2010 The Red Hook Star-Revue 2023

classes, Harriet Zucker is Red Hook canine savior, Best NYCHA meeting ever!, The Death Traps of Red Hook, Rocky Sullivan’s is Red Hook’s authentic Irish Bar, Why is NYC delaying Gowanus cleanup, Op-Ed by Carlos Menchaca: The Importance of Participation, Mark Shames: Why I support Hillary, Tim Sultan reads from Sunny’s Nights at Book Court, Osvaldo Miguel, a Red Hook Hero, $100 Missing from Flood Protection funding, Judge Judith Kaye’s legacy in Red Hook, Permanent Exclusion can led to an innocent person’s eviction at the Red Hook Houses, Janet Andrews celebrated at Justice Center, Bush Terminal Park has permanent Street Soccer court, Sunny Balzano passes suddenly, Adult Dance Classes return to Cora, Ferry location still up in the air, Red Hook gets a comic book hero courtesy of Dean Haspiel, Proposed agreement places Gowanus retention tank on private property, Both Red Hook and Lower Manhattan planning for Integrated Flood Protection, IKEA remodels café, Michael Racioppo is against plastic bags, Star-Revue winner of four statewide awards, Menchaca takes on heavy hitting developer and wins, City looking to evict Gowanus’ Eastern Effects studio for retention tank work, Senior Center to open by the end of the summer, Strong Place daycare saved, Red Hook Library fashion show fundraiser a success, Bay Street softball fields closed through 2018, Big Dawg Party Rental, Red Hook Fest goes global, Mermaids on display in Boerum Hill, Red Hook’s new Tenant Union led by Ben Fuller-Googins, NYCHA’s mold problem, Red Hook pool open, Collaboration is the word at Supersmith, Mayor of Molesi visits Sacred Hearts/St. Stephens, Death ends life on the mend, a story about the death of Jaheim Smallwood, shot at 75 Bush Street, first story by reporter Noah Phillips, New Ferry to dock at Atlantic Basin, Shore Power is operational, NYU Langone installs da Vinci robotic surgeon at NYU Lutheran Hospital, Bridging Gowanus returns, Living through the gentrification of Carroll Gardens, by Mary Ann Pietanza, Ragas at Pioneer Works, Red Hook’s Joshua Palacios drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays, Ray Hall holds fish fry to raise money for Old Timer’s Day, Alex Washburn, Red Hook’s professor at large, CitiBike invades Red Hook, Michael Little, surfer, tends bar at Pioneer Works’ garden, Bridging Gowanus – an Opposing View, by Rita Miller, Triada Samaras and Lucy DeCarlo, Brooklyn Americana comes to Brooklyn, Addabbo’s new WIC program, Deirdre Swords, a special talent who created a Red Hook Institution, Shore Power operational, but not in use, Celebrating Red Hook Special Section, Miracle on Mill Street –FEMA upgrades will modernize and upgrade NYCHA living, Brooklyn Bridge Rotary club to honor Buddy Scotto, Mystery Junk in the Gowanus (Emily Kluver’s first story for the StarRevue, Superfund Cleanup moves into next phase, NY Times article lets

Red Hook know about plans for Formula E racing in Red Hook, Opening of Senior Center delayed to December, Amy Helfand designs rugs made in Nepal, Rocky Sullivan’s to move to old Lillie’s bar, Civic Association holds big September meeting, which included State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, The Fish Gods of Erie Basin – reporter Noah Phillips goes night fishing with Robbie Giordany, Tony Sterling case still unresolved, Summit Academy teams with IKEA on new career center, Community updated by Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency at PS 15 meeting, Morning Music with James McBride, Chuck Cleveland, Georgia Caterer, Turkey Expert Bryan Mayer of Fleishers, Open House at DE-CONSTRUKT, Good Fork publishers cookbook, Dedication of Sponge Park, Diabetes Support Group formed in Red Hook, PSA1 Community Cops to become Peacemakers, Mother Cabrini, a Saint who walked among us, Celebrity Wedding at Visitation Church: Demonic of Dramatic?, Chris Ward’s plan for Red Hook, Thor Equities debut’s plan for sugar refinery site, What will Trump mean for Red Hook, Serve to get communities of color over the hump, by Khary Bekka, Red Hook Christmas is special, Who was Sol Goodman, anyway – the story of Red Hook’s Rec Center. Floor damage puts Senior Center work in limbo,

