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Carlos Menchaca, News, NYCHA, Red Hook Library, Theater

Theater of the Liberated visits Red Hook

On October 20, the Red Hook Library hosted a free performance of “Soft” by the Theater of the Liberated. Directed by Carolyn Ferguson, a resident of the Gowanus Houses, the play dramatized the administrative labyrinth that NYCHA tenants have to navigate when they request repairs for their apartments. Last year, the nonprofit Hester Street organized an arts forum called Making […]

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Grand NYCHA rebuilding to be done by 2021

According to what residents heard at the Miccio Center, Red Hook East and West will all have all-new roofs, a new heating system for every building, brand new playgrounds, new doors, surveillance cameras and better security access, together with some nice landscaping by the summer of 2021. The money for all of this comes from FEMA. This is money that […]

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Important RH Houses Construction update at the Miccio – tomorrow at 6:30, by Nathan Weiser

On Wednesday, February 7, from 6:30 until 8:00 pm at the Miccio Community Center (110 West 9th Street)  NYCHA and the architects of the new designs for Sandy recovery construction will let the community know exactly where the project stands today, the final project design. The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and their construction firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates […]

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NYCHA construction begins five years after Sandy

“It is a great day for this community,” Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez said at the groundbreaking for the construction of Red Hook East and West. “Here we are in a path to recovery. In that sense, we have to make sure the rebuilding we do is one that is built to last.” The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), along with […]

Felix Ortiz, NYCHA, Red Hook Houses

Red Hook Houses receive new kitchen appliances, by Emily Kluver and Noah Phillips

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 […]

Lillie Marshall, Local Issues - Red Hook, NYCHA, Red Hook Houses

Heated contest on for Red Hook West TA President, by Noah Phillips

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 […]

Environment, Local Issues - Red Hook, NYCHA, Red Hook Senior Center, Sandy Related

Miracle on Mill Street, by Noah Phillips

  Hurricane Sandy badly affected the Red Hook Houses, worsening the already uncomfortable living conditions for Red Hook’s 6,217 New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) residents. Sandy and its associated floods destroyed boilers, damaged roofs beyond repair, and compromised playgrounds, lighting, underground conduits, fencing, and sidewalks. Four years after the storm, a process is underway not only to repair the […]

NYCHA, Red Hook Senior Center

Red Hook Senior Center to Reopen by End of Summer, by Nathan Weiser

Construction of Red Hook’s new senior center will be complete by late July, according to the New York City Housing Authority and project supervisors.   The senior citizens of Red Hook have not had a dedicated senior center since Hurricane Sandy demolished the old one in 2012. The seniors currently use space in the basement of the Miccio Center on […]

NYCHA, Sandy Related

The best NYCHA meeting ever! by George Fiala

In a stunning reversal from the past, NYCHA held a great meeting Monday night at the Miccio Center. The purpose was to present preliminary plans for an upgrade of the Red Hook Houses using money that FEMA has granted for improving the development to better cope with future flood disasters. A common complaint at many prior meetings NYCHA has held since Sandy is […]