A History of Red Hook Norman Brouwer, noted maritime historian - the man who basically wrote THE guides to historic ships and some of our national preservation standards for them - graciously wrote this maritime history of Red Hook for...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Cafe Kestrel opened in 2024. "Cafe Kestrel, in Red Hook, offers cooking that is highly idiosyncratic but not confrontational, from applesauce sundaes to Sunday-night curry." says Helen Rosner, writing on The New Yorker, ...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
In the afternoon of June 24, 1924, the Egremont Castle, a 9,000-ton capacity oil ship of the Union Castle line was being loaded when the ship’s winch seized while lowering a 100-gallon drum of gasoline causing its load suddenly jerk upwards....
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Augmented Reality , a mural of and by the Red hook community and artist Joel Bergner officially unveiled, May 29, 2024. The mural animates when seen via Snapchat! Check that out in this News12 story here . On Instagram, joelartista , Bergner thanks...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Red Hook Rumba is a song on Chembo Corniel Quintet's 2023 album, Artistas, Músicos y Poetas . Featuring vocals, in English and Spanish, by Felipe Luciano, the song tells the story of the middle passage and the African influence on...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Saba Mahmood's short flyer (pdf) is designed to guide residents of Red Hook (and others) in understanding their state of readiness in case of a flood. It is in English, Spanish, and Chinese, the main languages of the Red Hook...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
During the 1970s, there was a long-running discussion about what to do with the Red Hook waterfront after the creation of containerization. There was a plan for a larger containerport running the length of the western shoreline that did not...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Captain Tom Smith was interviewed over lunch in the galley of the MARY A. WHALEN in 2016. For part of his long career, he worked for the same company that owned The MARY, then a working oil tanker, now the flagship of PortSide NewYork....
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Frances D’Angelo grew up in in Red Hook and remembers when was a “big ship town.” She was 91 when, in 2014, she was interviewed by Amanda Decker of the Red Hook Star Review . She has been going to Visitation Church, as did her parents...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Sprouts Brooklyn is a “Hebrew infused day camp.” It is designed for children PreK through grade 5. They describe their program as “rooted in Jewish values, a deep connection to Israel and the Hebrew language feature a...
