Celebrating Community
Six years after Hurricane Sandy, Red Hook residents are wondering what happened to the city’s promises to safeguard their neighborhood from future floods. The Red Hook Integrated Flood Protection System (IFPS) had its official genesis in “A Stronger, More Resilient New York,” the 438-page planning document produced by Mayor Bloomberg’s Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency (SIRR) in 2013. “Flexible […]
Meeting in session. Photo by George Fiala. The Red Hook Civic Association met on September 26 in the teacher’s cafeteria of PS 15. There were plenty of new faces around the tables, as well as the 76th Precinct Neighborhood Coordination Officers (NCO). The following topics were discussed, under the aegis co-president John McGettrick. Roundtable discussion with 76th Precinct Officers: Illegal […]