February 17, 2005 10:25:46
MICHAEL MANUS email	Irene: I told your friend Donna to check about this websight,I hope all is well with you. Michael

February 17, 2005 09:18:54
irene email	Hi Lucy and Cheno, I respond here--my e-mail doesn't work. I'm glad you wrote. My husband Lou Fiore came from Red Hook, he is 50 years old. He may know some of the name you mentioned, I don't but I know the streets. I came from Douglass St. across the Gowanus canal and I'm 44 years old (the next generation) I was in St. Agnes school in the 60's. My maiden name was Biasi and I was best friends with Linda Spadafina--here father owned a carcoal business next to the OZ. I look foward to hearing from you again. Irene

February 17, 2005 06:20:44
JOHNNYPERNA ... email	hey everybody.. anthony was thinking that the reunion is still a bit aways so as not to let it get to boreing to you guys we will just post once a week ubtil mid march .. when at that time anthony will be e mailing with a lot more info about it ... includeing the cost per person and the food that will be there ... so until then keep the date circled MAY 21ST . which is a saturday at 5pm ... and keep telling friends .. i spoke with him yesterday and we were throwing some names around of some people that we have not heard from or about ... like tommy nylinger ..joey sacco .anthony valenti ..billy murphy ... and my good friend bobby balzanos friend .errol frazer ... ... and the savarese sisters doroty and maryann ... and their brother john.. pat valenti .. marie demarco ..and many others .....WHERE ARE YOU PEOPLE ... if anybody has a clue let them know about the reunion ....again anthonys number is ..1 917 566 1081 ..or you can call me at 1 347 392 1483.. or e mail me ... thanks everybody ....

February 16, 2005 12:52:14
Cheno & Lucy Suarez email	Irene Cheno & I live in the next town, Brooksville and we call our place Lil Red Hook! I myself used to live on Hastings Road in Spring Hill! It is definitely little N.Y.! We know several people from N.Y. ... Heres some names from Red Hook that we know live there! Roger Kenneke... from Sullivan St. Gerald Wirth... Van Brunt & Van Dyke... both hung out in the old Greasy Spoon back in the 60s...They are both in their early sixties...Joe Bravo (father owned the Bodega on Richard St. AKA "Macho" He goes back & forth Spring Hill (has 3 kids there!) to Upstate N.Y.... What was you maiden name? and your age bracket? My name was Lucille Fraser (Lucy) raised by Longo I lived at 342 Van Brunt St . (bldg. gone now!) Over Franks barber shoppe I lived there till 63.. . Cheno lived at 149 Richard St. small projects ,he lived there all his life till we reunited and he followed me here! So it is definely a place all of us trnsplanted New Yorker and Ole Hookers find very comfy! Lucy & Cheno Suarez , anyone emailing us please put Red Hook in the subject or we wont open!

February 15, 2005 13:22:13
irene (biasi) fiore email	To Lou Viegas--- I lived on Douglass St. and went to St. Agnes School. What year did you graduate? Your name doesn't sound familiar to me. Irene

February 14, 2005 08:31:47
irene fiore email	Michael, there are a lot of New Yorkers living here in Spring Hill. They call this little New York. You should come down sometime. I would make a great fan club president! Keep in Touch Love, Irene

February 13, 2005 20:53:08
Jacqueline email	To John Perna Thank you for the kind words about my dad Jackie Dellaporte. Gabes was well known down the Hook. Ahhh the great memories. Thanks again.Jackie

February 13, 2005 17:34:15
Howie Graves email	I have a surprise visitor here with me today.None other then Mydo Perroncino.Did a lot of chatting about the hook and our great old friends.Going to meet Mike Coughlin for a bite to eat and listen to the music of Harry Boyle. Hopefully John Ryan will be there too Will fill you in the gossip tomorrow

February 12, 2005 15:32:06
John Burkard, Red Hook email	For Flo Thompson, I highly recommend the ride. Last year I purchased a $20 two day hop on hop off ticket. It was great. It leaves from the foot of Vanbrunt Street. But you will have to get the summer schedule which isn't out yet. Call 1 212-742-1969, that's the number on lasts years brochure I have. They also have their terminal in Red Hook, at the same location.I believe When Fairway opens, there will be lots of people from Battery Park City Manhatten doing their shopping and using the ferry to shuttle back and forth to Red Hook.

February 12, 2005 11:53:17
Flo Thompson Goodemote email	Would someone please send me some information on the water taxi? Hopefully we will be able to ride on it this summer. Many thanks, Flo

February 12, 2005 09:06:56
Louise email	Thank you John. Yes we do go back quite a few years don't we? I do hope to see you and lots more Red Hookers. No doubt George and I will walk over to the Post and our daughter Daniele who loves the functions they have for the ladies. Ummmmmm you think I can talk to the imfamous Worm about spending some time with us??I will get to him at work Monday. Talk to you soon....Louise

February 11, 2005 23:30:36
John Burkard, Red Hook email	For John Perna, Thank you for the kind words, I'll try to attend your reunion, God willing. And I'm sure it will be successful These are the kind of activities which make the people of Red Hook just a little different from other areas of South Brooklyn thanks to yourself and others....

