Crane’s Shipyard and Dry Docks, established in 1867, was located in Erie Basin. A history of the company is provided in George Weiss’s America’s Maritime Progress , published in 1920, and in the 1922  Pilot Lore . According to Weiss, Theo. A....

Recycled Brooklyn Stylish furniture made from recycled building materials. Workshop Location: 236 Van Brunt St., Brooklyn, NY 11231 Workshop hours: M - F, 9 am--6 pm; closed weekends for Brooklyn Flea https://recycledbrooklyn.com/ Contact info:...

During Spring semester 2024, PortSide is working with a Pratt Institute graduate student class on "participatory plannning" taught by Beth Bingham. We recommended Wally Bazemore as a resource for the class, and he came to speak during a session...

Red Hook residents, Mary Dudine Kyle and Ron Kyle, opened Dry Dock Wine + Spirits in 2010, when they got tired of trekking to someone else's neighborhood every time they need a bottle of wine. Full service liquor store with weekend tastings....

La Newyorkina - Mexican Ice is located near the waterfront in Red Hook. It boasts homemade cold treats of authentic Mexican tradition as well as locally sourced materials and items from local farms to produce these "from scratch" treats. "Sharing...

AR Hot Bagels A sandwich shop focused on bagels and rolls, with some wraps. Bottled juices, coffee, tea and some soups.  In addition to a bagel lunch, one can also get burgers and fries, and breakfast foods such as pancakes. Mostly take out...

Henry R Stiles in his 1867 history of Brooklyn references a 1755 census of slaves in Brooklyn: “ from which we learn that there were then in Brooklyn 133 slaves (53 of whom were females), owned by sixty-two persons, among whom John Bargay and...

Stunning distillery (check out the gleaming vats and pipes!) and chocolatier with retail shop for both in front. Single Origin Dominican, Organic Beans-to-Bar Chocolate. From their website " Cacao Prieto was founded by Daniel Prieto Preston, an...