Literary Reference 1908 detective novel with a setting in Erie Basin “Alice gazed about and presently recognized her surroundings. "Why, this is the Erie Basin!" she murmured. "How in the world did I ever come here?" Now, the Erie Basin has...

Clinton Wharf is on the southwest side of Atlantic Basin. It was probably named in honor of DeWitt Clinton, governor of New York and father of the Erie Canal. The three piers shown [indicated in yellow] were all covered. Funk-Edye & Co.,...

The Red Hook Containerport Terminal, a joint effort by the city and state of New York and the Port Authority, opened for business, July 6, 1981. Located adjacent to Atlantic Basin, its first cargo was coffee. Click here to see more about the Red...

Shell's Loft Red Hook is a space for private events - such as weddings, birthdays, bar mitzvahs - and film shoots. They can accommodate up to 150 people seated and 200 people standing. There huge parking lot/outdoor space can be transformed into...

From the early 1600s until the 1830s, near the current Van Brunt, Van Dyke and Coffey Streets, stood the Van Dyke "ginger mill." Spices were important in early American cooking.  Their generous use was a demonstration of wealth and...

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...

Charly and Chris opened Hooked on Plants in 2021.   Their shop is filled with plants; and during warm months, the sidewalk around their corner store is full of plants too. They sell and even rent plants! You can also rent their space for...