La New Yorkina Palletas: Mexican Ice and Sweets From their website, written by founder Fany Gerson, “ My mission is to share the sweetness of Mexico; I also strive to create the kind of company that people want to be a part of, support, work...

In 1921 Todd Shipyards published a book about itself, touting its many facilities and care of its employees.  The corporation was founded in 1916 when William H. Todd, along with some associates took over and merged Robins Dry Dock and the and...

In the Spring and Summer of 2019 most of the historic Lidgerwood building was torn down to make way a UPS e-commerce warehouse.  Community action was not able to save the complete facade but as of a July 9, 2019 meeting,  UPS has proposed...

Reinauer  is a family-owned marine company of long standing.  (Formally known as Reinauer Transportation Companiess or RTC).  Bert Reinauer established the company in 1923. The company soon faced, and survived, the Great...

Hurricane Sandy hit Brooklyn around 8pm on October 29, 2012. which caused devastating flooding in Red Hook. The following are stories, oral accounts and images relating to the superstorm and its aftermath. 1)   PortSide NewYork Sandy...

Ira S. Bushey and Sons, for three generations was a nationally significant business located in Brooklyn’s Red Hook.  Moreover, the tanker MARY A. Whalen, homeship of PortSide NewYork was built for Ira S. Bushey. Ira S. Bushey was born in...

The Spanish Freighter NAVEMAR left from Seville. Spain, with 1,120 passengers, in 1941. Most were Jewish refugees fleeing genocide in German-occupied countries. The conditions on the NAVEMAR, a ship designed with only 28 accommodations, were...

In the 1870s grain made up a bulk of the imports to Red Hook's piers but a wide variety of other goods from around the world were arriving and being stored at its ports. Major's Storage Guide   (1873) published "Rates of Storage and Labor on...