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First Annual Lobster Trap Tree Lighting in Red Hook.

Dec 07, 2017 brooklyn,brooklyn events,brooklyn restaurant,holiday events,lobster pound,lobster trap tree lighting,red hook,red hook events,red hook holiday,red hook lobster pund,red hook restaurants

Here’s a novel idea, though apparently a tradition in Maine. Red Hook Lobster Pound will be holding it’s first annual lobster trap tree lighting. That’s right, they will be making a Christmas tree out of lobster traps! Clever, huh? All day today, beginning at 11:30am when they open, they will be offering $25 lobster dinners […]

Give to Red Hook Community Justice Center Today!

Nov 28, 2017 brooklyn community foundation,brooklyn gives,community community justice center,giving tuesday,red hook,spark contest,spark finalists,spark prize

Today is Giving Tuesday and there are plenty of worthy causes out there that need your help. We’d like to point the spotlight on one local organization that fights for social justice. Yesterday we wrote about the spark prize and here is one of the finalists. Red Hook Community Justice Center “conceives, plans, and operates […]

Brooklyn Collective Holiday Gift Fair.

Nov 22, 2017 212 columbia street,brooklyn,brooklyn collective,carroll gardens,columbia waterfront district,designers,gift fair,holiday market,holiday shopping,local artists,local makers,red hook

The delightful shop across from our Columbia Street office will be having a holiday gift fair on December 1st from 6pm-9pm so mark your calendar and save some spots on your holiday shopping list. They’ll have clothing, jewelry, accessories, ceramics, art, kids items and more. And of course complimentary drinks while you shop! We couldn’t […]

Red Hook Open Studios Recap by Jane Herro

Nov 21, 2017 351 van brunt,art exhibits,artists,brooklyn,brooklyn art,brooklyn red hook events,Bryan Archbold,Eric Tu.,jane herro,open studios,red hook,red hook art,red hook open studios

I’m still smiling from this year’s Red Hook Open Studios! We had a full house from 1 – 6pm at the Red Hook RC office where we hosted local photographer Bryan Archbold and painter & lighting designer Eric Tu. With over twenty five studios opening up their doors for the day, the neighborhood was full of both Red Hookers and […]

Tug Talk: Mariners’ Names for Red Hook

Nov 13, 2017 brooklyn,brooklyn history,brooklyn maritime history,maritime history,portside new york,red hook,red hook history,red hook waterstories,water sories,waterstories

By The Red Hook WaterStories team Tug captains use landmarks (points on land visible from the water) to tell other mariners and the Coast Guard VTS (Vessel Traffic Service – the harbor equivalent of air traffic controllers) where they are. This is not always as straightforward as it sounds, but it is proof that maritime […]

Open House w/Art Installation: Industrial Space for Makers/Artists by Sandra Manley

Nov 09, 2017 204 van dyke,brooklyn real estate,brooklyn realty,brooklyn warehouse,commercial real estate,idustrial warehouse,red hook,red hook warehouse space,sandra manley

We’re hosting an Open House w/Art Installation during the Red Hook Open Studios event on Sunday, November 12th, 1PM-6PM! This industrial warehouse in Red Hook would be ideal for light manufacturing or a showroom space for different types of fabricators (lighting, woodworkers, welders/metal-smiths). It’s also perfect for artists looking for a wide open or raw space […]

Red Hook Open Studios at 351 Van Brunt by Jane Herro

Nov 07, 2017 351 van brunt,art exhibits,brooklyn art,Bryan Archbold,Eric Tu.,jane herro,painters,red hook,red hook art,red hook open studios,sculptures

Realty Collective is excited to host two local artists at our 351 Van Brunt office for Red Hook Open Studios this year! Stop by Sunday, November 12 from 1-6pm to view the work of photographer Bryan Archbold and painter Eric Tu. An afterparty will be held at Pioneer Works in conjunction with Second Sundays. For updates on studios to visit, check out Red […]

Spotlight on Za-Ya Ramen on Court Street.

