The Red Hook Star-Revue

01/12/2026

On his way out the door, Eric Adams does his best to demolish Dapolito and build Hudson Street mega tower

Ignoring community opposition, less than two weeks before ex-Mayor Adams’ term drew to a close, his administration gave the green light to the demolition of the landmarked Tony Dapolito Recreation Center at Clarkson and Varick Streets, as it approved the development of “Hudson Mosaic,” an apparently 350+-foot-tall tower at 388 Hudson Street, on a city-owned lot across the street. In a December 18 press release, the administration touted the tower as a “first of its kind development combining affordable housing and a public recreation center.” Although the release did not say so explicitly, the planned recreation center at Hudson Mosaic presumes the demolition of the Dapolito Recreation Center....

Ignoring community opposition, less than two weeks before ex-Mayor Adams’ term drew to a close, his administration gave the green light to the demolition of

01/12/2026

Grateful for a New Year: On Keeping a Gratitude Journal

story and photos by Kate Walter As a new year begins and I celebrate another birthday this month, I’m grateful to be alive and well. I have kept a gratitude journal for many years. A former writing student, a yoga teacher, got me into this routine. She was a follower of Yogi Bhajan who said, “An attitude of gratitude brings great things.”...

story and photos by Kate Walter

01/12/2026

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Fourth-generation Red Hook resident, Judith Dailey recently had to go to rehab after a problem with her leg. Unfortunately, it was not a good experience for her and she called us to complain about neglect, inadequate meals, and rude treatment from staff members. Dailey has been a prominent member of...

01/11/2026

Film Review: “Obex” is the Surreal “Tron” Clone David Lynch Never Directed

Nostalgia slop, from AI-generated trash to IP-leveraging franchise flicks, is belched out so regularly our culture practically runs on the stuff. From the outside, Obex, Albert Birney’s lo-fi, black-and-white ‘80s-set 90-minute valentine to pre-Internet culture, might be mistaken for more of the same, albeit in an indie vein, especially with a press pitch that insists the film is “inspired by Mario, Zelda, and…...

Nostalgia slop, from AI-generated trash to IP-leveraging franchise flicks, is belched out so regularly our culture practically runs on the stuff. From the

01/11/2026

Movie just out this weekend.

Nostalgia slop, from AI-generated trash to IP-leveraging franchise flicks, is belched out so regularly our culture practically runs on the stuff. From the outside, Obex, Albert Birney’s lo-fi, black-and-white ‘80s-set 90-minute valentine to pre-Internet culture, might be mistaken for more of the...

01/11/2026

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01/11/2026

Edgar Allan Poe worked there before it was built

For nearly 120 years, the Hudson Park Library, the first public library built in the Village, has been serving its community diligently, providing its residents with access to books, films, artworks, workshops, and innumerable other services. For librarian Emil Allakhverdov, who has been with the branch since 2017, the library is more than a collection of bricks and books, but a thriving place of culture and community....

For nearly 120 years, the Hudson Park Library, the first public library built in the Village, has been serving its community diligently, providing its

01/09/2026

At Food Bazaar!

01/08/2026

Pro-Tenant Law Stalled Following Adams Veto; Advocates Remain Hopeful, By Phyllis Eckhaus

On a freezing December afternoon, tenants and their advocates rallied outside 331 East 14th St, decrying their landlords’ years of efforts to force them out—subjecting them to broken locks and squatters, collapsed ceilings, no heat, no elevator, and no gas. One four-year tenant, Elliot, described enduring two winters without heat and the collapse of his ceiling three times. A forty-year tenant, Peter Griffin, mourned the experience of having his building “turned into a sh*thole.”...

On a freezing December afternoon, tenants and their advocates rallied outside 331 East 14th St, decrying their landlords’ years of efforts to force them

01/08/2026

From our Gowanus pages

A lot happened in Gowanus in 2025. The development boom promised by the rezoning kicked off in earnest along both sides of the Gowanus Canal, but new neighbors still wake up many a rainy morning smelling the aftermath of a combined sewer overflow. The Environmental Protection Agency continues to dre...

01/08/2026

https://www.star-revue.com/rad-pact-not-a-panacea-at-nycha-manhattanville-houses-by-asar-john/

As Red Hook West considers the federal Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program to revamp the complex, residents in other NYCHA buildings that voted for PACT are sending warnings. Derrick Haynes, a longtime resident of the Manhattanville Houses which officially converted to the Pro...

01/07/2026

My Season with Hudson Guild, by Michele Herman

The well-made theater at Hudson Guild hides unassumingly inside the Community Center in the NYCHA Elliott-Chelsea Houses on West 26th Street. It has professional lights and sound booth, a deep and well-proportioned stage, men’s and women’s dressing rooms, 100 comfortable orange upholstered seats, and not a bad sight line in the house. I didn’t know it existed until fairly recently, and now it’s one of my favorite places anywhere....

The well-made theater at Hudson Guild hides unassumingly inside the Community Center in the NYCHA Elliott-Chelsea Houses on West 26th Street. It has