Day: October 17, 2016

Environment, Local Issues - Red Hook, NYCHA, Red Hook Senior Center, Sandy Related

Miracle on Mill Street, by Noah Phillips

  Hurricane Sandy badly affected the Red Hook Houses, worsening the already uncomfortable living conditions for Red Hook’s 6,217 New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) residents. Sandy and its associated floods destroyed boilers, damaged roofs beyond repair, and compromised playgrounds, lighting, underground conduits, fencing, and sidewalks. Four years after the storm, a process is underway not only to repair the […]