Celebrating Community
The Red Hook Civic Association had their November meeting at the Red Hook Rec Center on the 27th. Formed earlier in the year, the new Association includes a number of committee so more could be accomplished outside of the general meeting. Each committee meets once a month. There is the organizing committee, an infrastructure committee, a services committee (public and […]
The Red Hook Civic Association, which restarted with new leadership earlier this year, made a notable impression in the NYC media world with a major story about its push for a new express bus taking Red Hookers to lower Manhattan. This is a long term project of the Civic Association, and almost came to pass in 2008 until the financial […]
Meeting in session. Photo by George Fiala. The Red Hook Civic Association met on September 26 in the teacher’s cafeteria of PS 15. There were plenty of new faces around the tables, as well as the 76th Precinct Neighborhood Coordination Officers (NCO). The following topics were discussed, under the aegis co-president John McGettrick. Roundtable discussion with 76th Precinct Officers: Illegal […]
The Red Hook Civic Association held their monthly meeting on March 28 at the PS 15. A teacher from BASIS, Robert Barrios, NCO Jonathan Rueda and assistant police captain Ramos and Annette Amendola were some of the people at the meeting. The Thor Equities site on Beard Street was brought up again. John McGettrick, president of the Civic Association, said that there […]
The Red Hook Civic Association met on January 31 at PS 15. Attendees included NCO Officers Damien Clarke and Jonathan Rueda, Red Hook West Tenant Association President Lillie Marshall, Karen Broughton representing Felix Ortiz, and Robert Berrios from Visitation Church. Buses A major topic discussed was the possible return of the B71 bus line. Robert Berrios, Red Hook’s bus expert, […]