By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Docked at the German-American pier, at the foot of Ferris Street, in May of 1897 was the clipper ship Belfast - known as a ghost craft in the British Merchant Marine. The World newspaper reported that: "Seamen Burke and...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
All day and into the night Captain Benn made his rounds of Brooklyn's piers supplying newly arrived vessels with something that he said could keep sailors sane and captains ethical: reading material. Benn had been spreading words for 11 years by...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Excursion barges “bedecked with flags, bunting and streamers” are boarded by crowds, often numbering in the thousands, on that portion of the outside north pier at Atlantic Basin which is closest to Hamilton Ferry “The sight is a most pleasing...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Sayless Auto o ffers maintenance & repair services specializing in ATVs, dirtbikes, motorcycles and scooters. Serves the tri-state area. Sayless provides vehicle consutations, system diagnostics, brake services, tire removal and replacement,...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Street Flooding Report Street flooding to NYC by calling 311 or by going to their 311 website . There is a detailed questionaire to report flooding on the the website, that allows you to submit images and other attachments. Sewer Backups...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
United Sandwiches of America is located in a Spartanette trailer, located next to Louis J. Valentino Park and Pier. They serve regional American favories. as there website puts it: "We offer a monthly rotating menu, with...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Strong Ropes Red Hook Taproom & Brewery opened, July 17 2021. They are located along the waterfront with views of the Statue of Liberty and the harbor Strong Rope Brewery says on their website that they 'brew and serve hand-crafted beer in...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Fireboats from the water and fire engines on land battled for over 8 hours to extinguisher four warehouses ablaze along Atlantic Basin’s Commercial Wharf, January 16, 1954. Twenty-one fighters and two policemen were injured. Fifteen of those...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Community Fridge location : 347 Van Brunt St, Brooklyn, NY 11231, outside of Fort Defiance - General Store & Restaurant As of June 2021, there are two community fridges in Red Hook. The first frige was set up August 2020, during the COVID...
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Community Fridge location : 367 Columbia Street, outside of Jam’It Bistro During the pandemic of 2020 Anaika Forbes, who established the Brooklyn branch of @Hashtag Lunchbag in 2016, teamed up with Tiffany Davis of the Red Hook Art...
