If you’re looking for a steal on quality artwork for your living room, look no further than The Kentler International Drawing Space. On Saturday, May 21, Kentler will celebrate its 26th year and 14th benefit. For the price of admission, each attendee will receive one drawing or work on paper donated by an artist from somewhere in the world […]
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Red Hook ferry location still up in the air, by George Fiala
The long awaited next step in the selection of a Red Hook commuter ferry stop arrived in April with the publication of the NYC Economic Development Corporation’s (EDC) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), covering 17 new passenger ferry stops, including Red Hook. There are currently a number of ferries traversing the waters around Manhattan. The East River ferries are operated […]
Star-Revue snags 4 awards in state-wide newspaper competition, by Kimberly Gail Price
The New York Press Association is a state-wide trade group for local journalism founded in 1953. The Red Hook Star-Revue joined NYPA in the Spring of 2012. Since that time, we have won 13 awards in their annual Better Newspaper Contest (BNC). This year, the Star-Revue was honored with four awards. Each award is accompanied by a description of why […]
Battle of the Decades at Cora’s Red Hook Prom, by Mary Staub
The battle of the decades is coming to Red Hook the first Saturday in May. On May 7th, Cora Dance will throw their 4th Annual Red Hook Prom. Adults can dance the night away until 11 pm, whilst supporting Cora’s pay-what-you-can youth programs, which aim to make dance and artistic expression available and accessible to all. The group’s overall mission is to use […]
Op-Ed: Mayor’s problems put LICH deal under renewed scrutiny, by George Fiala
Here’s what the Star-Revue naively wrote back in 2013, endorsing Bill de Blasio for mayor: We like Bill for a couple of reasons. Bill de Blasio has been a friend to the neighborhood of Red Hook, as well as all of Brooklyn as a whole. He is from the area, having represented the 39th District as City Councilman until his […]
Is de Blasio the next to go? Op-Ed by George Fiala
I was stunned by Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announcement of the Brooklyn Queens Connector – his $2.5 billion plan for a trolley system that would serve only the Brooklyn and Queens waterfront. What shocked me was the funding source. It is to be financed by floating a bond issue backed by anticipated property tax increases on land adjacent to the […]
Commentary – The Flux of CB 6, by Mark Shames
There have been significant changes at the top of the Brooklyn Community Board 6 (CB6) hierarchy. Our Carroll Gardens’ friend and neighbor Gary Reilly, former Chairperson of CB6, has started a new domestic adventure with his wife and children in a home of their own with a backyard near Mount Kisco, New York. My guess is that even Gary would […]
Editorial: What Red Hook would really be getting, by Kimberly Gail Price
While campaigning for the mayoral race in 2013, Mayor de Blasio made frequent stops in and around Red Hook. He made lots of campaign promises to these neighborhoods, including better transportation for Red Hookers. The promise that put him on the map – the promise that took him from last place to first among candidates – was the promise to […]
Mark’s Corner: Why I support Hillary
Months ago I stated that I would vote for Hillary Clinton for President. Our New York Primary approaches in April and the contest on the Democratic Party side has tightened since I made my endorsement. This seems a good time to reaffirm my commitment and explain my evolving thoughts. I am voting for Hillary Clinton because she among all […]
Red Hook Crimes Laid To Wretched Housing in Area, Brooklyn Eagle, 1927
Rooms without windows and poor ventilation cited by Board Brooklyn Eagle, March 22, 1927 Substition of the All-Day Club for the All-Night Club was seen as a remedy for any crime menace in Red Hook by Mrs. Ida Wambold, superintendent of the Flatbush Boys Club, who today advocated the establishment of a community center for the whole family in […]