Red Hook got its name from the Dutch, who called this point of land Roode Hoek, after its red clay soil. For a century it was one of the busiest ports in the world, where thousands of longshoremen unloaded ships by hand, and Arthur Miller set his play A View from the Bridge among them. Then container ships moved to New Jersey, a highway cut the neighborhood off, and Red Hook was left isolated, without even a subway station. That isolation is now its charm. The old brick warehouses hold wineries, distilleries, bakeries and artists’ studios, and from the piers you have some of the best views of the Statue of Liberty in New York.
- Nearest ferry
- Red Hook/Atlantic Basin · NYC Ferry, South Brooklyn route · 1 min walk to the start
- Nearest subway
- Carroll St FG · 21 min walk to the start
The first 3 stops
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1Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
2Widow Jane Distillery
3Hoek Pizza 🍕
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Download on theApp StoreGet it onGoogle PlayAlso on this walk: Steve’s Authentic Key Lime Pie, Pioneer Works, Red Hook Lobster Pound and more
Sights
- Coffey Park
- Louis Valentino Jr. Park and Pier
- Pioneer Works
- Red Hook Farms: Columbia Street Farm
- Red Hook Park
- Waterfront Museum
Food and drink
- Baked
- Brooklyn Crab
- Brooklyn Stillhouse
- Defonte’s Sandwich Shop
- Hometown Bar-B-Que
- Raaka Chocolate
- Red Hook Barrel Yard
- Red Hook Lobster Pound
- Red Hook Tavern
- Steve’s Authentic Key Lime Pie
- Strong Rope Brewery
- Sunny’s
Shops
- Ikea
- Record Shop
