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2018

After Destroying LICH, Andrew Cuomo sets his sights on Red Hook, Senior Center finally opens – Miccio gets its basement back!, Growing up on Columbia Street, by Tina Portelli, Justice Center teams with Red Hook Labs to create new film makers, Good Shepherd is all around us, Diana Reyna leaves Borough Hall, Menchaca holds second inauguration, Christmas at the Rec Center, Celebrating the new Senior Center!, AECOM and the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce want to tell us how to live, Nancy Carbone leads Red Hook Non-Profit, NYCHA rebuilding to be done by 2021, Civic Association takes on major topics including buses, recognizing local heroes, PS 15 benefit, warehouse developments, the Sugar Factory, AECOM, Flood Protection, Barking dogs are annoying neighbors in Beard Street lot, Rocky Sullivan’s hosts Justice Center fundraiser, Local leaders discuss climate change, IKEA’s Valentine’s Day ideas, Nydia Velazquez promotes Americorps program, under threat from Trump, Nan Goldin show at Pioneer Works, Still time to catch Iceberg show at Kentler, Panzerotti Bites a new addition to Smith Street, Wet Whistle Wines – a seamless transition, Leaving piles of Sitt in Red Hook, Bait and Tackle closes after 13 years on Van Brunt, Hope and Anchor ends a 15 year run on Van Brunt. Star-Revue holds pizza party, Local Leaders want to restore and reclaim Red Hook, Red Hook to lose parking spaces, Red Hook seniors happy with new location, Honoring Sue Amendola at the Civic Association, Artists responding to AIDS subject of new BWAC show, Red Hook Art Project looking for volunteers, Rita brings new life to Van Brunt, Francesca Van Horne returns to Jalopy, Black History celebration at Senior Center, Making Red Hook Better – “Why not create a Government Improvement District (GID) and allow a slight tax assessment to fund a paid Red Hook Supervisor, as well as a small office.” Mayor’s Action Plan presents confusing agenda at the library, PS 15 fundraiser fills Pioneer Works, Introducing the Healthy Geezer, Folk Music is music of the people, by Matt Caprioli, Red Hook Labs features international photo exhibit, Target Margin Theater moves to Sunset Park, Tiny Star-Revue tops larger Brooklyn papers in statewide newspaper contest as Sarah Matusek and Emily Kluver win most of the writing awards, Menchaca hosts Thor Equity honchos at the Rec Center (note – this is the only time we’ve ever used the word honchos in a headline), Redemption Church launches in Red Hook, Nothing but excuses from Parks, no solutions from politicians as ballfields remain closed for yet another year, Summit’s Analeza Edore wins school’s first athletic scholarship, Foxy and Winston leaves Red Hook, Neighborhood in transition as Hope and Anchor’s letters removed and For Rent sign removed from the former Bait and Tackle, Sheryl Nash-Chisholm creates a local fashion show at Red Hook Labs, Risha Gorig stars in the Puppet Dance at Jalopy, Red Hook Fest celebrates 25th year, Star-Revue reviews Visitation Street, by Ivy Pochoda, RHI wins money in Innovation contest, Joe Sitt gives the finger to Red Hook, Menchaca gives it back, Star-Revue suggests Nydia Velazquez for the next mayor, Spotlight on Red Hook Atelier, New Book highlights criminal justice reforms at the Justice Center, Port History at PortSide, Ample Hills Red Hook Factory near completion, Outdoor Mass at Cabrini Park, RHI to release yearlong study on violence, Movie with scenes shot at Bene’s Record Shop hits home, first article by then-intern and now reporter Brian Abate, Neighborhood Portrait: Francesca Van Horne, Tesla a topic at Community Council meeting, Abby Hollander band at Jalopy, Nets fail to show up as planned at Miccio Center, Robbie Giordano recalls a Sunny Balzano story; Park Slope Author delivers inspiring new memoir, Glynne Hiller’s Passport to Paris, Plenty of neighborhood passes to the eVillage, William Robertson and his Open Microphone at Bene’s Record Shop, Some progress in ballfield reconstruction, Residents gather to give input at North Gowanus Visioning public meeting – first Star-Revue story by current contributor Erin DeGregorio, Ferry Tripping to Bay Ridge and Sunset Park and the Rockaways, and finally to Atlantic Avenue, Star-Revue talks to neighborhood delis, George Bromfield is a loyal Fairwayite, Ample Hills opens on Van Brunt, Ulli Gruber’s windows at Sunny’s, Art Tours with the Gowanus Dredgers, Real Estate interests despoil Erie Basin fishing, by Robbie Giordano, Invasion of the Rolling Dutchmen, Atlantic Avenue Preview, PS 676 on the way up with Priscilla Figueroa, Taste of Red Hook benefits RHI, Gary’s Spirit, Robbie Giordano remembers his friend Gary Fisher, Build A Block meeting talks local policing with Offer Jovin and Officer Class, Parks Apart Show Opposite Sides of Red Hook, Brian Abate gives the lowdown on Coffey Park and Valentino Pier on a nice summer day, Repeat break-ins exasperate fearful NYCHA residents, Menchaca has BQX doubts,Fandangoe turns grief into art, Dan Zanes Night Train 57 comes to BAM, Sweet Selections from Red Hook

