2010 The Red Hook Star-Revue 2023

nity Game Night, Erin goes on a tour at Li-Lac Chocolates, Getting to know Furniture Artist Joseph Cauvel and CAUV Design, Uhuru Design’s Red Hook Roots, Q & A with Red Hook’s Allison Reeves, Red Hook’s New Buildings, A Critical Review, Latest Gowanus zoning plan revealed – City Planning presents a Disney-like vision of Gowanus, Gowanus Landmarking Coalitiong launches website, Trucks worry Civic Association, Cool People are cool at DE-CONSTRUKT, by Brett Yates, Ballfields remain dormant, NYCHA announces Maximum Income Policy and Section 18 Dispositions, by Brett Yates, Drama Ministry of Calvary Baptist Church Celebrates Black History, by Brett Yates, Pete Morales reflects on 70 years in Red Hook, Vegan Food is like Butter at Sans, by Brett Yates, Brooklyn Tattoo’s Adam Suerte, Women and Food, by Carly Quellman, Hank’s Saloon resurfaces at 345 Adams Street, Slavic Soul Party, a Park Slope Institution, My Two Wild Days in Zoning Class, by George Fiala “Luckily, our Councilman Menchaca, who, like Brad Lander, believes in affordable housing, understands the need for a balance between change and tradition. Jam’it adds Caribbean spice to the hood, Khary Bekka speaks at South Brooklyn High School, the new Red Hook buildings, a photo essay by Micah Rubin, Summit Academy in Jeopardy, Parks Department claims ballfields will open in 2021, Gowanus Dredgers have Canal Vision, Gowanus CAG frustrated as rezoning plans move forward, Urban Recover, Red Hook’s Quiet New Neighbor, BQX Courts Small Business Owners, Bekka teaches workshop, Gowanus Landmarkks Group rallies against destruction, Felix Ortiz introduces Green New Deal legislation, On the (Queer) Waterfron, by Elzia Grace Martin, The Brooklyn Folk Festival, In Conversation with Travis Good of The Sadies, Review of Girls on Grass’ album Dirty Power, Incoming Karaoke Nightclub raises concerns, Veronica Chambers to speak at PS 15 Library, Senior Citizens vamp at Fashion Show, Gaelic League Branch Marches for Irish Language Rights outside of Rocky Sullivan’s, BumbleBeesRus celebrates 7th Anniversary, Meet the Miccio’s New Director, Roland Knight, The Monster that Surrounds You: Tyjuan Hill, Ronald Williams and the 76th Precinct, by Brett Yates, CB6 Gives approval to DeFonte’s Street naming, Gowanus Neighbors give City Planning a piece of their mind, BASIS School is sold to hedge fund, Fort Defiance kicks off Tenth Year with new Duke Riley mural, South Brooklyn HS partners with Pioneer Works, Project Based Learning grows at PS 676, Corner of Carroll and Court named after PS 58 Principal Giselle McGee, Target Margin Theater’s Marjana and the Forty Thieves is charming, but disjointed, Orphan Guitars, by Michael Cobb, Risha Gorig’s new film – I am – I am Robot, Interview with Girls on Grass, Participatory Budgeting is kind of boring, by

Brett Yates, Trump inspires Katy Park Price, Rachel Williams, STEM pioneer, Red Hook Star-Revue wins three statewide awards, Trump and China, Straight out of Brooklyn, Hook Arts Media screens student films, Red Hook buildings that should be landmarked, Nydia Velazquez hosts another Superfund Town Hall, Red Hook Lobster Pound celebrates Ten Year Anniversary, Langone opens a food pantry, Brad Vogel leads tour of Gowanus landmarks at-risk, The Last Days of the Swift Folder, by Brett Yates, Cycling in the City, a history at the Museum of the City of NY, Bushwick to Red Hook by bike, Billion Oyster Project, Get Rid of Specialized high schools, by Brett Yates, Business Association for Red Hook planned, About My Cat, Yugoslavia, a novel by Pajtim Statovci, BWAC Summer

Season, Regina Opera presents Il Trovatore, Sally Saul at Pioneer Works, Mark Jupiter Gallery launches inaugural show, M. Shanghai plays Jalopy, Jaimie’s Music World, Lizzie and the Makers at Coney Island Baby, The Original Dogg – Swamp Dogg, Red Hook Roxx, 20 years of Cowboy Technical Services, Jack Grace on NY

