Frank Zotti, advertised in The New York Herald, October 1905 ,  that his U.S. Steamer BROOKLYN would debark from the Atlantic Basin to Fayal (Azores), Naples, and Genoa.  Franjo (Frank) Zotti (1872–1947) immigrated to New York...

Maps showing the current property lines of IKEA, Thor Equities, and the Erie Basin Bargeport in the Erie Basin. We include these to show how there can be private property under water in general, and that the Erie Basin waterspace is not a public...

Flickinger Glass Custom glass bending workshop has been operating in Red Hook since 1990. The workshop is open to the public where custom designed and crafted glassware, tableware and lighting fixtures are on display. Here is a 2022 Instagram post...

In 1889, several newspapers reported on Lawrence Grob, a citizen of Red Hook who earned the nickname “Larry the Bugler'' from his neighbors. Every morning, from his residence on Conover Street, near the Atlantic Docks, Grob used his bugle to wake...

This last-of-her-kind historic ship combines a museum of itself with a cultural center hosting art exhibits, music events, and tours relating to the boat's history and the history of the working waterfront. The Waterfront Museum, founded in 1985, is...

From the mid-1800s, lots of kinds of cargo were carried by canal boats from the U.S. inland to Red Hook to be shipped out around the world or to be used in local manufacturing. Grain was one of the largest imports, but some canal boats regularly...

July 7 - We breakfasted with General Putnam, who we found to be rough in his manner and speaking, but cheerful. He offered us his barge and D Morgan accompanied us to Governor’s Island, Red Hook and a Neck that joined Long Island. The works at...

An article about the cocoa trade in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 24, 1928 reported that “Half of the cocoa of the world is consumed in the United States, Half of the cocoa used in the United States came into Brooklyn piers up to a few months...