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City Floats Busway, Parking Maximums to Ease Traffic from Red Hook Redevelopment
Red Hook and the Columbia Street Waterfront could finally get a working bus as the city plans 6,000 more homes for the area.
August 21, 2026
The Water Is Fine: Red Hook Pool To Open on Saturday
Sure, it's three weeks late, but the opening is two weeks ahead of the initial repair promise.
July 17, 2026
Pool Report: Parks Dept. Promises to Open Red Hook Swimming Hole By August
We're asking all the right questions, but only getting a few answers about why a crucial pool started the season closed for the second year in a row.
July 7, 2026
Pool Report: Parks Dept. Leaves Red Hookers Hot And Bothered — Again!
We don't want to win a Pool-itzer, but for the second straight year, we're forced to cover how an equipment failure has led to the shuttering of the Red Hook Pool.
June 29, 2026
Pro: Why I Voted ‘Yes’ on the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Vision Plan
A lot of critics of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Vision Plan are complaining about the proposal without actually examining its details. After the Task Force approved the Vision Plan with a vote of 17 to 8, a two-thirds majority as required by the Task Force’s rules, I want to explain, on behalf of Brooklyn Community Board 6, why I voted yes.
September 29, 2025
Con: Why I Voted ‘No’ on the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Vision Plan
Mayor Adams’s plan for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal will move forward, after last Monday’s last-minute Task Force vote (17 in support, eight opposed). I voted against the plan.
September 29, 2025
‘Government Malpractice’: Marine Terminal Redevelopment Gets Approval Despite Massive Transportation Concerns
There's an outline, but not a real plan, locals charge.
September 22, 2025
Could It Be? Red Hook Pool May Finally Open on Sunday
Residents of Red Hook have been sweltering all summer, but help may be on the way.
August 12, 2025
‘Extremely Concerning’: Comptroller Blasts Adams Admin. For Red Hook Pool Closure
Brad Lander is wading into the Red Hook Pool fight.
July 29, 2025
No Accident: Red Hook Pool Closure Saga Stems from Adams Administration ‘Underinvestment’
An Olympic-size pool in Red Hook has sat empty since the summer’s start, leaving residents in the area out to dry and pissed off in blistering, record high heat.
July 25, 2025