February 11, 2005 22:26:11
JOHNNYPERNA ... email	HI EVERYONE. i wanted to bring up the reunion again .. but i just read florence s posting about red hook in the 1930s and about white rock being called baileys before that and then everything else that she had mentioned.. i truely applaud this woman and hope she does come to this reunion ... i would love to meet her .. just some names that she mentioned like the dellaportes whowere so well known .. to me gabes was the best bar in the hook ... i was born on van brunt st between pioneer and king ..and knotty pine and anthonys bar were right on my corner but the biggest name was GABES ... I AM sure mr dellaporte had a lot to do with that he was a good guy .... . THEN i think of my good friend john burkard who has been fighing for red hook since at least the 50s ... and john probably has more stories on the hook than anyone i know ... and john may i please add ... please come to the reunion .....i have nothing else to add about the reunion . ... there will be some great people there ... and a tremendous amount of memories dont forget CIRCLE MAY 21ST ... ON THE CANLENDAR.... AND may i add i have a great friend her e mail name is sassylu .. i have known her for over 25 years and i hope her and her husband george will be there.. they also represent red hook to me big time and i hope they read this ..... P.S BIGDAWG I HOPE YOU DONT NEED AN ANACIN AFTER THIS POSTING .........

February 11, 2005 19:55:07
Florence Thompson Goodemote email	Well I see that my brother Robert has been in touch with you. This is a wonderful thing that you all do and reading all your messages has brought back some great memories. I was born in Sachs(?) flats on Conover St across from Sunny,s. That was in 1930 and we called Sunny's Balzano's. I learned to swim at the Conover/Beard Street beach and to dive from the Coffey St Pier. I remember Lilly Hurst and her daughters Jane and Pinky and her sister Mary McGregor. . My grndmother, Kate McKennon, lived on Beard Street across from Mrs Drumm and a few doors away from the Savarese family. The Pioneer Theatre was ten cents to get in and before we went there we would stop at Taffy Dicks where he would pull out the drawer and chop the taffy for us. I remember getting Pizza at Bianchi and Lemon Ice at Gambadella's. Across from PS30 there was a little store that we got pretzels in a small paper bag and penny candy. Then as I got older we danced in the back of gabe's 'We lived on Coffey Street,Van Brunt St, Wolcott St and then settled in at 248 Conover in 1940.. I worked at the Tele co and took the trolley home sometimes at midnight or 1AM and always felt safe. When I married I went to work in the office at Morgans which later became White Rock and tho I don't remember my coworkers I do remember Marion Ratell. I think we were distantle related. We bought 227 Conover Street and lived there until 1964 or so. I now live upstate but keep in touch with my dear friend Tillie Dellaporte and also Nettie Ratajczyk who was a Pallon. Oh Yes, I remember the boys playing stickball in the streets and the girls jumping rope, the fires on the corner of Conover and Van Brunt. Our Dad's used to go down to the river and collect wood for the fire and i can still imagine the smell as it burned. I read so many of your emails and it brought back memories of things I had completely forgotten. Keep up the good work and please tell Biggdawg that I for one am glad that you all talk about the reunion. Perhaps I'll be able to get down there this year.

February 11, 2005 19:15:04
John Burkard, Red Hook email	For Ken Brown, I believe the pumphouse referred to was inside the shipyard and was used to fill or empty the drydock when raising or lowering a ship. I suggested a while back in a letter to Landmarks, that they install a plaque designating its existence along with the drydock. I can't help but wonder where these so called preservationists were down through the years when this disgraceful property stood out like a sore thumb? Their voices were notoriously silent. Now that something positive is about to happen and Red Hook residents will be getting back some of their waterfront in the form of parkland, trees and green open spaces, every one becomes a preservationist. The dry dock incidently once serviced the Civil War era ironclad battleship the Monitor....

February 11, 2005 16:32:09
Ken Brown email	Re: Civil War erea Pump House. A few weeks ago there was an article in the NY Post about a civil war era pump house that was demolished in "ERROR" by the contractor preparing the site for the new IKEA. Does anyone know exactly where this pump house was located? Appreciate any information.

February 11, 2005 14:02:24
Michael Manus email	Irene: If you do a good job selling the cd i'll make you president ot the florida fan club lol

February 11, 2005 00:43:39
John Burkard, Red Hook email	Robert, glad to see your reading this site. A point of info, I'm finally about to see the Fort Defiance/Red Hook Lane sign erected. After over 50 years of these historic locations being ignored, the new sign will be located in a neat waterfront garden park adjacent to pier 41 off Beard and Conover Strees. The exact date will be announced as soon as available, I sent you an email, I need to speak with you about Major Grant and the burial site at Nelson and Columbia. If you read this first, please respond to me via my email address, Thanks...

February 10, 2005 17:20:54
robert email	i am formely from red hook (1942-1962)and now live in england-in reading your info i see that a sniper shot a british general grant(1776).a day or so ago we were watching a tv history doc show and that was shown but it didnt say where it took place--now i know it was in my own neighborhood--thanks for the info---bt

February 10, 2005 14:19:01
John Burkard, Red Hook email	For Eileen Coughlin, your so correct, about the old Hotel Sullivan. And when it was sold, New York City purchased it from a politician, (State Senator I believe) for the unheard of sum at that time of $80,000. This was in the late 50s, and the building was really run down when purchased. The City never did anything with it, it was a real sweetheart deal, and stark example of how the City was guilty of being a slumlord. The same disaster happened with the old PS 30 building, it stood in dis-repair for years owned by the City, before finally being sold and converted to useable housing.And how about the newscaster lady? She purchased the property where Time Warner Cable antennas are located. When everyone was running away from the Hook. How did She know they would locate their receiving station at that site a short time later? her husband was a State Senator also.