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Closing Bell: Holiday Tree Is up in Red Hook
NY1 News ran a sweet story today about the annual tree lighting last night in Red Hook. Residents gathered in Coffey Park to light the 14-foot tree donated by the Chelsea Garden Center, which also...
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Closing Bell: Smith-9th Streets Station Closed Until April!
Can’t say we’re surprised! Today the Park Slope Stoop blog combed through the MTA’s notes from December’s Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting and found out the Smith-9th Streets station will...
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Rental of the Day: 18 Dikeman Street #3A
Here’s the rundown for this Red Hook apartment at 18 Dikeman Street: 1,345 total square feet, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, private roof deck, balcony, washer/dryer unit and free parking spot. That’s...
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Closing Bell: Fairway Is Hiring, Re-Opening in March
Hurricane Sandy wiped out the Red Hook Fairway, but the massive grocery store won’t stay down for long. Here’s an announcement they posted today on Facebook: “WE’RE HIRING ADDITIONAL STAFF IN RED...
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Red Hook Businesses Look to Reopen in February
The New York Times profiled a handful of Red Hook businesses hit hard by Sandy and still aiming for a reopening date. According to the Times, “February has become the target month” for many. Red Hook...
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Rental of the Day: 95 Dikeman Street
Here’s a one-bedroom, floor-through apartment at 95 Dikeman Street in Red Hook. It looks the part of a renovated condo unit that’s turned rental, although we’ve only got photos of the living room and...
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Closing Bell: St. John Frizell on His Work in Red Hook
The website On The Real just posted a long, informative interview with St. John Frizell, Red Hook resident and Fort Defiance owner. They chat about the state of Red Hook in the late nineties, what...
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Closing Bell: Meeting Tonight About Gowanus Sludge
Tonight the EPA will host a meeting for Red Hook residents concerned about the EPA’s proposal to construct a facility in Red Hook that decontaminates the material dredged from the Gowanus Canal...
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Closing Bell: Brooklyn Greenway Comes to Red Hook
While the Brooklyn Greenway gains traction in Williamsburg, it’s also set to make progress in Red Hook. This Thursday, February 21st, the city’s Department of Transportation will present a proposal to...
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Red Hook Lobster Pound, Fairway Open This Friday
Yesterday both Grub Street and Eater reported that the Red Hook Lobster Pound would reopen this Friday, March 1, after rebuilding from Hurricane Sandy. According to Grub Street, “The Van Brunt...
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Fairway Opened in Red Hook This Morning!
Today is the big day in Red Hook. Fairway reopened this morning at 7:30 am, revealing a brand new grocery store post Sandy. This morning they held demos, giveaways and a ribbon cutting ceremony....
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Insured Homeowners Still Have Not Received Sandy Claim
Over the weekend, the New York Times profiled Andrea and Stephen Kondaks, homeowners in Red Hook who, four months after Hurricane Sandy, still have not received enough money from their flood insurance...
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Past and Present: New York Dock Company Warehouses
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. By the beginning of the 20th century, Brooklyn’s waterfront was the most important commercial entity in New York City. It’s hard to believe now, since it’s all...
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Red Hook Library Makes its Comeback Next Month
The Red Hook Library branch, badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy, is reopening very soon: on Tuesday, April 2, at 1 pm, according to the Brooklyn Public Library. This branch, along with four others, was...
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Red Hook a Destination for Eating, Exploring
On a nice day, there is nothing more pleasant than poking around Red Hook’s odd corners. A unique mix of seaside village and industrial waterfront, the neighborhood is one we make a point of visiting...
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The Red Hook Library Reopened Today
Just one hour ago, at 1pm, the Red Hook Library reopened for the first time since Hurricane Sandy. Because of severe flooding, almost half of the library’s thousands of books were destroyed and the...
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The Smith and 9th Street Station Is Finally Open!
Finally! After two years of reconstruction, the Smith and 9th Street subway station is up and running again. Marty Markowitz came out for the ribbon cutting, held at 11 am today. This subway station,...
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Closing Bell: Open House for Red Hook Sandy Survivors
Amazingly, this Sunday marks the six month anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. The nonprofit PortSide NewYork and Realty Collective are hosting a Sandy Survivor Get-Together at 351 Van Brunt Street, the...
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Gowanus Cleanup Plan Uncovers Nasty Stuff
Remember the bizarre-seeming proposal by cement manufacturer John Quadrozzi to encase poisonous sludge from the Gowanus Canal in lumps of concrete and then use this as landfill to expand the size of...
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Bring on the Sludge, Say Some Red Hook Residents
A group of Red Hook residents say they are in favor of a controversial part of the Gowanus Canal cleanup plan because they believe it will bring jobs to Red Hook, The Brooklyn Paper reported. Residents...
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