Grain elevators once towered in Atlantic Basin, as can be seen in the etching published in Harper's Magazine in 1871.  They transfered grain from ship to warehouse or ship to ship, and stored grain withing themselves. Canal boats traveled down...

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:...

A destination bakery and cafe that has been featured on national TV.  It attracts locals and customers from across the city.  Some lunch options in the form of pre-made sandwiches and salads.  They also sell their own cookbooks and a...

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...

A small blurb in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle , July 1852 paints an image of scrappy Red Hook. A man named Hayes, who keeps a junk store in Red Hook Point, was taken before Justice King this morning, on a charge preferred against him by David W. Sweet,...

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...

The Van Brunt Market is a deli and corner store.  They make fresh a wide variety of hot and cold foods such as burgers and falafel to name just two.  They are well stocked with convenient food staples as well as a broad selection of tasty...

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...