The Red Hook Star-Revue invites Mayor Bill de Blasio to a community forum to tell us in person how he has saved healthcare in South Brooklyn. This newspaper began publishing in 2010. By that time, Brad Lander had already succeeded de Blasio in the city council. We did not get to know him as councilman. We did finally meet de Blasio […]
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South Brooklyn 4th of July, by George Fiala
Enjoy these photos of South Brooklyn on the 4th of July, 2014!
Editorial: Is Change Inevitable?
Our cover story this issue details the Red Hook plans of a real estate developer. They have big plans for the neighborhood, and many feel that this is a great thing for Red Hook. The developer has bought some of our old industrial buildings and have grandiose plans to turn Red Hook into a regional artistic hub. In a time […]
Gowanus Gunman Shoots 2 Ironworkers, Kills Self, By Harrison Neuhaus
A gunman fired shots at a Gowanus iron shop on June 30th , wounding two before barricading himself inside a building and killing himself. According to local police, a report of gunfire came in at around 11:20am. The suspect opened fire at C&A Iron Works on 13th Street and Hamilton Place after allegedly looking for a job there. At approximately 11:17am […]
Red Hook 2024, by Micah B. Rubin
If all goes according to plan, Red Hook’s “back” will be unrecognizable within ten years. The Los Angeles-based developer Est4te Four has a reputation for breathing new life into abandoned and derelict buildings. They’ve turned gritty neighborhoods in Milan and London into centers of culture and fashion. Their current projects at 160 Imlay Street and 202 Coffey Street are set […]
Red Hook was the place to be this 4th of July, by Peter Axtman
For the first time since 2009, Red Hook residents will have a prime view of Fourth of July fireworks. With the Macy’s annual fireworks show returning to its old East River location – at the behest of first-year mayor Bill de Blasio – Red Hook’s neighbors across the river will once again put on a fireworks display. de Blasio’s Jersey […]
Cross Country Fundraising begins on Court Street, by Clarissa Sauter
An event conceived in a Jerusalem pizza parlor three years ago made its way to Red Hook on Tuesday. Four cyclists who will bike across the country, raising money for children with special needs were given encouraging words, a Jewish Prayer book and American flag from last year’s trip at Investors Bank on 431 Court Street. A Senior Vice President […]
It’s NYC vs. EPA at monthly CAG meeting, by George Fiala
From day one, NYC has been against the Gowanus Canal’s Superfund designation, finally granted in 2010. It was opposed not only by the Bloomberg administration, but also the local City Councilman at the time. The Daily News reported, in an April 2009 article, “City Councilman Bill de Blasio (D-Park Slope) said he didn’t believe the cash-strapped federal program would be able to […]
Oversight meeting uncovers mold and money shortages, by George Fiala
NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer brought his traveling Sandy Oversight show to the auditorium of PS 15 Tuesday evening. Flanked by three of his deputies, by Councilman Carlos Menchaca and by the Mayor’s director of Housing Recovery, Amy Peterson, Stringer announced that he was in Red Hook to listen. This was not to be a normal feel-good town meeting Two lines were […]
Daniel Cruz remembered in funeral service, by George Fiala
Daniel Cruz’s funeral service was held Monday night in the Rockaways, where he grew up. A loving crowd of about one hundred friends and family members filled the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church to celebrate Danny’s life of forty years. Cruz was left on life support following an asthma attack on May 28th. He lived with his wife and three daughters […]