Red Hook, surrounded on three sides by water, was one of the most heavily flooded neighborhoods in the city. The community came together like never before. Photo: https://www.silive.com/news/2012/11/uja-fede... Read More

Fairway’s fourth store opens in Red Hook, followed by New York’s first Ikea outlet two years later. While both businesses drew concerns of gentrification in Red Hook, they have provided significant numbers of j... Read More

The innovative community court handles civil, family, and criminal cases, offering a range of penalty options and services, including counselling, psychotherapy, and social services. https://www.youtube.com/... Read More

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_0buIO-VkA Ciatation:Beloved Public School 15 Principal Patrick Daly is shot and killed as he searched for a missing student in the Red Hook Houses.  ... Read More

LIFE magazine labeled the Red Hook Houses complex as the “crack capital of America.” Photo: https://www.psmag.com  ... Read More

Crime invaded Red Hook, driving many of its residents to find a home elsewhere. Now, crime has decreased significantly and the community has become a safer place to live.  ... Read More

The 60's marked the beginning or a industry drought for Red Hook. Unfortunately, many port business moved to New Jersey, leaving several Red Hook residents unemployed. However, new businesses and job opportunit... Read More

The Gowanus Expressway is opened, followed by the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel four years later. While these projects helped connect Brooklyn to other parts of New York City, they effectively cut Red Hook off from t... Read More

The housing development is one of the first built in the city by the New York City Housing Authority, which was founded in 1932. The Red Hook Houses currently comprises 28 buildings and more than 6,000 resident... Read More

Shipping became central to the economy of Red Hook in the 1840s and continued to dominate the neighborhood’s economy until the 1960s when the proliferation of shipping containers moved the bulk of the industry ... Read More