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Behold the picturesque Red Hook Grain Terminal, one of many fine sights on Red Hook's shoreline. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Red Hook Grain Terminal and other Red Hook shoreline sights

You don't have to be a trespasser to take good pictures of the Red Hook Grain Terminal. Photographers who are brave enough to sneak into the extraordinary hulking building on the shoreline get amazing shots, of course. … Full Article

Cranes in Red Hook's Erie Basin Park are reminders that Todd Shipyard stood at this site behind IKEA. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Ghostly remnants of Todd Shipyard live on in Erie Basin Park

We're still sorry the shipyard is gone. Ghostly reminders of its glory days live on in a park behind the IKEA in Red Hook. … Full Article

Here's a glimpse of the Red Hook properties Est4te Four sold to Sitex Group. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

What Sitex Group paid for Est4te Four's Red Hook industrial properties

Meet Red Hook's new Working Class Hero — to borrow a phrase from the late, great John Lennon. We're speaking of Sitex Group, a real-estate investment firm that focuses on industrial properties. … Full Article

Councilmember Stephen Levin (left) is joining forces with several of his colleagues, including Councilmember Mark Treyger (at podium) to fight for funding for emergency food services. Photo courtesy of Levin’s office

Levin leads fight for emergency food funding

More than 1.4 million New Yorkers rely on food pantries and soup kitchens to feed their families, according to Councilmember Stephen Levin, who is leading a fight to convince the de Blasio administration to provide funding in the city budget for programs providing food for residents facing … Full Article

The proprietor of a jewelry repair shop on Court Street in Brooklyn Heights was savagely pistol whipped and robbed Thursday afternoon. Photos by Mary Frost

Shopkeeper injured in violent jewelry store robbery on Court Street in Brooklyn Heights

A rush hour robbery of a jewelry repair shop on busy Court Street in Brooklyn Heights turned violent on Thursday when robbers savagely pistol whipped the shop’s proprietor, tied his hands behind his back with zip ties and made off with piles of cash, jewelry and gold. … Full Article