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The Mary A. Whalen By The Red Hook WaterStories team

Aug 10, 2018 brooklyn,brooklyn history,brooklyn organizations,mary a. whalen,portside,portside new york,red hook,red hook history,red hook waterstories,waterfront history

The MARY A. WHALEN is an early example of lap welding – the transition between riveting and the butt welding of today. She is also a rare surviving example of a bell boat. The oil tanker MARY A. WHALEN was launched May 21, 1938. The ship is PortSide NewYork’s ambassador to the BLUEspace and site of our offices and many […]

Photos of the New Ample Hills Factory.

Aug 09, 2018 ample hills,ample hills museum,bakeries,brooklyn,factory,ice cream,ice cream factory,ice cream museum,museum,red hook,red hook brooklyn,sweets

We wrote a blog about the Ample Hills factory and museum that very recently opened in Red Hook Brooklyn and promised you all pictures of our own when we got down there to visit. Well, here they are as promised! Our favorite part was the different scented oils they had. A nice interactive experience all […]

Ample Hills Ice Cream Factory & Museum in Red Hook Now Open

Jul 31, 2018 ample hills,bakeries,brooklyn,factory,ice cream,ice cream factory,ice cream museum,museum,red hook,red hook brooklyn,sweets

Since opening it’s door in Prospect Heights 7 years ago, Ample Hills has expanded tremendously. They even have a shop in Downtown Disney. Last Thursday they opened their biggest space yet. A factory, to supply all of the ice cream and allow them to continue to grow rapidly, which is also a museum! Eater in […]

Visit Ship Amistad at PortSide New York Today!

Jul 24, 2018 african american maritime,african american maritime heritage,amistad,brooklyn,brooklyn events,brooklyn waterfront,events,mary a. whalen,portside new york,red hook,red hook brooklyn

Today until 5pm, with an hour long break between 1pm and 2pm, you can tour the Amistad for free at Pier 11 of the Atlantic Basin in Red Hook. The ship will be docked alongside PortSide New York’s Mary A. Whalen, which will also be available to tour presenting African American Maritime Heritage programming. This […]

Winter Life on Canal Boats, 1915

Jul 16, 2018 Atlantic schooner,brooklyn,brooklyn daily eagle,brooklyn history,brooklyn spar company,columbia waterfront,portside new york,red hook,red hook history,red hook waterstories,waterstories

By The Red Hook WaterStories team Residents of Erie Basin Celebrate the Holidays in Much the Same Fashion as Folk Ashore. Near Christmas time, 1915, a female reporter and an illustrator for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, visited a few of the many canal boats and barges moored for the winter in Erie Basin “in search […]

Mainland Studio by Shyda Hoque

Jun 22, 2018 boutique creative studio,brooklyn design,design,Mainland Studio,Martha Main,Nat Tingley,red hook,red hook crows nest,Rita

I spent some time with Nat Tingley and Martha Main in their home as it just hit the market for the first time in 5 years. I have seen many transformations of apartments throughout the years but was blown away by what Nat and Martha created. They were also the design team behind Red Hook’s latest culinary destination, Rita. I […]

Cowhey Marine Hardware, c. 1862 – 2006 by The Red Hook WaterStories Team

Jun 15, 2018 brooklyn,brooklyn history,brooklyn organizations,mary a. whalen,portside,portside new york,red hook,red hook history,red hook waterstories,Shaft Alley Saloon,waterfront history

Cowhey Marine Hardware operated in Red Hook for about 150 years. The rump remains of the business was at 440 Van Brunt Street, the northwest corner of Van Brunt and Beard Street, and closed in 2005. Cowhey donated their final inventory to PortSide NewYork who has kept sample selections of their marine hardware and their 1941 […]

Last Day for the Red Hook Prom Dress Swap!

May 31, 2018 brooklyn,brooklyn events,brooklyn fundraiser,charity events,cora dance,dress swap,events,jane herro,organizations,prom events,red hook,red hook prom

As we all know, or should know since we put out a Save the Date blog months ago, the Red Hook Prom is this Saturday, June 2nd! We are so ready! Are you? For anyone that needs a retro dress or have one and would like to donate, tonight is your last chance to visit […]

Red Hook Fest This Weekend!

May 30, 2018 brooklyn,brooklyn events,carroll gardens,dance theater etcetera,red hook,red hook brooklyn,red hook events,red hook fest

This is a big year for Dance Theater Etcetera, a non-profit in Red Hook Brooklyn who “unites artists and community members as co-creators in dynamic cultural activities”. It’s the 25th year that Red Hook Fest will be taking place. This time it’s on June 1st and 2nd, so make a note of that and come […]

Book a Table at Red Hook Flea.

May 28, 2018 brooklyn,brooklyn events,brooklyn real estate,events,red hook,red hook brooklyn,red hook events,red hook flea

Happy Memorial Day everyone! We hope you are having a lovely weekend. Weather is not ideal but perhaps you took advantage on those earlier sunny weekend days! Looking ahead towards more warm weekends, we have the Red Hook Flea coming up. For anyone who would like a table to sell their product or spread the […]

The Mary A. Whalen By The Red Hook WaterStories team

Aug 10, 2018 brooklyn,brooklyn history,brooklyn organizations,mary a. whalen,portside,portside new york,red hook,red hook history,red hook waterstories,waterfront history

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Photos of the New Ample Hills Factory.

Aug 09, 2018 ample hills,ample hills museum,bakeries,brooklyn,factory,ice cream,ice cream factory,ice cream museum,museum,red hook,red hook brooklyn,sweets

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Ample Hills Ice Cream Factory & Museum in Red Hook Now Open

Jul 31, 2018 ample hills,bakeries,brooklyn,factory,ice cream,ice cream factory,ice cream museum,museum,red hook,red hook brooklyn,sweets

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Visit Ship Amistad at PortSide New York Today!

Jul 24, 2018 african american maritime,african american maritime heritage,amistad,brooklyn,brooklyn events,brooklyn waterfront,events,mary a. whalen,portside new york,red hook,red hook brooklyn

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Winter Life on Canal Boats, 1915

Jul 16, 2018 Atlantic schooner,brooklyn,brooklyn daily eagle,brooklyn history,brooklyn spar company,columbia waterfront,portside new york,red hook,red hook history,red hook waterstories,waterstories

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Mainland Studio by Shyda Hoque

Jun 22, 2018 boutique creative studio,brooklyn design,design,Mainland Studio,Martha Main,Nat Tingley,red hook,red hook crows nest,Rita

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Cowhey Marine Hardware, c. 1862 – 2006 by The Red Hook WaterStories Team

Jun 15, 2018 brooklyn,brooklyn history,brooklyn organizations,mary a. whalen,portside,portside new york,red hook,red hook history,red hook waterstories,Shaft Alley Saloon,waterfront history

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Last Day for the Red Hook Prom Dress Swap!

May 31, 2018 brooklyn,brooklyn events,brooklyn fundraiser,charity events,cora dance,dress swap,events,jane herro,organizations,prom events,red hook,red hook prom

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Red Hook Fest This Weekend!

May 30, 2018 brooklyn,brooklyn events,carroll gardens,dance theater etcetera,red hook,red hook brooklyn,red hook events,red hook fest

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Book a Table at Red Hook Flea.

May 28, 2018 brooklyn,brooklyn events,brooklyn real estate,events,red hook,red hook brooklyn,red hook events,red hook flea

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