By The Red Hook WaterStories team
A 2006 study examined parts of the Brooklyn Piers 7-12 site north of the Atlantic Basin that were flagged by the Landmarks Preservation Commission as warranting further study and assessment for their potential sensitivity to yield remains of...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
A plan was announced at a press event on May 14, 2024 in the Red Hook Container Terminal with the Mayor, Governor, President/CEO of the NYC Economic Develepment Corporation (NYC EDC) , Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, and Port Authority...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
The Red Hook Business Alliance (RHBA) started meeting in 2019, had a bit of a lull the first two years of the pandemic as it focused on planning it's own growth, and became visibly active in late 2022 to early 2023. Activities include policy...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
The Van Brunt Market is a deli and corner store. They make fresh a wide variety of hot and cold foods such as burgers and falafel to name just two. They are well stocked with convenient food staples as well as a broad selection of tasty...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
There is a chart HERE with all the food pantries in Red Hook with days, times, and addresses, created and maintained by Red Hook Mutual Aid. [Embeded chart below may not format as well as direct link to document] Loading… )
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Hundreds of canal boats traveled down the Erie Canal bringing grain and other produce to Red Hook's Erie Basin during the early years of the 1900s. Each canal boat was both storage and a proper home for not just the skipper but a family. ...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Entrance is an art gallery with an inside space as well as an exterior space for large sculptural works. Location: 113 Wolcott Street Brooklyn, NY Hours: Saturday and Sunday, 12 – 7 pm Contact: info@entrance.nyc Website:...
A History of Red Hook Norman Brouwer, noted maritime historian - the man who basically wrote THE guides to historic ships and some of our national preservation standards for them - graciously wrote this maritime history of Red Hook for...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Cafe Kestrel is slated to open soon. https://www.kesnewyork.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cafekestrel/ Address : 293 Van Brunt St, Brooklyn, NY 11231 Hours : Open Thursday - Sunday 5–10 PM Closed: Monday, Tuesday,...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
In the afternoon of June 24, 1924, the Egremont Castle, a 9,000-ton capacity oil ship of the Union Castle line was being loaded when the ship’s winch seized while lowering a 100-gallon drum of gasoline causing its load suddenly jerk upwards....
