There are two simple reasons. One, it makes money. And two, people just love water. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Red Hook (Brooklyn, NY)”
Where Is Pete Panto?
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2022
A union leader on the Brooklyn docks disappeared 81 years ago, presumably murdered by the mob. Source: New York Times
Exploring Brooklyn by Ferry
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2022
More than 160 years after Walt Whitman extolled the joys of riding the ferry, there are fresh opportunities to explore neighborhoods like Red Hook, Brooklyn Heights and Bay Ridge by boat. Source: New York Times
Warehouses Transform N.Y.C. Neighborhoods as E-Commerce Booms
By Gotham Rex on March 16, 2022
The region is home to the largest concentration of online shoppers in the country. The facilities, key to delivering packages on time, are reshaping neighborhoods. Source: New York Times
Why We Love Red Hook, Brooklyn: The Salt, the Light, the Emptiness
By Gotham Rex on March 3, 2022
The isolated Brooklyn enclave, which resembles a forgotten seaside town, seems to be every New Yorker’s favorite neighborhood. At least for an afternoon. And not in flood season. Source: New York Times
In Defense of the Lazy Picnic
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2021
Let’s pick up some food and head to the park with friends. Source: New York Times
How a Brooklyn Arts and Food Activist Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on April 9, 2021
Tiffiney Davis has known hunger, so she’s doing something about it. Source: New York Times