Red Hook, Brooklyn

This article is about the neighborhood in Brooklyn. For the Hudson River Valley town, see Red Hook, New York. For the village, see Red Hook (village), New York.

Red Hook
Neighborhood of Brooklyn
NYCHA Red Hook Houses
NYCHA Red Hook Houses
Map
Location in New York City
Coordinates: 40°40′37″N 74°00′40″W / 40.677°N 74.011°W / 40.677; -74.011
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Borough Brooklyn
Community DistrictBrooklyn 6[1]
Settled1636
Founded byDutch colonists
Named forred clay on the point of a nearby island in the Upper New York Bay
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
11231
Area codes718, 347, 929, and 917

Red Hook is a neighborhood in western Brooklyn, New York City, United States, 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.[1] It is patrolled by the 76th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.[2] Politically, Red Hook is represented by the New York City Council's 38th District.[3]

  1. ^ a b "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYPD 76th Precinct was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Current City Council Districts for Kings County, New York City. Accessed May 5, 2017.