Celebrating Community
On Friday, December 14, the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) converted the LOOK Hotel at 17 Seabring Street into a temporary homeless shelter that will offer 152 beds for “single adult males who are employed or employable.” DHS has contracted Core Services Group, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit, to operate the facility. No estimate has been provided for how […]
Theater of the Oppressed gives teenagers an opportunity and an outlet to share stories and life experiences that they might not be able to otherwise. This program chose to partner with the Red Hook Justice Center because they they both engage young people in social justice issues. They will be wrapping up their third session of the year at the […]
Approximately 15 local residents met with local leaders and officers of the 76th Precinct at 191 Union St., where they voiced their frustration over a lack of parking spaces–especially regarding the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Carshare program—and what they considered to be the reckless use of Tesla cars. Locals meet the police the first Wednesday of every month at the […]
Carlos Menchaca should have never had a race for re-election, he’s one of the better council members, at least as I see it. However, for various reasons, not many having to do with actual governance, he did. Thankfully, to me and many readers of the Red Hook Star-Revue, he won, pretty much going away. So now that we have four […]
Community Board 6’s (CB6) Permits & Licenses committee meeting on June 26 voted four yeas and one nay to the approval of an on-premise liquor license for Narrow Water Brewing at 158 Beard St., contingent upon a stipulation that addresses some community concerns. The bar agreed to only stay open until 11 p.m. from Sunday through Wednesday and 1 a.m. […]
Participatory Budgeting is a community wide process that allows constituents to suggest, develop and vote on discretionary funds. For the fourth year in a row council member Carlos Menchaca has allocated $2 million for projects in his district, which includes Red Hook, Sunset Park and Windsor Terrace. Since September, volunteers have been designing and budgeting community ideas. And the time […]
On January 24, Santander Bank, which has a branch at 498 Columbia Street, held a home-buyers workshop in the basement of the River of God Christian Center, at 110 Wolcott Street. Leon Gelzer, Santander’s Mortgage Development Officer, served as host. Branch Manager Christian Jarama also showed up to meet his neighbors. “We want you to come in and become a […]
On January 26, the Red Hook Houses West Tenant Association (TA) will hold elections for its executive board. Across the city, TA executive boards act as go-betweens for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and its many residents. The president of the board also acts as spokesperson for their residents and is responsible for dispersing Tenant Participation Funds. Lillie […]
There has never been more uncertainty about the future of our federal government in my lifetime, than right now. In 1980 Ronald Reagan gave an inaugural address that included the phrase, “government is not the solution, it is the problem.” That same speech also included a very powerful, upbeat message, as follows: “I believe we, the Americans of today, are […]
In 2012, Hurricane Sandy devastated the original Red Hook Senior Center. Today, the seniors of Red Hook are still waiting to move back into a center of their own. While they wait, they are using a room in the basement of the nearby Miccio Center. “When you are doing construction, and it is something that has been impacted by Hurricane […]