By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Captain Rich Naruszewicz started his career in 1978 as a deckhand. He worked on the MARY A. WHALEN for three years in the early 90s and now is a captain of one of the few remaining oil tankers in the New York Harbor the Chandra B . He was...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Another example of a family-owned marine company of long standing is Reinauer (formally known as Reinauer Transportation Companiess or RTC). Bert Reinauer established the company in 1923. The company soon faced, and survived, the Great...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
In the 1800s oil for candles and light was big business. In 1855 both the Atlantic Oil Company and the New York Oil Company had their works in Red Hook Point taking advantage of the easy access to the water. Atlantic Oil Company. Incorporated May...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Advertisement: "Composite Oil Works. Atlantic Docks Brooklyn. Gwynne & Co. proprietors. Composite oils for lubricating, burning, wool dressing, color grinding, painting, &c. Also rosin oil for rope makers..."
