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Red Hook (other)
Red Hook may refer to: Places *Red Hook, Brooklyn, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, United States *Red Hook graving dock, a graving dock formerly located in Red Hook, Brooklyn *Red Hook, New York, a town in Dutchess County in the State of New York, United States *Red Hook (village), New York, a village in the Town of Red Hook, New York, United States *Red Hook, USVI, an area of Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands Other * Digital_Collection_System_Network#DCS-3000, Red Hook (FBI), a surveillance tool developed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation * ''Red Hook'', a novel by Reggie_Nadelson#The_Artie_Cohen_series, Reggie Nadelson See also * Redhook (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Hook, Brooklyn
Red Hook is a neighborhood in northwestern Brooklyn, New York City, New York, within the area once known as South Brooklyn. It is located on a peninsula projecting into the Upper New York Bay and is bounded by the Gowanus Expressway and the Carroll Gardens neighborhood on the northeast, Gowanus Canal on the east, and the Upper New York Bay on the west and south. A prosperous shipping and port area in the early 20th century, the area declined in the latter part of the century. Today it is home to the Red Hook Houses, the largest housing project in Brooklyn. Red Hook is part of Brooklyn Community District 6, and its primary ZIP Code is 11231. It is patrolled by the 76th Precinct of the New York City Police Department. Politically, Red Hook is represented by the New York City Council's 38th District. History Colonization The native Lenape referred to the region as , meaning a high point of sandy soil. The village was settled by Dutch colonists of New Amsterdam in 1636, and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
