The racing yacht VALKYRIE , was the unsuccessful British challenger of the ninth America's Cup race in 1895 against American yacht DEFENDER. While in dry dock in Erie Basin, being redied for the race, she was a popular attraction....

The Spanish Freighter NAVEMAR left from Seville. Spain, with 1,120 passengers, in 1941. Most were Jewish refugees fleeing genocide in German-occupied countries. The conditions on the NAVEMAR, a ship designed with only 28 accommodations, were...

At 480 Van Brunt Street at Beard Street stands a block long red brick warehouse that was home from 2006 to 2020 to a Fairway Market on its ground floor and residential and commercial tenants on the upper floors. The modification of the building won...

Street Flooding Report Street flooding to NYC by calling 311 or by going to their 311 website .  There is a detailed questionaire to report flooding on the the website, that allows you to submit images and other attachments.  Sewer Backups...

IKEA IKEA offers Swedish-designed furniture and houseware, designs for kitchens and bathrooms and a food court.  This IKEA also has an ATM on the second floor. The Brooklyn store of this international retailer has some unusual and spectacular...

Displaced Motoco is a by-membership, s elf-service private motorcycle garage . They offer a place to keep and care for motorcycles. According to their website Premium membership comes with: 24/7 Off Street Assigned Parking Spot 24/7 Access to Hand...

The Arthur Engineering Works was located at 21 Delavan Street. In the 1920s Arthur together with Howard B. Tickle, ran an engineering shop building and repairing ships. Texts from an ad in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle , 1946: “The Tickle Engineering...

Red Hook Lobster Pound is a growing lobster empire that began here in Red Hook and now includes food trucks in NYC and DC, a shop in Montauk and two other locations in NYC. The Red Hook location has a store that sells live lobsters, a take-out...