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New mandatory disclosure reports filed in May at the New York State Board of Elections gave local voters a glimpse into the campaigns of several candidates who hope to represent Red Hook in Albany in 2021. The documents reveal political donations and expenditures made between January 12 and May 18. Schoolteacher Jabari Brisport, who trailed former State Senate staffer Jason […]
The term “Green New Deal” typically brings to mind progressive politicians on the national stage, like U.S. Representative Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders. But thanks to Red Hook’s assemblyman, Assistant Speaker Félix Ortiz of the 51st District, New York State has a chance to craft its own climate change plan in the same vein. In February, Ortiz introduced Assembly […]
It had only been light out for a few minutes on the sub-freezing early morning of Monday, March 13 when the black rented van pulled away from the curb in the Columbia Waterfront District. The van was bound for Albany, for the Carroll Gardens Association’s annual lobbying trip on behalf of itself and the statewide Neighborhood Preservation Program. The Carroll […]
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is in the process of replacing refrigerators and stoves for many of the residents of the Red Hook Houses. The new appliances are being paid for through the state budget as part of $100 million of capital funding for NYCHA, according to the New York State Division of the Budget office. The upgrades […]
Felix Ortiz has represented Red Hook and Sunset Park in the NY State Assembly for over 20 years. Last year, following the removal of Sheldon Silver as Assembly Speaker, Ortiz became the Assistant Speaker for the new Assembly leader Carl Heastie. We have gotten to know Felix well over the past five years publishing the Star-Revue, as well as his […]
In our current issue, we asked each candidate running for State Assembly (both the 51st and 52nd districts) to submit around 500 words explaining their positions to the public and why they would make a good elected official. The primary is tomorrow – we urge all to go and vote and here is what everyone said (plus the introduction that […]
On September 9th the polls will open at 6 am. Hopefully everyone will be able to figure out where to go and vote. There is a very handy voting booth locator online. It is at http://nyc.pollsitelocator.com. We just checked and it seems to be correct. That’s the easy part. A bit harder is making the right choice. Summertime is a […]