On January 7, 2014, Vice President Joe Biden came to Albany to announce-together with Governor Andrew Cuomo – a $16.7 billion federally funded package of programs to strengthen New York’s infrastructure against future storms. The money was part of the $50.5 billion in emergency money that congress granted to New York and New Jersey following Hurricane Sandy, with $200 million […]
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Red Hook Summit promotes unified resiliency at the Summit Academy, by George Fiala
The first Red Hook Summit was held in June, 2013 as the community was in initial Sandy recovery. It was an invitation-only event, held at Pioneer Works and included food and presentations on community organizing. It was funded by a group called the Red Hook Coalition. The Coalition was put together after Sandy and was a consortium of local […]
Red Hook Rising Update by the Red Hook Rising Committee, by Gita Nandan, Co-Chair
Over the past year a committee of local residents was formed to work with the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery to create a road to recovery post-Sandy. Red Hook was selected as one of ten NYC neighborhoods to participate in the NY Rising Community Reconstruction program. The goal was to create a plan that will help foster a more sustainable […]