Red Hook Beach

Schnack Catering

2010-04-18T14:18:00.002-04:00

Schnack Catering is available for all your events including those in the Spring, Summer and Fall. We have fixed menu's starting at $750 and $1000 and custom menu's from $2,000 to $10,000.

What's in a Name?

2006-12-11T12:44:00.000-05:00

We are using the concatted, "redhookbeach" as a working title since that web address was available :)Yes, we know Red Hook is normally two words.. from the Dutch Roode Hoek,

Other working names for the beach include:

* South Beach Brooklyn
* South Brooklyn Beach
* Water Taxi Beach/Brooklyn

The BIG Picture

2006-09-24T22:41:00.000-04:00

Is a except from the NYCEDC "request"

"ATLANTIC BASIN/BROOKLYN (NY) – The New York City Economic Development Corporation (“NYCEDC”) is seeking expressions of interest for the development and operation of the Atlantic Basin (the “Site”) for uses including, but not limited to, water-borne transit, maritime support services, marine repair and refit, and/or a recreational marina. A key site in the redevelopment of the Brooklyn waterfront, the Atlantic Basin represents a unique opportunity to introduce new marine activity on the East River. Development proposals should leverage the locational advantages of the Site, provide local marine-based economic development opportunities that coordinate with surrounding planned development, and establish new public access points to the waterfront. "

Red Hook's Past

2006-09-24T15:38:00.000-04:00

Red Hook is one of America's oldest neighborhoods. It has been continuously settled since 1636. From it's earliest days, it has always offered a mixture of Maritime Industries and Residential Housing.

The graphic attached comes from the LOC and shows Red Hook's past glory...
Circa 1875 and is notably not to scale.

Red Hook Beach

2006-09-24T15:15:00.000-04:00

Look for more detailed posts to come...

Red Hook Beach is a proposal submitted by a team lead by Douglas Durst and Tom Fox of NY Water Taxi. Red Hook Beach if built will be part of a larger development for the economic renewal of Atlantic Basin. Red Hook Beach will be approx 1 acre; there will also be 1 acre of public park space and playground adjacent to beach and the green-way extending down from Empire Fulton Ferry State Park and the Brooklyn Bridge Park.

The overall effort is driven by Mr Durst's & Mr Fox’s long term commitment to ecologically sound and community friendly development. A key design criterion is to keep traditional maritime industries on the waterfront. Tom also wants to expand the space in the neighborhood available artists and crafts-people.