The GMD Shipyard, now at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, was established in Red Hook in 1975 as General Marine Diesel. Founders Carl Gomez and Manuel Martinez started the business as a machine shop at 528 Columbia St., primarily serving ships being...

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...

Court Street Grocers Hero Shop Home of the artisanal, hip hero. Sandwiches, salads, soups, drinks. Tiny seating areas in and out. Open 9am - 4pm Address:  116 Sullivan St, Brooklyn, NY 11231 Phone:   (347) 529-6803 Email:...

Divine Burtis, Jr, born in 1802 near Huntington Long Island and died in Brooklyn on October 7, 1896 a respected ship builder.  He is buried in Greeenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn. In the historical record, there a bit of inconsistency as to whether...

Lil Larry's Liquor & Wine A liquor store in Red Hook. Open Mon-Sat 8am-8:30pm, Sun 12-6 pm Address:  54 Lorraine St, Brooklyn, NY 11231 Phone: (718) 624-0200

The Brooklyn Bridge is a suspended by four main steel wire cables. It became the first major bridge of its kind when it opened for service in May 1883 and it's unique design remains essentially the same today. The concept of suspending a bridge with...

GBX-Gowanus Bay Terminal is on a historic maritime site which has had several significant iterations. More on those below. GBX’s website says it is a multi-user industrial facility with an emphasis on community, environment, and sustainability."...

“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...