Musicians in Peekskill, Brian Dwan at Barbes, Diply, Lil Nax X and Billy Ray

Cyrus, by Roderick Thomas, Rhythm Section

Sundays at Bembe, Is Yimby the new limousine liberal?, Summer of Revel, Beer at Svendale, Don’t Buy Brad Lander’s Yimby Junk, by Brett Yates, Human Scale NY rallies against rezonings, The future of industry in the new Gowanus, What the Gowanus Canal streetscape might look like, Red Hook Container Terminal gets busier, Formula E returns to Red Hook, Star-Revue Focus on Sandwich, Bed-Stuy priest a candidate for Sainthood, BASIS celebrates their first graduation, Broadway Cast Members perform in Brooklyn, Kayaking in Red Hook, Alice’s Tea Cup Café, Breakneck Ridge tried to warn you, Throwing stones with Philip Johnson, Top Tips from Jack Grace, Roots Café, dedicated to music and community, A talk with DJ Valentin Lamar, The Gig Economy is Burning Out the Music Industry, A View from the Bridge, at the Waterfront Museum, Pioneer Works Community Lunch is the best deal in town, by Brett Yates, David Sharps on 25 years of the Waterfront Museum, Art Under the Manhattan

Bridge Overpass. Imagine There’s No Beatles, Art Shamsky, After the Miracle, Brett Yates on Micromobility for All, UPS plans giant hub in Red Hook, Who Killed Good Cause Eviction, Some Facts about the Beard Street Flooding, The Left Forum, 2019, Viewpoint by Roderick Thomas: A little bit of Trump can be found even in the melting pot, Krok delights the palate with delectable Thai cooking, by Brian Abate, Swimming laps at the Red Hook Pool, by Anne O’Neil, Capitalism, Schools and Grades, by Richard Wolff, 11 Education Alternatives in NYC, Reading help at the Red Hook Library, New York Teachers question Regents, by Brett Yates, Breaking down the proposed District 15 school rezonings, Jeffrey Lewis – Anti Folk Hero and Comic Artist, Talking to Guitarist Extraordinaire Scott Sharrard, by Michael Cobb, Hanks Saloon has left the building again, by Jack Grace, The Thames Delta is your old backyard, by Mike Morgan, New Music from Broooklyn’s Bathe, by Roderick Thomas, The

With four giant "last-mile warehouses" planned for our neighborhood, we need a HUGE infrastructure project - like the proposed bypass highway above, in order to keep trucks from overwhelming us. Somebody needs to get on this right away. That's what government is for.

