The Red Hook Star-Revue

The Red Hook Star-Revue is a neighborhood newspaper covering Red Hook, Brooklyn, and its surrounding communities. We circulate 8,000 papers monthly in bars, shops, libraries, and other community institutions. We cover everything local, from politics to business to culture and events.

 
 
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PSA1 Community Cops to become Peacemakers
PSA1 Community Cops to become Peacemakers

The Peacemaking program adapts Native American conflict resolution strategies to New York City court cases within the Justice Center’s catchment area – police precincts 72, 76, and 78. It is the first such program in the country, and Officer Williams is among the first police officers to receive the training.

2,600 words for The Red Hook Star-Revue, December 2016.

Miracle On Mill Street
Miracle On Mill Street

Hurricane Sandy badly affected the Red Hook Houses, worsening the already uncomfortable living conditions for Red Hook’s 6,217 NYCHA residents. Four years after the storm, a process is underway not only to repair the damage, but to improve Red Hook’s NYCHA development overall.

2,800 words for the Red Hook Star-Revue, October 2016.

Shooting Death Ends Life on the Mend
Shooting Death Ends Life on the Mend

Jaheim Smallwood, a 23-year-old resident of Red Hook, was fatally shot Tuesday, July 19 outside his home at 75 Bush Street.

400 words for the Red Hook Star-Revue, August 2016.

Red Hook's Professor At Large
Red Hook's Professor At Large

Although the Stevens Institute of Technology professor and veteran urban planner has no formal role on any of the citizen’s committees or research teams or councils of public officials attempting to guide Red Hook’s future post-Sandy, Washburn is hard at work generating ideas that defy traditional definitions of resilience here and around the world.

1,600 words for the Red Hook Star-Revue, September 2016.

Adverstising

I was hired as the Red Hook Star-Revue's Advertising Manager. Part of that job means designing promotions in-house - here's a sample of some of my graphic design work.

We offer a whole host of advertising products, from classic print ads to promotions on our website, to local services only we can offer such as a Red Hook bar directory and neighborhood services.