Celebrating Community
During the first half of my twenties, I cared about art, not politics. I skimmed the news about wars and oil spills and participated in elections as a matter of civic duty, but deep down I intuited that nothing good or exciting would ever happen in Washington – or probably anywhere in the real world, which I found alienating and […]
It is no surprise that, due to the financial crisis imposed by COVID-19 upon the municipal budget, Mayor Bill de Blasio is reconsidering advancing his $2.7 billion Brooklyn Queens Connector streetcar project known as BQX. There was never a guarantee that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) would pay for 50 per cent of the cost. Dreams of Amazon doing the […]
Dr. William Chiang is a native New Yorker who moved to California last year for a fellowship in wilderness medicine at UCSF Fresno. On April 12, he flew home to serve as a daily volunteer in the emergency departments of several New York City hospitals until May 7. On April 17, after four consecutive nights of 12-hour shifts, he shared […]
Watch out for ICE The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are deploying agents to New York City. New Yorkers can call the ActionNYC hotline at 1-800-354-0365 to receive immigration legal help. New Yorkers who are feeling sad or anxious are not alone, and they can get connected to free, confidential mental health support by […]
On January 10, the New York City Police Department released footage from an officer-involved shooting that took place in the Gowanus Houses on October 15, 2019. Plainclothesmen Henry Neumann and Matthew Schmalix interrupted a gunfight in progress between 30-year-old Nasheem Prioleau and an unnamed civilian on Baltic Street and fired 31 shots at Prioleau, who subsequently died at Brooklyn Hospital. […]
Originally a hub for adult primary care, behavioral health, and HIV services, the Sunset Terrace Family Health Center has expanded to become a full-service healthcare facility to care for the borough’s growing families. The expansion of primary care and the addition of dental services and a new pharmacy are among the new services now provided at the newly renovated facility at 514 49th Street […]
The boys basketball team at Red Hook’s Summit Academy moved to 11-0 with their dominating 102-55 win over Brooklyn Collaborative Studies (BCS) on January 27. BCS, located in Carroll Gardens, dropped to 2-10 in the league. If Summit Academy wins their final three regular season games, they will complete their second consecutive undefeated season in the B division. Summit had […]
The JR Chronicles exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum is one worth the checking out, and you have until May 3 to do so. The show grabbed my attention when I learned that it featured photos and stories from all kinds of New Yorkers. With audio stories from hundreds of people, as well as fascinating pictures of new arrivals, longtime residents, […]
The PS 676 STEAM Room ribbon-cutting event took place on January 24, but this was a day that had been in the works since the beginning of the school year. STEAM refers to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math, and the elementary school in Red Hook has recently taken strides to improve its instruction in these fields, culminating in the […]
In January, the pump track at Harold Ickes Playground in northern Red Hook returned after an eight-month absence (and an article in last month’s Star-Revue about the mystery of its disappearance). The pump track is a lightweight installation of ramps and curves, intended to offer a temporary attraction for skateboarders and BMX riders in advance of the construction of a […]