Sultan Room, NY’s Newest Badass Music Venue, by Stefan Zeniuk, Prince Product Keeps Appearing, Kurt Gottschalk’s first contribution to the Star-Revue, Rip it up and start again: BAM’s exceptional showcase of 1980’s women filmmakers, Dante Ciampaglia’s first appearace in the Star-Revue, Midsommar Should be Better, by Caleb Drickey, The Vision Behind Red Hook’s Peninsula Gallery, by Piotr Pillardy, Martina Arroyo’s Prelude to Performance presents a Sparkling Die Flermaus, by Nino Pantano, The Tiger’s Wife Author returns with a glorious tale of the American West, by Rachel Aherin, Presidential Jeopardy, by Joe Enrights – another first appearance of one of our current writers, Mama D’s Perfect Night Out is a perfect night in, by Roderick Thomas, Brett Yates: Last Mile Distribution Needs New Rules, District 15 rezoning may overlook Red Hook Neighborhood School (PS 676), Felix Ortiz could face a real primary challenge next year, Video: A Dream Deferred spotlights frustration and hope in NYCHA, Medicare for All comes to Brooklyn, No big news from the Parks Department, Does the Landmarks Commission care about Industrial New York? By Brett Yates, Summit Academy to remain in Red Hook after all, by Nathan Weiser, Fall 2019 Community Theater Preview, Heights Players kick of their 64th season with Gypsy, The Gallery Players Love the Stage, Scott Pfaffman has seen a lot of things! Interview with John Buchanan, Jack Grace on the Americana Festival, The Root Cellar: John Pinamonti and Sunny’s Bar in Red Hook, by Mike Morgan, The New Afrofuturism of Oshun, by Roderick Thomas, Busking and Grinding in NYC by Jody Callahan, Fall Television Preview: Are TV reboots here to save us from a dystopian future? By Anna Ben Yehuda Rahmanan, Theater: Mac Wellman’s Wilderness of Thorns and Mirrors, by Brett Yates, Loro: An iconic portrayal of Silvio Berlusconi, by Dante A. Ciampaglia, Brett Yates questions the need for golf courses, Where the 2020 candidates stand on public housing, by Brett Yates, Menchaca’s Finest Hour didn’t go well, Brett Yates was at his Industry City presentation, Brett Yates journeys to Amazon facility, Red Hook’s homegrown climate strike,, Movie Review: Ad Astra, LGBTQ community wondering why it took so long to arrest a predator of black men, by Roderick Thomas, An attempt to organize Red Hook’s Do Gooders, by Nathan Weiser, Come for the nostalgia, stay for the steak, the Star-Revue goes to Delmonico’s, by Linda Stern, Faro is Bushwick, and Bushwick is Faro, by Brett Yates, The Supergroup Women of Country – the Highwomen, by Rebecca Castellani, Book Review – Cruel to be Kind, the life and music of Nick Lowe, by Kurt Gottschalk, In stereo: Andrew White interviews Don Dixon and Marti Jones, The Long Ryders, Pioneers of Alt Country, by Michael Cobb, Where are all the Protest Songs, by Jack Grace, Louis Prima Jr, and the Witnesses, by Mike Fiorito, NY’s Newest Tradition, the Barnacle Parade, Kings Plaza has Staying Power, Identity crisis: Why be Black when you can be Afro-Latino, by Roderick Thomas, New library coming to Red Hook, old one to be demolished, by Brett Yates, On Domestic Violence, a local view, by Khary Bekka, Joker V Parasite: The State of Class War at the Movies, by Dante A. Ciampaglia, Acme Smoked Fish’s humble beginnings and Fish Fridays, by Erin DeGregorio, Manhattan’s oldest Italian Restaurant is landmarked and looks it, Brett Yates on Barbetta, Sahadi’s Fourth generation keeps it growing. The Contradictions of a Soccer Star, Caleb Drickey on Maradona, Drinking on the Job, by Jack Grace, Ragas Live and Anthony

Braxton: Jazz at Pioneer Works and Columbia, George Grella’s first column for the Star-Revue, Survivor Story: Blake Sandberg’s Aliens Attempt Second Landing, by Kurt Gottschalk, Lil Kim returns with a Listenable LP, by Roderick Thomas, Brooklyn Bread rises, by Brian Abate, Educator condemns Halloween Arrests, What Happens to NYCHA’s hidden tenants under RAD, Robert Manning has a better idea for Industry City, Red Hook kids work to create a better bridge to Carroll Gardens, Dustin Yellin’s life is an adventure, interview by John Buchanan, Clinton Street stores moved to Columbia, How 2019 became the year of Mother Cabrini, A beautiful night celebrating Prince, Cold Metal for the Long Winter, by Kurt Gottschalk, Psychedelic Country Folk Pioneer’s Kacy and Clayton by Mike Cobb, Ras Kitchen, Ital Cookin, Reggae Music and Jamaican Culture, by Micheal Cobb, Jack Grace says to buy a record, better for artists than streaming,.

Brett Yates says “Let’s start over on Gowanus Green, 76th Precinct honors cops for fatal shooting in Gowanus Houses, Appeal rejected in Tyjuan Hill case, Red Hook Flood Protection System delayed, by Brett yates, Promised return of skateboarding track to Ickes Park still not happening, Feeling the Holocaust, by George Fiala, Brooklyn Public Library Contract go to Donors, by Brett Yates, Nintendo Jazz Nights and Nutella Burger, 10 Truly Iconic Wigs by Erin DeGregorio, Exile in Donkeyville, Review of Liz Phair’s memoir, Book Reviewer Michael Quinn’s first Star-Revue appearance, When will the blues come, by George Grella, Mick Barr’s Outcast Metal, by Kurt Gottschalk, Robyn Hitchcock at Murmrr, Hugh Pool Makes NYC Look Good, by Jack Grace, Psychedelic Punk for the Literary Teen, Kurt Gottschalk reviews a new book by Gibby Haynes, Liberty Valance, Ascap, Rolling Stone & the Man: Gather those Rose Buds, by Joe Enright, Real Estate Money keeps the BQX alive, Opinion: A disappointing endorsement in State Senate race, by Brett Yates, Footage of Gowanus Shooting goes public, Seniors express strength, joy and love through dance, No Such Thing as an Anti-War Film: 1917 and the limits of ambition, Film review by Caleb Drickey, Jazz’s State of the Union by George Grella, Bowie’s Blackstar Revisited, Don Duggan and His Brooklyn House Concerts, by Mike Morgan, Leave Lizzo Alone: Society’s Dishonest Dialogue, by Roderick Thomas, Psychedelic Rock with Iranian Spin, by Mike Cobb, Hoek Pizza hosts live comedy, by Brett Yates, Yates View: The BQX runs on Astroturf, Eight Facts about the Fort Hamilton Army Base, Justice Center celebrates Black History, by Nathan Weiser, Watch out for ICE, More interim flood protection coming, soon, How Pioneer

