Day: January 8, 2023

Environment, News

Red Hook surprised by new cruise ships, by Brian Abate

To either the surprise, or the apathy, of local residents, Mayor Eric Adams announced that MSC Cruises will be coming to Red Hook in the spring of 2023 bringing year-round cruise ships to the Atlantic Basin. The terminal was inaugurated in 2006 as the NYC home port for the Queen Mary. Another ship, The Regal Princess, has been using Red […]

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Understanding Hunt’s Point, Bronx’s Asthma Alley… by Brian Abate

Over the past few years Red Hook has seen the opening of two Amazon warehouses that have brought more trucks to our mixed-use neighborhoods. Many of those who are concerned about increased truck traffic point to high rates of asthma. In this series we will look at what the science says about asthma, our environment and similar circumstances elsewhere. We […]

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Daytona Starsky: A hell of a concert in Purgatory, by Roderick Thomas

I walked into the colorful and dramatically lit club, Purgatory in Brooklyn. Everything about the space screamed Bushwick— offbeat aesthetic, yet not lacking any cool whatsoever. Daytona Starsky was performing tonight for an arriving crowd. I had the pleasure of speaking with both him and his management. More on his album, Reality Station, and live performance below. Reality Station begins […]

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Bread – and a better world – rise at ACQ Bread Co., by Katherine Rivard

Just a block from my apartment is a little bakery, almost hidden amongst the surrounding houses, a block from the BQE. Though I’d occasionally seen lines wrapping around the block, I was hesitant to give it a try, as a visit to their website revealed a price tag of $11 per loaf. Two weeks ago, I decided to splurge and […]

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Fun stuff: Oh, Holy Day, by Joe Enright

When I was a senior at Manhattan College, I gave my twin sister Regina away to Charlie, right before he shipped off to APO addresses in Vietnam. I never saw him again. The marriage took place in St. Thomas Episcopal Church on Bushwick Avenue. My parents refused to attend because their priest said Charlie’s priest wasn’t a true priest. But […]

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NY-NJ Waterfront Commission Case Heads to Supreme Court Next Month, by Erin DeGregorio

After being in limbo for nine months, New York v. New Jersey—also known as the New York-New Jersey Waterfront Commission case—will soon be litigated in the U.S. Supreme Court, with oral arguments being made beginning February 27, 2023. The issue, as it stands, is whether the Supreme Court should issue declaratory judgment and/or enjoin New Jersey from withdrawing from its […]