I had many reservations when the Red Hook Star Revue asked me to write this article; but I knew George did not personally know my mother and had only heard of her; so I thought I would write it. Here we go! If I told it all; it would be a book. So let me give you a snippet of […]
Red Hook Houses
Old Timer’s a happy day of reunion, by George Fiala
Old Timer’s Day is a once a year celebration for all those past and present who have made the Red Hook Houses their home. People from all over the country include this joyful reunion in their summer vacation plans. Normally, all gather in the comfortable Coffey park, but the park is under renovation so the fest was moved to Bush-Clinton, […]
Red Hook Old Timer’s Day Promises a Weekend of Excitement, by Harrison Neuhaus
Red Hook Old Timer’s Day is happening again this year on Sunday, August 10th. Starting at 11am locals and former residents will gather in Bush-Clinton Park to celebrate the history of the neighborhood and it’s residents. Due to construction at the normal Coffey Park venue, the 30th annual Old Timer’s Day will take place at “Tea Park”, officially known as Bush-Clinton Park. Despite […]
Menchaca, NYCHA Promise Asbestos Safety in Public Housing Construction, by Harrison Neuhaus
Amid construction on Red Hook’s public housing developments, questions about asbestos have been circulating throughout the neighborhood. Resulting from an influx of calls, residents succeeded in grabbing the attention of their elected officials, as New York City Councilman Carlos Menchaca called a meeting to update locals on this process. This evening, Monday July 28, several officials from NYCHA and their […]
New Brown Baptist celebrates Sister Ingram’s Centennial, by George Fiala
Virginia Ingram’s 100th birthday was celebrated on June 28th at the Red Hook church she helped found over fifty years ago. The New Brown Memorial Baptist Church, a block from the Clinton Street post office, was filled with family members from all over the country, and well wishers including Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez and Assemblyman Felix Ortiz. Deaconess Ingram was born […]
Oversight meeting uncovers mold and money shortages, by George Fiala
NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer brought his traveling Sandy Oversight show to the auditorium of PS 15 Tuesday evening. Flanked by three of his deputies, by Councilman Carlos Menchaca and by the Mayor’s director of Housing Recovery, Amy Peterson, Stringer announced that he was in Red Hook to listen. This was not to be a normal feel-good town meeting Two lines were […]
Daniel Cruz remembered in funeral service, by George Fiala
Daniel Cruz’s funeral service was held Monday night in the Rockaways, where he grew up. A loving crowd of about one hundred friends and family members filled the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church to celebrate Danny’s life of forty years. Cruz was left on life support following an asthma attack on May 28th. He lived with his wife and three daughters […]
Emergency Meeting called in Red Hook, by George Fiala
People in Red Hook are slowly to understand that the closing of Long Island College Hospital is a disaster for Red Hook. A tragic combination of news about a death that followed a half hour or more wait for an ambulance, plus an accident on Lorraine and Hicks that killed a 14 year-old-boy, led Wally Bazemore to call Felix Ortiz who called […]
Red Hook resident dies after delayed ambulance response, by George Fiala
Wednesday evening, May 21, Danny Cruz Jr. was busy making dinner for his three girls, Tea, 14; Savanna 12 and the youngest, Angel. Dinner was hamburgers and potato puffs. He loved making dinner, helping his wife Tynisha, who works during the day. He was getting ready for the job he held since last November. He worked the 11 pm – […]
Lillie Marshall fields housing complaints at monthly tenant meeting, by George Fiala
If you live in the Red Hook West Houses, you are eligible to become a voting member of the Red Hook West Tenant Association, and have President Lillie Marshall help you with NYCHA issues. Another major benefit is being part of a community which meets every second Tuesday at 428 Columbia Street, apartment 1 C. The dues are only $2 per […]