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 leaders.  The City will take over Port Authority property in Brooklyn, swapping it for City property on Staten Island at the Howland Hook containerport, and the City will provide up to $2 billion in projected tax revenue from commercial buildings to support replacement of the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown as per NYS press release here. The NYC EDC is announced as new manager/planner of this stretch of Brooklyn waterfront running south from Brooklyn Bridge Park, from Pier 7 at Atlantic Avenue through Atlantic Basin almost to Valentino Park, to Wolcott Street in Red Hook.  The stated goal of the plan, according to the NYC EDC’s website is “Transforming the Brooklyn Marine Terminal into an asset for modern maritime jobs and vibrant mixed-use community hub.”

A public planning process is kicking off for the "Brooklyn Marine Terminal," and the community needs to speak up since they are talking about the "creation of a new, vibrant, mixed-use neighborhood" (in addition to port upgrades) meaning big changes to the area.  Get more info on our blog here.

"At midnight on June 11, 2024, the Port Authority transferred all responsibility for everything associated with the former Brooklyn Port Authority Marine Terminals, from Atlantic Avenue at Pier 7 to Pier 12, to NYC EDC," according to an email we received from the Port Authority on 7/24/24.  Note, that means responsibility not ownership.  This large expanse ofthe Brooklyn shoreline includes Red Hook's Containerport and Atlantic Basin, which itself includes a NYC Ferry stop, The Brooklyn Cruise Terminal and the Mary A. Whalen.   

The NYC EDC, the Economic Development Corporation, a quasi-governmental organization and our landlord, has been managing since 2005, the "Atlantic Basin" portion of the Brooklyn Marine terminal: everything south of the container terminal, south of Bowne Street including Pier 11 where we are, Pier 12 with the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, and a vast amount of asphalt around all that and sprawling south to Wolcott Street.  

We will post planning and management updates on our blog NOT here. Once the planning process concludes, we will re-write the entry below to update the ownership and management story and physical activities which are due to change dramatically.  Official voices are talking about adding housing AND port improvements such as a cold storage warehouse, more marine highway use (see our blog about that here), micromobility (usually meaning using cargobikes rather than trucks to distribute freight to its final destination), and an electric gantry crane. 

Major investment is needed since the Port Authority did not honor the commitment of the Tri-Party Agreement of the 1970s to keep the facility in good condition. The Port Authority condemned piers 9A and 9B in September 2023, stranding a vintage engine block of ours out there. 

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Embeded version of PortSide NewYork's blog:

The "land swap" - the future of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal