Monthly Archives: March 2014

Editorial: Coalition needs even more presence

Posted on March 30, 2014 by redhookstar

A few weeks ago we were contacted by the Red Hook Coalition. Nahisha McCoy sent an email inviting us to their first community input meeting. We are happy that this Coalition, bearing the name of our community, has finally come … Continue reading →

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Red Hook Coalition holds first-ever public meeting, by George Fiala

Posted on March 30, 2014 by redhookstar

The Red Hook Coalition held a long-awaited public meeting on March 18th, in the lunchroom of the South Brooklyn Community School on Conover Street. The meeting was advertised with flyers and on Facebook, inviting the Red Hook community to give … Continue reading →

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A Stand Up Performance, by Kimberly Gail Price

Posted on March 29, 2014 by redhookstar

Originally posted on The Red Hook Star-Revue:
Anybody up for a good penis joke? In a fast paced play, Marc Spitz’s Up For Anything creates up the scenario in the opening moments to set up two hours of back to…

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A Stand Up Performance, by Kimberly Gail Price

Posted on March 29, 2014 by redhookstar

Anybody up for a good penis joke? In a fast paced play, Marc Spitz’s Up For Anything creates up the scenario in the opening moments to set up two hours of back to back zingers aimed at Walter Dabney, a … Continue reading →

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BASIS School to open in Red Hook this fall, by George Fiala

Posted on March 25, 2014 by redhookstar

The BASIS Independent School received permission to run a Red Hook School at a March 25 hearing of the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA). The school, which will be located at 556 Columbia Street, is located in an IBZ … Continue reading →

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Neighborhood throws benefit to help local photographer, by Kimberly Gail Price

Posted on March 9, 2014 by redhookstar

Craig LaCourt lives with his family in Red Hook. He takes pictures. For more than a decade his photography has captured the souls of his community. Craig’s portraits reveal personality, emotion, action, but most of all, they illustrates humanity. In … Continue reading →

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The Crazy World of Politics, by George Fiala

Posted on March 9, 2014 by redhookstar

It’s March and the 2014 races are getting closer. Word is that a Mexican American is looking to do to Assemblyman Felix Ortiz what Carlos Menchaca did to Sara Gonzalez in the city council. Nydia’s 10th two year Congressional term … Continue reading →

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Editorial: Calling for a stronger Civic Association

Posted on March 9, 2014 by redhookstar

Last Friday, Public Advocate Leticia James named Carlos Menchaca the Red Hook representative to oversee the Request for Proposal procedures regarding the Long Island College Hospital (LICH). He joins the Cobble Hill Association, the Brooklyn Heights Association, the Boerum Hill … Continue reading →

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Councilmembers Lander and Levin guests at February Gowanus CAG meeting, by George Fiala

Posted on March 9, 2014 by redhookstar

The Gowanus Community Advisory Group (CAG) meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to the Canal Superfund cleanup. At its February 25 meeting, local councilmen Steve Levin and Brad Lander appeared by invitation. The CAG consists of sixty members, many of … Continue reading →

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New boilers to be installed at Red Hook Houses, by George Fiala

Posted on March 9, 2014 by redhookstar

Although advertised as one, there were actually two separate meetings at PS 15 on March 6th. The auditorium held an informational meeting where affected homeowners could meet representatives from Build It Back, a city program that is supposed to distribute … Continue reading →

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