There are many historic sites in Brooklyn that one can still see which are related to the Battle of Brooklyn (aka the Battle of Long Island).  Click here to see our list

The Flores Mexican Food Truck can be found most evenings at 360 Van Brunt Street, near PS15's playground.   They make a tasty assortment of buritos, empanadas, enchaladas, tacos, tortas and the like.   Hours: Every...

The Battle of Brooklyn was fought not only across the hills, woods, and fields of our end of Long Island, but also on the waters surrounding New York Harbor.  The waterways, were in fact, key to the whole American Revolution.  The ship Red...

Synopsis The American Revolution created opportunities for some enslaved Blacks to obtain freedom. Self-interested economic and military reasons prompted the British to declare free, all enslaved blacks in America who joined them in New York harbor...

Defiant in the face of history, or how history is lost and maybe found again    History is a hard business in Red Hook.  Every local fight to save a historic building (plus, the Todd graving dock) since 2002 was lost. I know; I was...

At the farthest southwest point of Red Hook sits Valentino Park, a beautiful public space that looks out directly into the New York harbor, and is one of the best vantage points of the Statue of Liberty in Brooklyn. But before the Statue of Liberty,...

From the Red Hook Star-Revue   though note that Val's has not opened in July 2026 as the article said:  "As diners close across New York, a new diner focused on serving the community is rising in Red Hook. Val’s , a bar and diner, will...

Jack Silva was an engineer aboard the Mary A Whalen  while she was active oil tanker delivering fuel.   photo from FB in memoriam post by Jack’s son Peter Silva Jack shared many stories with us about the engine, the fidley, and also...