By The Red Hook WaterStories team
One modern maritime business works in the waters off Red Hook without docking here, that is New York State Marine Highway, usually referred to in the business as "Marine Highway." They operate tugs and barges, and in 2016, requested...
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Red Hook Post Office 615 CLINTON ST BROOKLYN, NY 11231-9997 Retail/ Lobby Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 am-5:00 pm Sat 8:00 am-1:00 pm Sun Closed Phone 718-624-7756 Fax 718-488-9257 TTY 877-889-2457 Aida C Febles, morning supervisor Aida.C.Febles@usps.gov...
Street address: 615 Clinton St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Bergen Hill once stood tall in Brooklyn, before developers had it carted away for fill to make the Atlantic Docks of Red Hook. Looking at historic maps from 1775, 1837 and 2004 cartographer Eymund Diegel determined that the hill, which was in...
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The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey is a very large bi-state agency that runs airports, bus terminals, bridges, the World Trade Center, the maritime ports in New York and New Jersey and more. It was founded in 1921 to create a...
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PortSide NewYork created this Red Hook WaterStories product. PortSide is a maritime non-profit founded in Red Hook in 2005. Our goal is to create a waterfront center with a landing for boats, a home for the MARY A. WHALEN, and more programs and...
Street address: Atlantic Basin Pier 11. Closest corner is Pioneer and Conover Streets.
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The City announced plans to completely take over Atlantic Basin from the Port Authority on May 14, 2024. As of that news, this site is being replanned along with the larger Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT). Atlantic Basin has been...
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History of the NY Rising committee and its resiliency plan for Red Hook: The NYS Governors Office for Storm Recovery (GOSR) created the NY Rising "Community Reconstruction Program" (CRP), an 8-month planning process that kicked off in...
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Red Hook Civic Association (RHCA) In early 2023, a new Red Hook Civic Association (RHCA) was started. A previous, unrelated organization with a similar name, the Red Hook Civic, had ceased to be, almost three years prior. More info...
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The Hamilton Avenue Ferry was established in 1846. It was run by the Union Ferry Company, who also ran the Fulton Ferry at that time. A major destination was a new upmarket cemetery. The ferry offered a “direct approach by way of the Gowanus...
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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."...
