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Newspaper
The Red Hook Star Revue
Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 2012
Page
14
A first person recollection of summers in Red Hook during the 1960s. Daughters of longshoremen and factory workers recall pool routines, locker rituals, homemade egg nog, and childhood independence. They tease school uniforms as summer ends and riff on defiant fashion by rolling up skirts before parochial schooling begins.
A first person reminiscence recalls the long hot summer of 1977 in Red Hook. The NYC blackout caused fear and looting but also communal aid with generators, free radios, and neighborly support, ending in a shared sense of safety and resilience.
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