The construction of the Atlantic Dock in Red Hook, Brooklyn was substantially completed by the beginning of 1848. The N.Y. Courier and Enquirer, reported that they have over three thousand feet of docking space and "have constructed one of the...

Epidemics, New York in the mid-1800s knew them too well. Cholera was one of the city's biggest killers. The ports of New York Harbor were the economic engines of the region, but the all important shipping was also how outbreaks spread across the...

There is an interview and short video in Spanish at the bottom beneath the photos. Carolina Salguero of PortSide interviewed Antonio "Tony" Piraquive who ran the Red Hook Coffee Shop for years, until 2020.  We then threw a goodbye party for him...

This is an article about Canopis, the dog. Born in Red Hook, he was owned by a local fish dealer who fed him a steady diet of fish. According the the article, this diet led to him develop webbed feet and other sea-creature-like deformities. One day,...

A government sanctioned warehouse exclusively for fruit brandies was established at the Atlantic Dock January 1897.  The warehouse, located at Imlay and Commerce streets was said to have a capacity of  10,000 barrels.  Storage...

A Red Hook cat invaded the British steamship BADAGERY while the vessel was docked in Erie Basin and proceeded to terrorize the small members of the crew.  Katy Cockroach, the cook’s speckled hen, stopped laying eggs and became “lean and...

Red Hook got walloped by Sandy on 10/29/12, but the spirit that was most visible at the one-year anniversary, the Sandyversary, was moxie and mirth. Cheeky illustrations popped up in a few places.  There are a lot of chicken coops in Red Hook,...

" Open Invite is a home goods and gift shop. They carry a mix of independent brands and hand-picked vintage  secondhand pieces styled for the modern home. Address 317 Van Brunt Street Brooklyn, New York HOURS Thursday - Sunday, 12-6PM...