Red Hook
Coverage of Red Hook in the Nexus archive.
- From Rikers to the open road: Program helps detainees land lucrative trucking jobs
Next Mile NYC, a program launched in 2025, helps detainees and individuals with past criminal justice involvement secure lucrative trucking jobs. The program includes training, such as truck inspections taught by instructor Igor Elisman, and is expanding citywide.
- Columbia County couple in critical condition after car crash
A couple from Columbia County is in critical condition after a two-car crash in Red Hook, which resulted in three people being hospitalized. The incident was reported by the Red Hook Police Department.
- Two historic ships owned by hospitality company Crew sink in Red Hook
Two historic ships, The Pilot and Victory Chimes, owned by hospitality company Crew, sank in Red Hook's Henry Street Basin. Crew is working with authorities to salvage The Pilot, while locals reported deteriorating conditions of the vessels prior to their sinking.
- Massive NYC pool shuttered for repairs – for second year in a row – amid extreme heat wave
A massive NYC pool has been closed for repairs for the second consecutive year during an extreme heat wave, causing disappointment among local residents like Red Hook mom Karin-Jolie Rosado.