Works got its blue fence, by Vanessa Rosa, March Film Previews: Sorry We Missed You; The Way Back; First Cow; The Hunt (opening March 13, 2020) Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always, A Quiet Place: Part II, Mulan; The Buzz is still growing – Jack Grace on Buzzy Linhart, who died on February 13, A Worst Record Countdown, by Joe Enright, Calvary Church celebrates Black History, In Simulacrum, Zorn Rethinks a Composer’s Role, by Stefan Zeniuk, The Ghosts of Conover Street, by Joe Enright, Do Not Let Andrew Cuomo Become President, by Brett Yates, Chase to close local branch, What did we know and when did we know it – a look at COVID coverage, by George Fiala, Living with the Plague – a Report from Turin, Dario Pio Muccilli’s first dispatch for the Star-Revue, An anxious intermission for cinema workers, by Brett Yates, Red Hook’s elected officials respond to the pandemic, by Brett Yates, Justice Center becomes Emergency Court, Parents Adjust to homeschooling, 12 Days that Shook the World, a diary of March 2020 by Brian Abate, Andrew Gillum: Sex, Politics and Black Masculinity, by Roderick Thomas, Wedding Plans put on hold due to Pandemic, by Erin DeGregorio, Movies to watch while stuck and home: Shawshank Redemtion, An American in Paris, Rio Bravo, Miami Vice – by Caleb Drickey and Frank Meyer, Guitar Lessons in the age of isolation, by Mike Fiorito, Technology and the Pandemic: A 1918 Musician’s Crossroad, by Jack Grace, Musicians Grapple in a gutted industry, by Stefan Zeniuk, The Bridges of Gowanus, by Joe Enright. Spaceworks artists may be evicted during pandemic, Using the health crisis to break up NATO, by Dario Pio Muccilli, Q & A with a doctor on the front lines, by Brett Yates, Red Hook Laundromat Reopens, Public Housing Weathering Storm, Coronavirus interrupts State races, Tropical Fruits invade Food Bank, Hard Boiled Lovely Eggs go over light, by Kurt Gottschalk, A Live Streaming Music Renaissance is here (for now), Covid takes a Brooklyn Newspaper pioneer – Mike Armstrong, who founded the Brooklyn Phoenix, a COVID casualty, by George Fiala, Vote for Bernie Sanders in NY’s Presidential Primary, by Brett Yates, Outrage and Police Violence –Breanna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd the latest victims of racist violence, by Roderick Thomas, Brisport, Walsh lead fundraising race, BRAVO Ambulance answers the call during emergency, by Erin DeGregorio, News from Italy: The plague won’t stop art, Local Restaurants respond to pandemic “new normal” by Brian Abate, This is where the Italians Shop – D. Coluccio & Sons, Book Review by Quinn: The Dairy Restaurant” Red Hook’s Justice Parade, by George Fiala, RHAP & PS 676 soldier on, by Nathan Weiser, When people from all walks of life need help, by Jorge Bello, Remembering Joe Ferris, by Robert Carroll, Chronicling Pandemic Times in the neighborhood, by Brian Abate, Great National Takeout Day support BLM, The Streaming Scene, by George Grella, The Impending Red Hook Traffic Disaster, by Brian Abate, Stepping In to help her neighbors, apology from the Governor, The Story of the Red Hook Vounteer Jams, by Gene Bray, Where art is (storm) king, by Piotr Pillardy, Gowanus Lost and Found: New exhibit documents a changing neighborhood, by Dante

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Star-Revue wins newspaper awards

to us for Coverage of the Environment, which included Jorge Bello's ongoing coverage of the Gowanus Superfund project.