2017

Red Hook Entrepreneur Jeremy McCool aims to transform electric car industry, Gas service out for Christmas at 130 local NYCHA apartments, Andrea McKnight challenges Lillie Marshall for Red Hook West TA Prez, Locals to MTA – Bring back the B71!, Brendan J. Dugan obituary, Red Hook Houses receives kitchen appliances via Felix Ortiz, Local land-use expert holds open office hours, Carroll Gardens Library gets homegrown mural, Purbird opens up on Henry Street, Hugs in a time of Trump – people get together at Sunny’s to cope, Sonia Sotomayor charms at St. Francis College, Christmas joy at the Rec and Miccio Centers, Santander Bank discovers Red Hook, Lillie Marshall wins 63-36, Love Red Hook Style, Nydia Velazquez joins women at huge Washington protest, Young PAVE gym teacher dies suddenly, Ray Hall flies a drone, Nino Pantano has been around forever, Risha Gorig and Franz Landspersky perform at Bait and Tackle, Dabriah Alston manages increased Red Hook WIFI access, Confrontation at Visitation Church, Local Clergy respond to immigration ban, Nydia in forefront to save healthcare, Special PI Day section, Chris Ward pushes AECOM proposal, including Red Hook subway, at the Brooklyn Historical Society, City sends BQX promoter to Civic Association, leaves with a message that Red Hookers are not interested, Summit seniors receive full college scholarships after appearing on the Ellen Degeneres program, Mardi Gras fundraiser at the Red Hook Library, Brooklyn Bridge Rotary Club to take part in End Hunger outreach, Mingo Tull, the Music Man of Red Hook, Carroll Gardens Association lobbies in Albany, Red Hook Container Terminal faces uncertain future, Trash Talk at She-Weld, Pablo Sierra teaches tennis, Good Friday tradition continues in Carroll Gardens, Rocky’s is back! Atlantic Basin Ferry to start June 1, NYPD rolls out NCO program, Many Artistic Endeavors of Beriah Wall, Red Hook Cranes could be history, Locals wary of plans for new bar on Beard Street, Estate Four unloads most of their Red Hook properties, Star-Revue captures prestigious ‘Ippies” award at CUNY, Protest at Red Hook Ballfields, the Felix Awards, Humberto Lopes donates to PS 676, Red Hook Flea envisioned, Balloon Pete, the Glass Man, Supersmith launches summer education program, Walt Whitman at Barge Museum, Summer job roundup, Cora Prom crown Menchaca, Derby watchers crowd Sunny’s, Red Hook Walks returns, The Hook to be invaded by thousands of racing fans, Large Snakes found dead at Valentino Pier, Red Hook Labs announces summer shows, Ballfields to be closed longer than thought, but they will be pretty when done, Where to see the Fourth of July fireworks, Headless Torso found near Waterfront Museum, Steve’s Key Lime pies will be sold at Brooklyn’s new Dekalb mall, Neighborhood Portrait: Samora Coles, Jim Tampakis has a plan to maximize Red Hook’s waterways and reduce truck traffic, Thor Equities vacant Richard Street property keeps neighborhood in suspense, Red Hook getting $100 million for flood protection starting this summer, Francesca Van Horne entrances Jalopy crowd, Pioneer Works garden offers a haven in the heat, Regina Opera performs at Carroll Gardens Library, Baked founder moves on, Glass Castle author’s time as a local community journalist, Defontes – a religious experience outside of church, In memory of George Kornienko, Summer travel to Philosophy Park, Neighborhood Portrait: Marlene Pantin, Vander Carter, also known as Chef V., prepares for a street food revolution, NCO Cops meet with community at Miccio, Verona Street has an indoor batting cage, Bridging the Gap feted at Borough Hall, Second Sundays – one of many programs at Pioneer Works, Menchaca faces five challengers in Democratic primary, Announcing Celebrating Red Hook 2017, Old Timer’s Day planned for Red Hook VFW, Obituary for Eugene “Mohammad” Mack, New park planned for Carroll Gardens, Mission Martial Arts comes to Van Brunt St, Neighborhood Portrait: Dan Al-Mateen, Jan Bell grows a music festival, Michael Pesce keeps an Italian tradition alive, NYCHA construction begins five years after Sandy, Red Hook’s Ortiz sisters pray for their Caribbean relatives, Jo Anne Simon meets her constituents for coffee, 76th Precinct’s Paul Grudzinski retires, Skateboard park planned for Harold Ickes Park, Looking back at Sandy, interviews with Trevor Budd, John Gorden

Gauld, St. John Frizell, Charles Flickinger, Bea Byrd, Gabriel Florenz, Martha Bowers; Red Hook Walks returns, Brooklyn Clay Tour, Neighborhood Portrait: John Heyer II, Jonothan

Munez receives prestigious scholarship, Kustera Projects presents The Callas, Senior Center to Open Really Soon, Mexican artist Bosco Sodi who makes Red Hook his home, Red Hook remembers Suzanne Amendola, Religious News – Interviewing Leroy Branch, UPS signs deal to move to Red Hook, replacing Snapple, Gospel Tabernacle helps feed the neighborhood, Red Hook’s Cruise Terminal will be upgraded and more ships will be coming in, Local beverage moguls talk business with Eric Adams and Alicia Glen, Giant chess board a hit at Red Hook Walks, Pozallo Club celebrates special mass at Sacred Hearts, Digital Stewards showcase local talent, Neighborhood Profile: Lou Sones, Red Hook Open Studios set for November, Reporter Halley Bondy writes about motherhood, Almost a year of Trump and we’re still OK! Broadcaster John Hockenberry entangled in harassment story, Hannah Senesh School honors WW2 namesake, FEMA money helps Red Hookers to gain struction skills, Dance performance follows community Thanksgiving, Velazquez holds Town Hall to discuss Superfund, Menchaca on NYCHA’s lead problem, Thinking Foxy & Winston for gifts, Nobletree Coffee opens in Red Hook, Harbor Middle School envisioned for Red Hook, Neighborhood Profile: Chicko, Eric Adams imports Red Hook youth to promote BQX trolley folly;