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What’s nowadays mostly marking the return to the so-called normality in Europe after the outbreak is the UEFA European Football Championship, a tournament played every four years. The tournament was scheduled for last year, but…. That is why the championship is still called EURO2020 despite happening this year. The structure of the whole event sees 24 national teams competing match-by-match […]
I met the rapper Intikana through a series of mutual connections; some from a New York based Taíno community and some from musicians we both know. Born and raised in the Bronx, Intikana went to P.S. 76, M.S. 135, then to Dewitt Clinton High School. As a professional recording artist, Intikana has collaborated with legends such as Dead Prez, Keith […]
“Enright, I need you to cover the Hamill unveiling!” It was George again. I could almost smell his cheap cigar seeping through my cell phone as I helped a friend scale a striped bass on Canarsie Pier. “Huh?” I replied in my usual sophisticated way. “Pete Hamill, you twit! You wrote a memorial to him back in August!” “Right, I […]
The coronavirus pandemic undoubtedly devastated New York City’s arts and entertainment sector with many venues, including Broadway theaters and art galleries, remaining shuttered for more than a year. However, the arts are slowly coming back to life thanks to COVID-19 restrictions continuing to be lifted across the state and city. Eighteen artists from TI Art Studios (located in the Treasure […]
Samantha VanAlstyne, 25, can now list “published author” on her resume as she continues to juggle life and college during an ongoing pandemic. Earlier this year, she self-published “Hi, I’m Sam,” which details her journey with cerebral palsy and learning self-acceptance. “The whole thing started as a conversation with my niece who’s seven,” said VanAlstyne, further explaining that she is […]
I wrote an article on E. Rossi & Company in Little Italy, NYC for the Red Hook Star Revue a while ago. Sometime later, I received an email from someone who’d read the article and felt strongly enough to write to me about it. That person, Janice Aubrey, told me that when her mother visited NYC, she used to go […]
BloomAgainBklyn – a community-based, non-profit organization that repurposes unsold and once-used flowers into new arrangements – has been operating non-stop throughout the pandemic. Volunteers have upcycled fresh flowers destined for the solid waste stream, made them into new arrangements, and delivered them to frontline workers and vulnerable populations. “Some of the nursing homes that we deliver to weekly or twice-weekly […]
As the Red Hook Star-Revue reported last month, French company Grain de Sail’s modern cargo sailboat finally docked in the Brooklyn Bridge Park marina in mid-May. The sailboat and its four crew members left Saint-Malo, France, on April 16 to embark on a three-month-long Transatlantic voyage that would make stops in New York and the Dominican Republic. The vessel is […]
A bald eagle in the (now former) UPS gravel pit next to Valentino Pier. The eagle looked a little rough around the edges. Hope it is ok. Though you might appreciate the sighting photos. If it turns out they are helpful to you, I can send the high res versions.
One can debate the justice, or the lack thereof, of the rapid fade of Mayoral candidate Scott Stringer, based upon allegations that, 20 years ago, he engaged in acts which, if proven, would constitute the crime of “forcible touching,” a Class-A misdemeanor, which would carry a penalty of up to a year in prison, if the statute of limitations hadn’t […]