Red Hook Manufacturing

Community Organizations, Red Hook Manufacturing, Waterfront

SBIDC Executive Director moves to greener pastures, by Nathan Weiser

David Meade, longtime Executive Director of South Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation (SBIDC), announced Friday, April 14 that he would be resigning from his position. Meade began working with SBIDC seven years ago, and took the lead position one year later. Meade is moving on to work at Building Skills of New York (BSNY) as Executive Director. BSNY connects low income […]

Carlos Menchaca, Community Organizations, Garbage, Manufacturing, Red Hook Manufacturing

Trash Talk at She-Weld, by Noah Phillips

Marsha Trattner unveiled ten new garbage cans for Red Hook Tuesday morning at a press conference held by Councilman Carlos Menchaca and the South Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation (SBIDC). The cans were handmade by Trattner to Department of Sanitation specifications, and will replace garbage cans along Van Brunt Street that were damaged by Hurricane Sandy. The City Council has pool […]

Red Hook Manufacturing

Red Hook Entrepreneur Aims to Transform Electric Car Industry, by Halley Bondy

Imagine a world where fueling your car is as easy as riding in the EZ-Pass lane. You stop your car momentarily over a manhole cover-like structure in the road – then, zap! You’re fueled! No pumps, no fumes, and in theory, no hassle. It sounds like science fiction, but a startup called HEVO, which stands for Hybrid & Electric Vehicle […]

Feature Story, Real Estate, Red Hook Manufacturing

A Red Hook monument goes silent forever, photos and text by Micah B. Rubin

For 60 years, the ruckus of machines and tools rang though Golten Marine’s machine shop at 160 Van Brunt. A hive of mechanics and workers toiled for long hours as they rebuilt engines and drive systems of ships and tankers stranded throughout the world. Even when it was quiet, an air compressor’s hiss rang through the workshop. On July 3, […]