Celebrating Community
Raices, a Latinx and Hispanic heritage art exhibit has come to Red Hook! The exhibit had its grand opening on Oct. 28 and is open on weekends from 1-6 pm through Nov. 19. There is a possibility that the arcade may live on past November. The video game gallery is located at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC) at 481 […]
While I was distributing the Star-Revue last month, a purple plant outside of Jam’It Bistro, 367 Columbia Street, caught my eye. After going inside and dropping off papers, I chatted about the plant with Dawn Skeete, who opened up Jam’It in 2019. I went back later and in addition to finding out about the purple haze, I spoke to Skeete […]
NYC Parks and Recreation held a breast cancer survivor walk which began at the Red Hook Recreation Center on 155 Bay Street on Oct. 27. The event included speeches from survivors and community leaders. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The event was held in the Park’s facility to bring awareness and make sure that both men and women are […]
Red Hook residents joined politicians in a protest against cruise ship pollution on September 18. Council member Alexa Aviles led the way along with fellow politicians Erik Bottcher, Marcela Mitaynes, and Antonio Reynoso. Aviles is a cosponsor of Intro 1050 which “requires the use of shore power by cruise terminal operators and community traffic mitigation plans in neighborhoods impacted by […]
There is a petition on change.org regarding a park which was supposed to be located on Columbia St. from Kane St. to Degraw St. in the Columbia Waterfront District. According to the petition, which was created in November of 2021, there have been many meetings developing the park, and $1.7 million was set aside for it but the park has […]
The new Red Hook Civic Association is making progress as 17 people attended the general meeting despite the 95 degree weather on September 6. The Communications Committee has decided that one-pagers (one-page documents with information on issues that members think are important) are an effective way to pass along information on key issues. Kristen Rouse, deputy district director for Congress […]
Council Member Alexa Aviles gave her State of District 38 speech at PS 1 in Sunset Park on September 14. The night’s events included remarks from Assembly Member Marcela Mitaynes, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, and Tiffiney Davis of the Red Hook Art Project (RHAP.) There was also artwork from RHAP as well as featured performances by the P.S. 1 Chorus […]
Bait & Tackle capped off an improbable run to win the championship of the Red Hook Locals Softball League on August 17. The league, which has been around since the 2000s, resumed play last year after a long hiatus while waiting for construction at the Red Hook ballfields to be completed. Fields 5-8 were closed in 2015 after toxins were […]
Upon entering Brooklyn Bridge Park, there is a big, gray building off to one side that says Iris Cafe Town Market at 125 Bridge Park Drive. Inside there is a restaurant with wooden walls and a great view of the waterfront, and a market in the back. The owners of the Iris Cafe, Radi, and Beatriz Hamdan were kind enough […]
Both the Red Hook Library and Carroll Gardens Library are closed long-term for renovations. The closest open libraries to Red Hook are in Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights, which is not ideal for locals. In the meantime, there are a few options for those who miss the library. On Tuesdays from 11- 4 pm, there will either be a bookmobile […]