The Sol Goldman Red Hook Recreation Center (155 Bay Street) will be hosting a Christmas party, this Saturday, 12/17, from 12 p.m. until 3 p.m. The Red Hook Conservancy sent out information announcing the festive event. They want to have the community come out to celebrate all of the holidays that happen at this time of year, which include Hanukkah, […]
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Who was Sol Goldman, anyway? An introduction to Red Hook’s Rec Center, by Nathan Weiser
Red Hook’s Recreation Center and enormous outdoor pool, open during the summer through Labor Day, is named after Sol Goldman, who was a real estate mogul in New York City. Born in Brooklyn in 1917, Goldman dropped out of Brooklyn College to run his father’s grocery store in 1935, and later on started buying foreclosed properties at low prices in […]
Mike Drop: WHO, WHAT, WHEN, HOW, by Mike Racioppo
Based on President Obama’s approval rating (in the mid 50’s), the shrinking unemployment rate (now 4.6%), other positive factors, and the vulgar and unqualified bigot the Republicans had nominated, I figured election night would be one of celebration for progressives such as myself. Clearly, despite Hillary Clinton receiving 2.5 million more votes than Donald Trump, I was wrong. We now […]
Summit opens IKEA-renovated College Center to community, by Red Hook Star-Revue Staff
Summit Academy unveiled its newly renovated College and Career Readiness Center Thursday, November 10. The renovations were designed and paid for by IKEA Brooklyn, and the grand opening was marked by an official ribbon cutting and speeches from both staff and students. “I literally burst into tears when I saw this beautiful space,” said Summit’s Principal, Cheryl Swift. “We’re […]
Mike Drop: LICH RFP led to a Really Flawed Process, by Mike Racioppo
LICH RFP (Long Island College Hospital Request for Proposal) leads to RFP (Really Flawed Process) for LICH, you get the point. My grandfather was a proud member of the ILA (International Longshoreman’s Association). Long Island College Hospital, blocks away from the ILA health center, was my family’s go-to hospital. Now the campus of LICH is no longer a hospital, and […]
Mystery Junk in the Gowanus, by Emily Kluver
Of all of the mystery items scheduled for extraction from the Gowanus canal at the end October, perhaps the most interesting piece comes in the form of a sunken ship at the fourth street turning basin, beside the Gowanus Whole Foods. Locals may recognize the boat, which pokes out from the canal’s dark waters when water levels are low, along […]
News from Carroll Garden’s Molesi Club, by Mary Ann Pietanza
Whenever I get an e-mail from Vito Parente, president of the Van Westerhout Molesi Cultural Club on Court Street, informing me of an event he is going to hold at the club, I know it will not just be contagiously congenial, it is sure to be a big success as well. Saturday, September 10, 2016 was bore that out. The members of […]
Column: Macro & Micro by Michael Racioppo
Before I say anything else, I want to say congrats to Senator Montgomery for her victory in the September 13th primary election. I am confident that she’ll continue to do a great job and if the Democrats should surprisingly take control of the State Senate she’ll get even more accomplished. I also must congratulate Bobby Carroll on his win in […]
Civic Association holds a big September meeting, by George Fiala
The Red Hook Civic Association drew a larger crowd and had a larger agenda than many of the earlier meetings this year. The September meeting was held in the PS 15 auditorium and president John McGettrick held sway over a number of local topics. He began with a tirade against city and state government as even more money has been […]
Op Ed: Bridging Gowanus, an opposing view, by Rita Miller, LucyDeCarlo and Triada Samaras
Brad Lander’s office recently sent out via email an announcement reopening his Bridging Gowanus initiative – the “next step” in the reshaping of our neighborhood. It asks to complete a survey. The Bridging Gowanus website has a little button on top labeled, ‘WEIGH IN”—this is not an accident since your opportunity to weigh in can hardly be called a survey […]