Power to Consume (both in April) and reissues of the first two OM albums (last month), a person might think the season couldn’t get heavier. But to borrow from an even older song,
News from the neighborhood. Red Hook & Gowanus Subscribe to get the Star-Revue’s newsletters throughout the month. No spam · Unsubscribe anytime · Privacy policy If you go to Powerhouse Arts in Gowanus—that imposing, rust-red fortress dominating the canal—and make your way up to the second floor, you’ll find yourself confronted by a startling sight: a corpse, lying fully naked
News from the neighborhood. Red Hook & Gowanus Subscribe to get the Star-Revue’s newsletters throughout the month. No spam · Unsubscribe anytime · Privacy policy Sure, high school reunions can be a chance to reconnect with old friends and share some laughs over those woebegone glory days when the sun was rising on your future. But in the main, they’re
