By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Jam'It Bistro offers traditional Jamaican dishes, Irie Soul dishes, and Italian Fusion. Founder Dawn Skeete says , "I decided to do a fusion that represented the various cultural cuisines in Brooklyn: Italian, Chinese, soul food and Jamaican....
Street address: 367 Columbia Street Brooklyn, NY 11231
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
San Pedro, a corner bar, opened its doors March 1, 2019 It offers tacos, tamales, tostadas, ceviche and drinks! https://sanpedroinn.com/ Hours: Monday, Wednesday 5:00 PM - 2:00 AM Thursday, Friday 5:00 PM - 4:00 AM Saturday Noon - 4:00 AM Noon -...
Street address: 320 VAN BRUNT street
Brooklyn NY 11231
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Wet Whistle Wines "Our vision for Wet Whistle Wines is to be your personal cellar of wines and spirits. We stock our shelves with wines that you’ll like to drink and that I would recommend to my family and friends." (From their website). Their...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
November 6, 2018, the PortSide crew spots a great blue heron in Atlantic Basin for the first time. So exciting! More about them here https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Blue_Heron/overview Also: Guide to Harbor Herons and Other...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
1910 US Coast and Geodetic Survey nautical chart of New York City and Harbor area. This was an update of their 1866 chart. Chart includes details on water depth, navigation channels, tables of lighthouses and beacons, locations of life saving...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
In 1872 the Great Western Line was sailing out of Red hook Brooklyn's Atlantic Docks taking passengers and cargo to a port near London and other ports along the Bristol Channel. The cost of a cabin was $70 Today, one can take the Queen Mary 2...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Hear notable marine engineer and architect Dr. Charles R. Cushing talk about the rescue of the MARY A. WHALEN. Cushing has played a significant role in maritime history during 60+ years, including being one of the architects of...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Captain Rich Naruszewicz started his career in 1978 as a deckhand. He worked on the MARY A. WHALEN for three years in the early 90's and now is a captain of one of the few remaining oil tankers in the New York Harbor, the Chandra B . He was...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Heidi Benedikt - part 1: audio element. Heidi Benedikt - part 2: audio element. Synopsis of interview with Heidi Benedikt, former crew member of the MARY A. WHALEN. Recording times in parenthesis are aproximate. (0:10) The delegate of the...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Ichaboe, a small island off the coast of Nambia, once towered high with mounds of seabird guano - an excellent fertilizer. Large scale exporting of the “white gold” began in 1843 and for a few years 450 ships were streaming to and from the...