We were judged by members of the Pennsylvania News Media Association. A judge wrote of our coverage:

T"I read all the stories in the category and 'Superfund Science Advances in Gowanus' kept coming back to mind. The description won me over. Black Mayo. Ugh. I could just smell and feel the water. Great job." Other winners in that category included the East Hampton Star and the Adirondack Daily Enterprise.

We also captured a first place in the category "Best Large Space Ad." We entered one of a series of half page ads

Nathan Weiser on Jacqui Painter, Local Government’s Benign Neglect, by George Fiala, Gentrification and the Black Church, by Roderick Thomas, Sunset Park’s Frankels does a reboot, Our Pandemic Acid Trip, by Jack Grace, Liturgy and the Sacrament of Experimental Metal, by Kurt Gottschalk, This one’s for you, Pete – Joe Enright on Pete Hamill, Star-Revue honored with SIX statewide awards, our most ever, Red Hook Shares a Fridge, Jim Tampakis works for Red Hook’s Future, Brooklyn bike-touring company struggles to survive in a world without tourism., If the US ignores Belarus, Russia wins, by Dario Pio Muccilli, Superfund Science advances in Gowanus, Holding up the Building: Politics by Howard Graubard – a Felix Ortiz post-mortem, Rose vs. Malliotakis, by Peter Haley, Feels Good Man Sings the Ballad of Pepe to save American Democracy, by Dante A. Ciampaglia, Remembering Buddy Scotto, a special section, Red Hook Breeds an Activist for the times, Nathan Weiser on Na Lakan Masego, EPA Gowanus Dredging imminent, Houses of Worship remain wary, diligent in these times, by Erin DeGregorio, Why Sweden goes maskless, by Dario Pio Muccilli, Brooklyn Bridge Rotary Club feeds Red Hook, Buddy Scotto was my friend and I will miss him, by George Fiala, The little known story of the building with the subway on top, by Joe Enright, The Evil That Men Do: Confessions of a reluctant David Lynch Fan, by Kurt Gottschalk, Music Venues try to cope with the virus, by Mike Cobb, Without a Transportation Plan, Red Hook is Screwed, by George Fiala, We are COVID orphans: Grieving locals at Cobble Hill Nursing Home demand prepared by RetroFret - a vintage guitar shop that opened last year on Luquer Street. The judge wrote "Clean, great design, great visual. Nice testimonial at the bottom. Draws you in." Other winners included the Southampton Press and the Mahopac News.

Finally, Steve's Key Lime got us an honorable mention with his monthly ad series. The category was Best Advertising Campaign. The judge wrote "I appreciate the whimsey of the business itself, carried through the ads." Other winners included Dan's Papers and the Warwick Advertiser

A. Ciampaglia, Red Hook businesses adapt to hard times, by Brian Abate, The Yuck is Coming Up, Jorge Bello with a report from the Gowanus Canal, Online learning not popular in much of Europe, by Dario Pio Muccilli, Reynols is the most important band in the history of rock, by Kurt Gottschalk, Steve’s Key Lime’s December ad: 2020 Good Riddance! Happy new year, everyone.

Last year was difficult, as Steve himself wrote in one of his winning ads - we look forward to the 2021 contest!

2021

Five Years Hence (David Bowie remixed and remembered) by Kurt Gottschalk, Closed Senior Center stays vital, by Nathan Weiser, 2021, What Took you so long, by Joe Enright, Lions Club continues Red Hook Tradition, Red Hook ballfields in no danger of reopening soon, Vaccine skeptics abound in Europe, COVID makes it even harder to be homeless, The future is Black, female and Latina, by Roderick Thomas, Hi-end audio is a surprise best seller as COVID keeps people home, by Micah B. Rubin, The Met in the time of the virus, by Piotr Pillardy, History of NY’s Democratic Party, by Howard Graubard, Is This Red Hook’s Future?

Alexandros Washburn’s 15 story Red Hook hi-rise, by George Fiala, Gowanus neighbors try to slow down the inevitable construction onslaught, by Jorge Bello, COVID weddings deferred, by Erin DeGregorio, 15 Stories and what do you get – a lot of market rate apartments, by George Fiala, The Record Shop is perfectly Red Hook, by Gene Bray, Running a movie theater during a pandemic – Brian Abate talks to the Cobble Hill Cinema, New documentary “America’s Last Little Italy” speaks to all Italian Americans, by Dante A. Ciampaglia, Two new stores open in