In the late 1950s the Atlantic Basin was altered to make it more suited for cargo trucks.  To do this roughly the back half of the basin was filled in and a new long metal warehouse shed, with raised loading docks, was built.  This is what...

“So little opportunity have women had hitherto for demonstrating their capability for business, that it can only be indicated by the success of some particular woman in some unusual and exceptional pursuit; and I know of no better illustration...

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...

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...

A Cruise in the Erie Basin , an article by Don C. Seitz, and published in Frank Leslie's magazines  in 1892, relates the story of Red Hook's Erie Basin. It grew from a scene with “hardly a building to be seen south of Atlantic Street, and not...

Col. Daniel Richards witnessed the construction of the Erie Canal and understood that there was great potential for a shipping hub in Red Hook, Brooklyn. The Atlantic Dock Company was chartered by New York State on May 6, 1840 with a plan for a...

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...

Select passages from The Citizen guide to Brooklyn and Long Island , 1893 [Page 103] A comparison between the commerce of New York and Brooklyn will serve to show the relative importance of the two cities as regards shipping and allied industries....

Construction of The Atlantic Dock - a massive, man-made harbor for all manor of  cargo ships, from deep water vessels to canal boats, began on June 3, 1841.  Less than four years later, in their November 25, 1845 edition, the New Y...

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...