Nov 01, 2017 brooklyn,brooklyn restaurants,carroll gardens,cobble hill,court street 545 court street,ramen noodles,red hook,za-ya ramen

Often times on Court and Smith Streets we wonder if a restaurant that we see is new or if we just failed to notice it until now. So when we passed by Za-Ya Ramen noodle restaurant at far south side of Court Street (545 Court) we definitely thought to ourselves “Is this new?”. The outside […]

Overspreading on transit seats ca. 1850. Contentions on the Hamilton Avenue Ferry

Oct 26, 2017 brooklyn,brooklyn history,hamilton ave ferry,hamilton ferry,maritime history,portside new york,red hook,red hook history,red hook waterstories,union ferry company

By The Red Hook WaterStories team All was not peaceful on the new Hamilton Avenue Ferry. People, particularly in the evening, were sprawling out across the benches, and extra deckhands were hired to keep the order. One of the directors suggested adding dividing armrests, but the Chief Engineer feared they would provoke ridicule. Overspreading to […]

Red Hook Library Sandy Anniversary Exhibit.

Oct 24, 2017 brooklyn,brooklyn events,brooklyn public library,hurricane sandy,hurricane sandy event,red hook,red hook library

The anniversary for the date Hurricane Sandy hit New York in 2012 is coming up. We can’t believe that it was almost five years ago that our neighborhood of Red Hook was practically underwater. The memory of our amazing community coming together and helping one another remains strongest in our minds and hearts! Red Hook […]

First Annual Lobster Trap Tree Lighting in Red Hook.

Dec 07, 2017 brooklyn,brooklyn events,brooklyn restaurant,holiday events,lobster pound,lobster trap tree lighting,red hook,red hook events,red hook holiday,red hook lobster pund,red hook restaurants

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Give to Red Hook Community Justice Center Today!

Nov 28, 2017 brooklyn community foundation,brooklyn gives,community community justice center,giving tuesday,red hook,spark contest,spark finalists,spark prize

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Brooklyn Collective Holiday Gift Fair.

Nov 22, 2017 212 columbia street,brooklyn,brooklyn collective,carroll gardens,columbia waterfront district,designers,gift fair,holiday market,holiday shopping,local artists,local makers,red hook

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Red Hook Open Studios Recap by Jane Herro

Nov 21, 2017 351 van brunt,art exhibits,artists,brooklyn,brooklyn art,brooklyn red hook events,Bryan Archbold,Eric Tu.,jane herro,open studios,red hook,red hook art,red hook open studios

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Tug Talk: Mariners’ Names for Red Hook

Nov 13, 2017 brooklyn,brooklyn history,brooklyn maritime history,maritime history,portside new york,red hook,red hook history,red hook waterstories,water sories,waterstories

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Open House w/Art Installation: Industrial Space for Makers/Artists by Sandra Manley

Nov 09, 2017 204 van dyke,brooklyn real estate,brooklyn realty,brooklyn warehouse,commercial real estate,idustrial warehouse,red hook,red hook warehouse space,sandra manley

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Red Hook Open Studios at 351 Van Brunt by Jane Herro

Nov 07, 2017 351 van brunt,art exhibits,brooklyn art,Bryan Archbold,Eric Tu.,jane herro,painters,red hook,red hook art,red hook open studios,sculptures

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Spotlight on Za-Ya Ramen on Court Street.

Nov 01, 2017 brooklyn,brooklyn restaurants,carroll gardens,cobble hill,court street 545 court street,ramen noodles,red hook,za-ya ramen

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Overspreading on transit seats ca. 1850. Contentions on the Hamilton Avenue Ferry

Oct 26, 2017 brooklyn,brooklyn history,hamilton ave ferry,hamilton ferry,maritime history,portside new york,red hook,red hook history,red hook waterstories,union ferry company

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Red Hook Library Sandy Anniversary Exhibit.

Oct 24, 2017 brooklyn,brooklyn events,brooklyn public library,hurricane sandy,hurricane sandy event,red hook,red hook library

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