Winery, Shopping Atlantic Avenue, Fresh Food abounds in the hood, Thrive Collective hosts Red Hook tournament, Red Hook Mourns William Robertson, the first story written for the Star-Revue by Brett Yates, Governors Island Expansion ideas explained at CB6 meeting, When Will Red Hook Get Its Flood Protection, by Brett Yates, Sue Amendola Street Naming, Civic Association touches touchy topics, including illegal garbage dumping, giant warehouse woes, BQX proposal, Charter buses parked on Bay Street, BQE reconstruction, Mayor de Blasio comes to Court Street to celebrate Buddy Scotto’s 90th Birthday, other guests included Nydia Velazquez, Joan Millman, John McGettrick, and members of the Carroll Gardens Association, which he founded, Summit Academy and PS 676 dads take their child to school day, Potoprens at Pioneer Works, Home Audios Series Serves it up at DE-CONSRUKT, Dan Zanes shines at Brooklyn Americana Festival, Wayne Kramer’s new memoir, Brooklyn Comedy Festival, Interview with Brooklyn Jazz Festival organizer Mike Golub, Hanks Saloon closing soon, Shared Brooklyn Coworking now open, Musicians in the Hook – Jamie Branch interviews Dave Hassell, Matty McDermott, Godzilla vs Sandy – Celebrating another Barnacle Parade, BASIS talks trucks, CB 6 shoots down Hamilton Avenue developer, After three decades, Tony from Red Hook Coffee Shop is hanging it up, by Noah Phillips, In case you were wondering what those bumpy things are that have suddenly appeared on just about every corner of the city…. By Erin DeGregorio, Gowanus CSO Facility Updates, October 2018 edition, Gowanus CAG feels neglected, Morton Lichter at Court Tree Collective, Interview with photographer Andrew White, Alsarah and the Nubatones at Bam, by Stefan Zeniuk, Bar Chord resounds with positive vibrations, by Mike Cobb, Briana Murphy reviews Mary-Elaine Jenkins’ debut album, Dekunle Somade speaks with Comedic Director John Hammond, Theater of the Liberated visits Red Hook, Red Hook Handball Courts are here to stay, This could be the year for Summit basketball, by Nathan Weiser, Red Hook Initiative by Brett Yates (the longest story we every ran, although this one is running close),

Community Leaders convene at Library summit, BASIS parent ranks on Red Hook at 76th Precinct Community meeting – Karen Broughton responds by saying she walked to the meeting through Red Hook in the dark with no problems, NYC DEP drops bombshell at Superfund meeting – wants to build a tunnel to hold excess sewage instead of two tanks, Trucking the topic at Civic Association, by George Fiala, Michelin Star born in Gowanus – Brett Yates reviews the restaurant Claro, Try Rae’s First to close, Red Hook expands art scene with Open Studios, by Carly Quellman, Lizzie and the Makers tour around the city to promote their latest EP, Meanwhile, Jay Tanner at the Jalopy Theater,

2019

City places homeless shelter in Red Hook, Reti Center proposes floating industrial center at GBX, Dutch delegation visits Community Justice Center, Enhanced crosswalks are coming to Columbia Street, NYU Langone Health Survey declares Red Hook an under-resourced and medically underserved community, Menchaca makes front page of the Daily News (by staff firings right before Christmas), Why I hate Newspaper columns, column by Brett Yates, Teaching Feminism at Yeshiva, What to check out at Pioneer Books, Carly Quellman on Michelle Obama’s memoir, Donald O’Finn, Artist rebel proprietor of Freddy’s Bar, by Mike Cobb (we still gets lots of hits on the online version of this article), New Brown Church gives music scholarships, Graphic Designer Samantha Dion Baker discusses her “Draw Your Day” book, by Erin DeGregorio, Swapping Pen and Paper for a pair of Kickboxing Gloves at a class, by Erin DeGregorio, Getting to the Point of Acupuncture, Jen Nelson on red Hook Pilates, Summit boy basketballers continue their winning ways, Exclusive Interview with Folksinger Greg Brown, by Mike Cobb, The Inside Story Behind the Rise of the Fortis Towers, by Brett Yates, DEP’s CSO Proposal explained to the Gowanus CAG, PS 15’s partnership with Cafeteria Culture, PS 15 still seeking buses for field trips, Actor Gary Sinise launches book at Friends of Firefighters, Gowanus by Design discusses rezoning framework before Big Meeting, Red Hook Streetscape embodies Paranoia in Local Short Film, Skin Deep by Kelsey LiebensonMorse, Say hello to the 2019 Pioneer Works Residents, Author Rachel Cline’s new book looks at MeToo –years before the movement started, by Matt Caprioli, The CopperPot advertises for Valentine’s Day Dinner, Lucreci Dalt at the Issue Project Room, The Chills to play the Bell House, Prospect Heights Bar the Way Station offers a social cure for Dr. Who fans, Bret Yates: Just Say No to NYCHA Privatization, My Ticketmaster Nightmare, by George Fiala, Space, by Kelsey Liebenson-Morse, Red Hook Neighborhood School hosts Commu-