The Red Hook Star-Revue

11/04/2023

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11/04/2023

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All the usual good stuff, including History and Astrology

11/04/2023

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11/04/2023

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10/30/2023

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10/13/2023

What does it mean to make an album in 2023? They’re still being made, Billboard magazine still tracks their sales, but just what is that thing itself, the album, and why are they made as albu…

10/13/2023

There is a petition on change.org regarding a park which was supposed to be located on Columbia St. from Kane St. to Degraw St. in the Columbia Waterfront District. According to the petition, whic…

10/13/2023

Searching for a topic for this month’s column, I realized I had forgotten what most New Yorkers never knew, which is that we had an election coming up. The menu Brownstone voters are being presente…

10/13/2023

Paul Giffone is bringing Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) basketball back to Red Hook for the first time since he last was in charge of it 12 years ago. There were sign up practice sessions durin…

10/13/2023

All major European tourist destination are filled with German tourists. Not young ones, but mostly the elderly, in groups, walking the streets slowly, driven by their guide talking to them through …

10/13/2023

Red Hook residents joined politicians in a protest against cruise ship pollution on September 18. Council member Alexa Aviles led the way along with fellow politicians Erik Bottcher, Marcela Mitayn…

10/13/2023

The Columbia Waterfront District’s Tiffany Place, recently in the news for their fight against a landlord, held a block party notable for it’s difference from past years. In addition t…

10/12/2023

The new Red Hook Civic Association is making progress as 17 people attended the general meeting despite the 95 degree weather on September 6. The Communications Committee has decided that one-pager…

10/12/2023

About the David Prize

I was working at the Phoenix, a community newspaper headquartered in Boerum Hill that was known as the newspaper for Brownstone Brooklyn, when a funny term started floating around the office. This …

10/07/2023

The new Gowanus

10/06/2023

Read our latest publication on Issuu: https://issuu.com/georgefiala/docs/10_-_red_hook_star-revue_october_2023

09/20/2023

Given the current climate crisis, as students return to classes, Red Hook schools are making efforts towards increased sustainability. As the Department of Education Office of Sustainability works …

09/20/2023

Both the Red Hook Library and Carroll Gardens Library are closed long-term for renovations. The closest open libraries to Red Hook are in Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights, which is not ideal for loc…

09/20/2023

Upon entering Brooklyn Bridge Park, there is a big, gray building off to one side that says Iris Cafe Town Market at 125 Bridge Park Drive. Inside there is a restaurant with wooden walls and a grea…

09/20/2023

I have never been one to hanker for a beer, but recently, late on a hot, summer afternoon, my boyfriend called me to meet him out for a pint. While Brooklyn has no dearth of spots to grab a drink, …

09/19/2023

Pianist Matthew Shipp has had such a consistent, sustained career, nearly 40 years as one of the foremost free jazz players, that it’s easy to lose sight of what he’s done as a musician. His built …

09/19/2023

I’ve been wanting to write a column about Eric Adams for quite a while. I met him a few times when he was our Borough President, and frankly, I thought he was perfect at that job, which is ba…

09/18/2023

The celebration of life for Jacqueline Jackson, who lived from May 7, 1953 to August 16, 2023 took place at an event space upstairs in the Tesla building on Van Brunt Street. Her many friends and f…

09/18/2023

There has been a bit of hue and cry lately concerning the fact that the Brooklyn Dems have nominated a candidate for Supreme Court who, as a law student, once questioned Roe v. Wade, and later chos…

09/18/2023

By the time August rolled around and I hadn’t seen Barbie yet I was beginning to feel I was on an island far far away from womankind. Along with the rest of humanity living in the developed wester…

09/18/2023

Bait & Tackle capped off an improbable run to win the championship of the Red Hook Locals Softball League on August 17. The league, which has been around since the 2000s, resumed play last year…

09/15/2023

He's BACK!

Good evening, To those celebrating Rosh Hashanah, L'shanah Tovah! May you have a happy, sweet, and healthy New Year. I'm glad to be getting back into the newsletter groove, so let's get to it. Since L

09/09/2023

On the stand at Food Bazaar

09/05/2023

Howard Graubard on selecting judges, Samantha Goldfarb on resiliency in schools, Katherine Rivard on beer, and much more as always!

08/18/2023

Bush Clinton Park in Red Hook

08/18/2023

See Brian of the Star-Revue at the Parks Dept Field Day at Bush Clinton park and get a paper and a comic book!

08/16/2023

On a quiet July afternoon on Verona Street, near the corner of Van Brunt, Ken Marcelle sweeps hair from the floor before his next appointment. The incoming client is Keaton Tips, formally a residen…

08/16/2023

A classic American drink, the egg cream is a true culinary invention of New York City, up there with chicken and waffles, the Waldorf salad, and baked Alaska to name a few. It was also deemed “Broo…

08/15/2023

This is a Red Hook-based paper, but since its founding in 2010 I’ve written about the goings-on in Gowanus. It’s an area I have a long history with. But it’s also showing Red Hook a vision of…

08/15/2023

Championship game this Thursday

The Red Hook Locals Softball League is back for the second season in a row after a long hiatus while waiting for the ballfields in the neighborhood to re-open. The Wobblies, Bait & Tackle, the …

08/03/2023

History of Egg Creams, Third Avenue the Sunset Park Linchpin, SAG/AFTRA strike and much more!

07/27/2023

07/21/2023

Recycling has long been touted as an easy way to cut down on waste and to create a more sustainable city. In practice, about 18% of trash from homes in NYC is diverted to recycling, according to NY…

07/18/2023

I eagerly waited in line at the Coney Island Amphitheater to see the music royal, Skip Marley. Built in 2016, Coney Island’s Amphitheater is an awesome beach-side venue, built for live music.…

07/17/2023

In this, the Harbor Middle School’s first year of existence its students efforts have earned the school major recognition. On Monday, June 12, the school was officially recognized as the New York C…